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 (9‑13) vs Iowa (18‑5) |
21 | Maryland Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 9% | 20% | 25% | 17% | 16% | 10% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 9% | ||
| Iowa Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 11% | 20% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 10% | ||
| Michigan (22‑1) vs NorthwesternN. Western (10‑14) |
4 | Michigan Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 9% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 9% | ||
| Michigan St. (20‑4) vs Wisconsin (17‑7) |
0 | Michigan St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 21% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 9% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 9% | ||
| Penn State (10‑14) vs Washington (12‑12) |
0 | Penn State Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 14% | 19% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 9% | ||
| Washington Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 14% | 22% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 7% | ||
| Ohio St. (15‑8) vs USC (18‑6) |
0 | Ohio St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 21% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 9% | ||
| USC Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 9% | ||