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