The Most Important Games for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Fighting Sioux final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. North Dakota Fighting Sioux fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
North Dakota Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8 | 9 | |||
| North Dakota (9‑7‑1) vs St. Cloud State (10‑5) 2 Games Remaining |
10 | North Dakota Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 8% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 20% | 15% | 5% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 11% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 25% | 14% | <1% | ||
| Colorado College (9‑4‑1) vs Denver (13‑3) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Colorado College Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Denver Sweeps 1 Game | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
North Dakota Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8 | 9 | |||
| North Dakota (9‑7‑1) vs St. Cloud State (10‑5) |
5 | North Dakota Wins | 3% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 8% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 11% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State Wins | 1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 17% | 22% | 24% | 12% | <1% | ||
| Colorado College (9‑4‑1) vs Denver (13‑3) |
0 | Colorado College Wins | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 11% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Denver Wins | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 11% | <1% | ||