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 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
| Purdue (19‑7) vs Michigan St. (20‑5) |
56 | Purdue Wins | 15% | 36% | 29% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | 8% | 26% | 29% | 21% | 12% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota (13‑12) vs UCLA (19‑7) |
9 | Minnesota Wins | 7% | 22% | 28% | 23% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| UCLA Wins | 7% | 22% | 26% | 21% | 15% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| USC (14‑11) vs Maryland (20‑6) |
8 | USC Wins | 7% | 22% | 28% | 23% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maryland Wins | 7% | 22% | 27% | 20% | 13% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Illinois (17‑9) vs Wisconsin (20‑5) |
5 | Illinois Wins | 9% | 27% | 25% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 16% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio St. (15‑11) vs NorthwesternN. Western (13‑13) |
0 | Ohio St. Wins | 7% | 22% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 7% | 22% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn State (13‑13) vs Nebraska (17‑9) |
0 | Penn State Wins | 7% | 22% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Iowa (14‑11) vs Oregon (18‑8) |
0 | Iowa Wins | 7% | 21% | 27% | 22% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Oregon Wins | 7% | 22% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Washington (13‑12) vs Rutgers (12‑14) |
0 | Washington Wins | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 7% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||