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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 (8‑9) vs Illinois (15‑3) |
15 | Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 21% | 19% | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 22% | 20% | ||
| Indiana (12‑7) vs Rutgers (9‑10) |
2 | Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 21% | 19% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 22% | 19% | ||
| USC (14‑4) vs NorthwesternN. Western (8‑10) |
1 | USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 21% | 19% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 22% | 21% | ||
| Wisconsin (13‑5) vs Penn State (9‑9) |
1 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 21% | 19% | ||
| Penn State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 17% | 21% | 22% | ||
| Nebraska (18‑0) vs Washington (10‑8) |
1 | Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 21% | 19% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 22% | 19% | ||
| Michigan (16‑1) vs Ohio St. (13‑5) |
0 | Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 21% | 19% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 21% | 18% | ||