The Most Important Games for the Ohio State Buckeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buckeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Ohio State Buckeyes 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 |
Ohio State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Ohio State (10‑15‑1) vs Wisconsin (17‑9‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
16 | Ohio State Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 50% | 40% | 9% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 49% | 36% | 1% | ||
| Wisconsin Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | 1% | 45% | 53% | 1% | ||
| Notre Dame (5‑20‑3) vs Minnesota (10‑18‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
3 | Notre Dame Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 71% | 12% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 49% | 36% | 1% | ||
| Minnesota Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 30% | 56% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (23‑5) vs Penn State (18‑8) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Michigan Sweeps 2 Games | X | <1% | <1% | 15% | 48% | 36% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 49% | 36% | 1% | ||
| Penn State Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 48% | 36% | 1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Ohio State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Ohio State (10‑15‑1) vs Wisconsin (17‑9‑2) |
7 | Ohio State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 26% | 51% | 22% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 49% | 36% | 1% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 50% | 44% | 1% | ||
| Notre Dame (5‑20‑3) vs Minnesota (10‑18‑1) |
2 | Notre Dame Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 60% | 24% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 49% | 36% | 1% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 39% | 46% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (23‑5) vs Penn State (18‑8) |
0 | Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 47% | 37% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 49% | 36% | 1% | ||
| Penn State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 48% | 36% | 1% | ||