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 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 | |||
| Purdue (13‑1) vs Washington (9‑5) |
68 | Purdue Wins | 17% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rutgers (8‑7) vs Illinois (11‑3) |
9 | Rutgers Wins | 16% | 18% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (8‑6) vs Michigan St. (13‑2) |
9 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 16% | 19% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn State (9‑5) vs Michigan (12‑0) |
6 | Penn State Wins | 18% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland (7‑6) vs Indiana (11‑3) |
6 | Maryland Wins | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota (9‑5) vs Iowa (12‑2) |
6 | Minnesota Wins | 15% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin (9‑5) vs UCLA (10‑4) |
5 | Wisconsin Wins | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oregon (8‑7) vs Ohio St. (10‑4) |
4 | Oregon Wins | 16% | 18% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||