The Most Important Games for the Northwestern Wildcats are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Wildcats final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Northwestern Wildcats 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 |
Northwestern Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||
| NorthwesternN. Western (4‑1) vs Iowa (5‑0) |
27 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Iowa Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Michigan (3‑1) vs Wisconsin (5‑0) |
3 | Michigan Wins | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Purdue (4‑1) vs Penn State (5‑0) |
1 | Purdue Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 23% | ||
| USC (4‑1) vs Oregon (4‑0) |
1 | USC Wins | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Oregon Wins | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 23% | ||
| UCLA (4‑1) vs Washington (3‑1) |
1 | UCLA Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Washington Wins | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 23% | ||
| Ohio St. (3‑1) vs Maryland (4‑1) |
1 | Ohio St. Wins | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Maryland Wins | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Minnesota (4‑1) vs Michigan St. (4‑1) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 23% | ||