The Most Important Games for the Pepperdine Waves are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Waves final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Pepperdine Waves fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Pepperdine Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||
| 1* First, Second, Third and Fourth Round Byes |
2* First, Second, Third and Fourth Round Byes |
3** First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
4** First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
5*** First and Second Round Byes |
6*** First and Second Round Byes |
7# First Round Bye |
8# First Round Bye |
9# First Round Bye |
10 | 11 | |||
| Pepperdine (5‑6) vs Santa Clara (6‑5) |
76 | Pepperdine Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 12% | ||
| Santa Clara Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 13% | ||
| Washington St. (8‑2) vs Portland (3‑6) |
2 | Washington St. Wins | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 12% | ||
| Portland Wins | <1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% | ||
| Loyola Marymount (5‑4) vs San Francisco (8‑2) |
1 | Loyola Marymount Wins | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 12% | ||
| San Francisco Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 11% | ||
| Pacific (5‑7) vs St. Mary's (9‑2) |
1 | Pacific Wins | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 12% | ||
| St. Mary's Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 12% | ||