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 (5‑3) vs Purdue (7‑0) |
28 | Rutgers Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 12% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 9% | 11% | 14% | 18% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Wisconsin (5‑2) vs NorthwesternN. Western (5‑2) |
2 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 9% | 11% | 14% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Minnesota (4‑4) vs Indiana (7‑0) |
2 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 19% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Indiana Wins | 9% | 11% | 14% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | ||
| USC (7‑0) vs Oregon (4‑3) |
1 | USC Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 17% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Oregon Wins | 9% | 11% | 14% | 18% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | ||
| UCLA (5‑2) vs Washington (5‑2) |
1 | UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Washington Wins | 9% | 11% | 14% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Iowa (7‑0) vs Michigan St. (7‑0) |
1 | Iowa Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 9% | 11% | 14% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | ||