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, 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 | |||
| Minnesota (12‑14) vs Rutgers (11‑15) |
26 | Minnesota Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 29% | 54% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 40% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 22% | 45% | 22% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (10‑16) vs Maryland (10‑14) |
7 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 43% | 26% | 7% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 40% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 17% | 37% | 26% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska (22‑4) vs Penn State (11‑16) |
1 | Nebraska Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 40% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 40% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn State Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 18% | 39% | 25% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| USC (18‑7) vs Illinois (21‑5) |
0 | USC Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 39% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 40% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 39% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Indiana (17‑9) vs Purdue (21‑5) |
0 | Indiana Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 19% | 40% | 27% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 18% | 40% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Purdue Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 17% | 39% | 26% | 11% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||