The Most Important Games for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Scarlet Knights final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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 |
Rutgers 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 | |||
| Rutgers (9‑8) vs Nebraska (12‑4) |
23 | Rutgers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 14% | 44% | ||
| Purdue (13‑4) vs Washington (10‑7) |
3 | Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Wisconsin (13‑3) vs Ohio St. (10‑6) |
2 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 43% | ||
| Maryland (13‑4) vs NorthwesternN. Western (10‑6) |
1 | Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 43% | ||
| Michigan (13‑3) vs Minnesota (8‑9) |
1 | Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 43% | ||
| Michigan St. (14‑2) vs Penn State (12‑5) |
1 | Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% | ||
| Penn State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 42% | ||
| Iowa (12‑4) vs USC (10‑6) |
0 | Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% | ||
| USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 14% | 41% | ||
| Indiana (13‑4) vs Illinois (12‑4) |
0 | Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 41% | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 41% | ||