The Most Important Games for the Rice Owls are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Owls final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rice Owls 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 |
Rice Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||
| 1* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
2* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
3** First and Second Round Byes |
4** First and Second Round Byes |
5*** First Round Bye |
6*** First Round Bye |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | NT | |||
| Rice (10‑13) vs UAB (14‑9) |
37 | Rice Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 41% | ||
| UAB Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 27% | 48% | ||
| Texas-San Antonio (4‑18) vs North Texas (12‑11) |
8 | Texas-San Antonio Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 16% | 28% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 41% | ||
| North Texas Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 24% | 43% | ||
| Wichita St. (14‑9) vs Tulane (13‑8) |
1 | Wichita St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 26% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 41% | ||
| Tulane Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 25% | 43% | ||
| Temple (14‑8) vs E. Carolina (7‑15) |
1 | Temple Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 26% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 41% | ||
| E. Carolina Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 23% | 43% | ||
| Tulsa (20‑3) vs South Florida (15‑8) |
1 | Tulsa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 41% | ||
| South Florida Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 26% | 41% | ||
| Charlotte (12‑10) vs Memphis (11‑11) |
0 | Charlotte Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 41% | ||
| Memphis Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 25% | 42% | ||