The Most Important Games for the Michigan St. Spartans are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Spartans final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Michigan St. Spartans 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 |
Michigan St. 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 | |||
| Michigan St. (0‑0) vs Minnesota (0‑0) |
42 | Michigan St. Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | ||
| UCLA (0‑0) vs Oregon (0‑0) |
5 | UCLA Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Oregon Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Indiana (0‑0) vs Rutgers (0‑0) |
2 | Indiana Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (0‑0) vs Wisconsin (0‑0) |
2 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Washington (0‑0) vs USC (0‑0) |
2 | Washington Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| USC Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | ||
| Ohio St. (0‑0) vs Nebraska (0‑0) |
0 | Ohio St. Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Iowa (0‑0) vs Purdue (0‑0) |
0 | Iowa Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | ||