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 | |||
| Penn State (16‑11‑3) vs Michigan State (22‑5‑3) 2 Games Remaining |
38 | Penn State Sweeps 2 Games | 23% | 32% | 45% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan State Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 53% | 47% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio State (20‑8‑2) vs Minnesota (21‑7‑4) 2 Games Remaining |
33 | Ohio State Sweeps 2 Games | 8% | 92% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | >99% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin (11‑18‑3) vs Notre Dame (9‑20‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Wisconsin Sweeps 2 Games | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Notre Dame Sweeps 2 Games | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| 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 (20‑8‑2) vs Minnesota (21‑7‑4) |
16 | Ohio State Wins | 6% | 77% | 18% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 2% | 30% | 68% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn State (16‑11‑3) vs Michigan State (22‑5‑3) |
13 | Penn State Wins | 9% | 44% | 47% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan State Wins | 2% | 51% | 47% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin (11‑18‑3) vs Notre Dame (9‑20‑1) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | 4% | 50% | 46% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||