The Most Important Games for the Washington St. Cougars are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cougars final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Washington St. Cougars 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 |
Washington St. 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 | |||
| Washington St. (3‑5) vs Portland (6‑4) |
45 | Washington St. Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | ||
| Portland Wins | 16% | 16% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | ||
| San Diego (3‑5) vs Pacific (7‑2) |
5 | San Diego Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | ||
| Pacific Wins | 16% | 16% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | ||
| Oregon St. (4‑5) vs Santa Clara (7‑2) |
3 | Oregon St. Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | ||
| Santa Clara Wins | 16% | 16% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 13% | ||
| Gonzaga (8‑0) vs Pepperdine (3‑6) |
1 | Gonzaga Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | ||
| Pepperdine Wins | 16% | 16% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 12% | ||
| Seattle (6‑2) vs San Francisco (5‑3) |
1 | Seattle Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | ||
| San Francisco Wins | 16% | 16% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | ||
| St. Mary's (8‑0) vs Loyola Marymount (7‑3) |
0 | St. Mary's Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 15% | ||
| Loyola Marymount Wins | 16% | 16% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 13% | ||