The Most Important Games for the Ohio St. Buckeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buckeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Ohio St. Buckeyes 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 |
Ohio St. Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||||
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| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Ohio St. (6‑3) vs NorthwesternN. Western (6‑3) |
17 | Ohio St. Wins | 2% | 15% | 24% | 19% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Illinois (6‑3) vs UCLA (9‑0) |
9 | Illinois Wins | 4% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| UCLA Wins | <1% | 9% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| USC (7‑2) vs Indiana (8‑1) |
8 | USC Wins | 2% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Indiana Wins | 1% | 8% | 21% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Iowa (7‑2) vs Purdue (3‑6) |
5 | Iowa Wins | 1% | 12% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Purdue Wins | <1% | 8% | 19% | 21% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan (5‑4) vs Oregon (6‑3) |
5 | Michigan Wins | 1% | 15% | 23% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Oregon Wins | 1% | 10% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maryland (3‑6) vs Wisconsin (6‑3) |
4 | Maryland Wins | 1% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 1% | 10% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nebraska (5‑4) vs Rutgers (2‑7) |
1 | Nebraska Wins | 1% | 11% | 18% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 1% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota (5‑4) vs Penn St. (5‑4) |
1 | Minnesota Wins | 1% | 11% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn St. Wins | 1% | 11% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. (3‑6) vs Washington (5‑4) |
0 | Michigan St. Wins | 1% | 11% | 18% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Washington Wins | 1% | 11% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||