The Most Important Games for the Ohio State Buckeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buckeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Ohio State Buckeyes fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Ohio State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Notre Dame (7‑14‑1) vs Minnesota (18‑4‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
11 | Notre Dame Sweeps 2 Games | 12% | 30% | 36% | 17% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 21% | 47% | 19% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 19% | 50% | 20% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (13‑8‑1) vs Michigan State (18‑2‑2) 1 Game Remaining |
5 | Michigan Sweeps 1 Game | 10% | 21% | 41% | 23% | 5% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 21% | 47% | 19% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan State Sweeps 1 Game | 7% | 20% | 51% | 17% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Ohio State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Notre Dame (7‑14‑1) vs Minnesota (18‑4‑2) |
5 | Notre Dame Wins | 10% | 25% | 42% | 18% | 5% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 21% | 47% | 19% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 8% | 20% | 49% | 19% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (13‑8‑1) vs Michigan State (18‑2‑2) |
5 | Michigan Wins | 10% | 21% | 41% | 23% | 5% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 21% | 47% | 19% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan State Wins | 7% | 20% | 51% | 17% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ||