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