The Most Important Games for the Purdue Boilermakers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Boilermakers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Purdue Boilermakers 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 |
Purdue 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 | |||
| Purdue (21‑5) vs Indiana (17‑9) |
89 | Purdue Wins | <1% | 17% | 35% | 20% | 18% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Indiana Wins | X | 4% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 15% | 7% | 3% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn State (11‑16) vs Nebraska (22‑4) |
43 | Penn State Wins | <1% | 15% | 40% | 21% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | 13% | 31% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| USC (18‑7) vs Illinois (21‑5) |
9 | USC Wins | <1% | 23% | 26% | 19% | 18% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | 8% | 36% | 21% | 20% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (10‑16) vs Maryland (10‑14) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota (12‑14) vs Rutgers (11‑15) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rutgers Wins | <1% | 13% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||