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 (9‑17) vs Notre Dame (12‑14) |
39 | Pittsburgh Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 35% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| SMU (18‑8) vs Boston College (9‑17) |
6 | SMU Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Boston College Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 12% | 84% | ||
| Virginia (22‑3) vs Georgia Tech (11‑15) |
2 | Virginia Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Georgia Tech Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 80% | ||
| California (18‑8) vs Stanford (16‑10) |
0 | California Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Stanford Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 79% | ||
| Florida St. (13‑13) vs Clemson (20‑7) |
0 | Florida St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 19% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Clemson Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 18% | 78% | ||
| North Carolina (20‑6) vs Syracuse (15‑12) |
0 | North Carolina Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Syracuse Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 18% | 79% | ||
| Wake Forest (14‑12) vs Virginia Tech (17‑10) |
0 | Wake Forest Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Virginia Tech Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | 78% | ||