The Most Important Games for the Syracuse Orange are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Orange final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Syracuse Orange 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 |
Syracuse 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 | |||
| Wake Forest (19‑7) vs N.C. State (10‑16) |
4 | Wake Forest Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 14% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| N.C. State Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 16% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 14% | ||
| Pittsburgh (16‑10) vs Notre Dame (11‑15) |
3 | Pittsburgh Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 13% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 18% | 13% | ||
| Stanford (16‑10) vs California (12‑14) |
2 | Stanford Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 13% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| California Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 21% | 18% | 13% | ||
| Louisville (20‑6) vs Florida St. (16‑10) |
1 | Louisville Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| Florida St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 13% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| North Carolina (16‑11) vs Virginia (13‑13) |
1 | North Carolina Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 17% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| Virginia Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 15% | 21% | 21% | 16% | 11% | ||
| Miami (6‑20) vs Virginia Tech (11‑15) |
0 | Miami Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| Virginia Tech Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 16% | 19% | 21% | 15% | 11% | ||
| Georgia Tech (13‑13) vs Boston College (11‑15) |
0 | Georgia Tech Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| Boston College Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 14% | 11% | ||
| SMU (20‑6) vs Clemson (21‑5) |
0 | SMU Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||
| Clemson Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 11% | ||