The Most Important Games for the Wisconsin Badgers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Badgers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Wisconsin Badgers 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 |
Wisconsin 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 | |||
| Wisconsin (20‑5) vs Illinois (17‑9) |
54 | Wisconsin Wins | 6% | 33% | 22% | 18% | 13% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Illinois Wins | 1% | 14% | 16% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| USC (14‑11) vs Maryland (20‑6) |
17 | USC Wins | 5% | 28% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maryland Wins | 5% | 25% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota (13‑12) vs UCLA (19‑7) |
14 | Minnesota Wins | 5% | 29% | 22% | 19% | 14% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| UCLA Wins | 5% | 25% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. (20‑5) vs Purdue (19‑7) |
7 | Michigan St. Wins | 5% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Purdue Wins | 5% | 25% | 18% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Washington (13‑12) vs Rutgers (12‑14) |
1 | Washington Wins | 5% | 27% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Iowa (14‑11) vs Oregon (18‑8) |
0 | Iowa Wins | 5% | 26% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Oregon Wins | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn State (13‑13) vs Nebraska (17‑9) |
0 | Penn State Wins | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (13‑13) vs Ohio St. (15‑11) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | 5% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||