The Most Important Games for the Minnesota Golden Gophers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Golden Gophers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Minnesota Golden Gophers 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 |
Minnesota 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 | |||
| Minnesota (13‑12) vs UCLA (19‑7) |
24 | Minnesota Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| UCLA Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 13% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 23% | ||
| Rutgers (12‑14) vs Washington (13‑12) |
2 | Rutgers Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Washington Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 21% | ||
| Maryland (20‑6) vs USC (14‑11) |
2 | Maryland Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| USC Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 20% | ||
| Oregon (18‑8) vs Iowa (14‑11) |
2 | Oregon Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Iowa Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 21% | ||
| Ohio St. (15‑11) vs NorthwesternN. Western (13‑13) |
1 | Ohio St. Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 21% | ||
| Penn State (13‑13) vs Nebraska (17‑9) |
1 | Penn State Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Wisconsin (20‑5) vs Illinois (17‑9) |
1 | Wisconsin Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Illinois Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 19% | ||
| Purdue (19‑7) vs Michigan St. (20‑5) |
1 | Purdue Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 19% | ||