The Most Important Games for the Western Michigan Broncos are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Broncos final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Western Michigan Broncos 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 |
Western Michigan 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 | |||
| Western Michigan (9‑2‑1) vs Denver (12‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Western Michigan Sweeps 2 Games | 64% | 23% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Denver Sweeps 2 Games | 28% | 31% | 22% | 11% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (6‑7‑1) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (5‑8) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Arizona St. Sweeps 2 Games | 50% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Sweeps 2 Games | 52% | 27% | 13% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State (9‑4) vs Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha (5‑7) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | St. Cloud State Sweeps 2 Games | 49% | 27% | 14% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Sweeps 2 Games | 57% | 23% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| North Dakota (7‑7‑1) vs Miami (3‑11‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | North Dakota Sweeps 2 Games | 50% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami Sweeps 2 Games | 52% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Western Michigan 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 | |||
| Miami (3‑11‑2) vs North Dakota (7‑7‑1) |
0 | Miami Wins | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| North Dakota Wins | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (6‑7‑1) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (5‑8) |
0 | Arizona St. Wins | 50% | 26% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Wins | 52% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha (5‑7) vs St. Cloud State (9‑4) |
0 | Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Wins | 54% | 24% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State Wins | 50% | 27% | 14% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Western Michigan (9‑2‑1) vs Denver (12‑2) |
0 | Western Michigan Wins | 58% | 25% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Denver Wins | 40% | 29% | 17% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||