The Most Important Games for the Maryland Terrapins are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Terrapins final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Maryland Terrapins 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 |
Maryland Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
2* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
3* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
4* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
5** First and Second Round Byes |
6** First and Second Round Byes |
7** First and Second Round Byes |
8** First and Second Round Byes |
9*** First Round Bye |
10*** First Round Bye |
11*** First Round Bye |
12*** First Round Bye |
13*** First Round Bye |
14*** First Round Bye |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Maryland (11‑17) vs Wisconsin (20‑9) |
4 | Maryland Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 3% | 7% | 50% | 39% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9% | 77% | 14% | ||
| Purdue (22‑7) vs NorthwesternN. Western (13‑16) |
1 | Purdue Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 16% | 71% | 11% | ||
| Michigan St. (24‑5) vs Rutgers (12‑17) |
1 | Michigan St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 1% | 16% | 71% | 11% | ||
| USC (18‑11) vs Washington (14‑15) |
0 | USC Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | <1% | 1% | 16% | 70% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||
| Washington Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 11% | ||
| Penn State (12‑17) vs Ohio St. (18‑11) |
0 | Penn State Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 49% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 81% | ^ | ||
| Indiana (17‑12) vs Minnesota (14‑15) |
0 | Indiana Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||
| Iowa (20‑9) vs Michigan (27‑2) |
0 | Iowa Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||
| Michigan Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 2% | 16% | 70% | 12% | ||