The Most Important Games for the Pittsburgh Panthers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Panthers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Pittsburgh Panthers 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 |
Pittsburgh Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
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| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9** First Round Bye |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NT | |||
| Pittsburgh (16‑10) vs Notre Dame (11‑15) |
18 | Pittsburgh Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 36% | 28% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 18% | 29% | 23% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Louisville (20‑6) vs Florida St. (16‑10) |
6 | Louisville Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 32% | 28% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Florida St. Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 8% | 27% | 25% | 19% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| North Carolina (16‑11) vs Virginia (13‑13) |
4 | North Carolina Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 33% | 29% | 17% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Virginia Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 14% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Boston College (11‑15) vs Georgia Tech (13‑13) |
3 | Boston College Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 32% | 28% | 16% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Georgia Tech Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 8% | 31% | 26% | 18% | 11% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| California (12‑14) vs Stanford (16‑10) |
3 | California Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 41% | 21% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Stanford Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 27% | 29% | 18% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wake Forest (19‑7) vs N.C. State (10‑16) |
0 | Wake Forest Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | 9% | 31% | 28% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| N.C. State Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Clemson (21‑5) vs SMU (20‑6) |
0 | Clemson Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 30% | 28% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| SMU Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Virginia Tech (11‑15) vs Miami (6‑20) |
0 | Virginia Tech Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 8% | 30% | 28% | 18% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 31% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 8% | 30% | 28% | 17% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||