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 | |||
| Ohio State (11‑16‑1) vs Penn State (18‑9‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
10 | Ohio State Sweeps 2 Games | X | <1% | 1% | 41% | 58% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 83% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Penn State Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | X | 3% | 88% | 9% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (24‑5‑1) vs Wisconsin (18‑10‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
4 | Michigan Sweeps 2 Games | X | <1% | <1% | 18% | 75% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 83% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin Sweeps 2 Games | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 92% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Michigan State (22‑6) vs Notre Dame (6‑20‑4) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Michigan State Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | 11% | 82% | 7% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 83% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Notre Dame Sweeps 2 Games | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 81% | 7% | 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 | |||
| Ohio State (11‑16‑1) vs Penn State (18‑9‑1) |
4 | Ohio State Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 22% | 76% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 83% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Penn State Wins | X | X | <1% | 7% | 85% | 8% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (24‑5‑1) vs Wisconsin (18‑10‑2) |
3 | Michigan Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 14% | 79% | 6% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 83% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 89% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Michigan State (22‑6) vs Notre Dame (6‑20‑4) |
0 | Michigan State Wins | X | X | <1% | 11% | 82% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 83% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 11% | 82% | 7% | <1% | ||