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* 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 | |||
| Wisconsin (6‑3) vs Maryland (3‑6) |
11 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | 11% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 12% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Michigan (5‑4) vs Oregon (6‑3) |
8 | Michigan Wins | 1% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Oregon Wins | <1% | 7% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| USC (7‑2) vs Indiana (8‑1) |
7 | USC Wins | <1% | 13% | 17% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Indiana Wins | 1% | 6% | 12% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Purdue (3‑6) vs Iowa (7‑2) |
3 | Purdue Wins | <1% | 11% | 18% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Iowa Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. (3‑6) vs Washington (5‑4) |
1 | Michigan St. Wins | <1% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | 9% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (6‑3) vs Ohio St. (6‑3) |
1 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | 10% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rutgers (2‑7) vs Nebraska (5‑4) |
1 | Rutgers Wins | <1% | 9% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| UCLA (9‑0) vs Illinois (6‑3) |
1 | UCLA Wins | <1% | 10% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Illinois Wins | 1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Penn St. (5‑4) vs Minnesota (5‑4) |
0 | Penn St. Wins | <1% | 9% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Minnesota Wins | <1% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||