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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Syracuse (8‑8) vs Louisville (12‑5) |
22 | Syracuse Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| Louisville Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Clemson (13‑4) vs Georgia Tech (8‑9) |
1 | Clemson Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| Georgia Tech Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 18% | ||
| Virginia (8‑8) vs SMU (12‑4) |
1 | Virginia Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| SMU Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 17% | ||
| Pittsburgh (12‑4) vs Florida St. (11‑5) |
1 | Pittsburgh Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| Florida St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| Virginia Tech (7‑9) vs N.C. State (9‑7) |
0 | Virginia Tech Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| N.C. State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 17% | ||
| North Carolina (11‑6) vs California (8‑8) |
0 | North Carolina Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| California Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 17% | ||
| Miami (4‑12) vs Duke (14‑2) |
0 | Miami Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| Duke Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 17% | ||
| Stanford (11‑5) vs Wake Forest (12‑4) |
0 | Stanford Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 16% | ||
| Wake Forest Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 16% | ||