The Most Important Games for the Indiana Hoosiers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hoosiers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Indiana Hoosiers 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 |
Indiana 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 | |||
| Purdue (18‑5) vs USC (13‑9) |
3 | Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 11% | ||
| USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 12% | ||
| Wisconsin (18‑5) vs Iowa (13‑9) |
3 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 11% | ||
| Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 12% | ||
| Washington (11‑10) vs Nebraska (14‑8) |
2 | Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 11% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 10% | ||
| Michigan (16‑5) vs Oregon (16‑6) |
2 | Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 11% | ||
| Oregon Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 11% | ||
| Maryland (17‑5) vs Ohio St. (13‑9) |
2 | Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 11% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 11% | ||
| UCLA (17‑6) vs Penn State (13‑10) |
1 | UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 11% | ||
| Penn State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 12% | ||
| Illinois (15‑7) vs Rutgers (11‑11) |
0 | Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 11% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 12% | ||