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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| NorthwesternN. Western (2‑0) vs Wisconsin (2‑0) |
52 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Indiana (2‑0) vs Rutgers (1‑0) |
5 | Indiana Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Purdue (0‑2) vs Iowa (2‑0) |
5 | Purdue Wins | 10% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Iowa Wins | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| USC (1‑0) vs Washington (1‑0) |
1 | USC Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Washington Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Oregon (2‑0) vs UCLA (2‑0) |
1 | Oregon Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Nebraska (1‑0) vs Ohio St. (1‑1) |
0 | Nebraska Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Michigan St. (2‑0) vs Minnesota (2‑0) |
0 | Michigan St. Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||