The Most Important Games for a division are those divisional games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Big 10 Division games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Michigan (2‑1) |
USC (2‑0) |
15 |
| Nebraska (3‑0) |
Illinois (3‑0) |
13 |
| Minnesota (2‑1) |
Iowa (2‑1) |
8 |
| Washington (2‑1) |
Northwestern (2‑1) |
7 |