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 (4‑1) vs Penn State (5‑0) |
26 | Purdue Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 14% | ||
| Michigan (3‑1) vs Wisconsin (5‑0) |
2 | Michigan Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Washington (3‑1) vs UCLA (4‑1) |
2 | Washington Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 13% | ||
| Ohio St. (3‑1) vs Maryland (4‑1) |
1 | Ohio St. Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Maryland Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 12% | ||
| Michigan St. (4‑1) vs Minnesota (4‑1) |
0 | Michigan St. Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 12% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (4‑1) vs Iowa (5‑0) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Iowa Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| USC (4‑1) vs Oregon (4‑0) |
0 | USC Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Oregon Wins | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 13% | ||