The Most Important Games for the BYU Cougars are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cougars final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. BYU Cougars 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 |
BYU Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| BYU (16‑2) vs Utah (9‑10) |
37 | BYU Wins | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Utah Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado (12‑7) vs UCF (14‑4) |
6 | Colorado Wins | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCF Wins | 9% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oklahoma St. (14‑5) vs Iowa St. (17‑2) |
6 | Oklahoma St. Wins | 9% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa St. Wins | 9% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas St. (10‑9) vs Kansas (14‑5) |
5 | Kansas St. Wins | 9% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas Wins | 9% | 13% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Houston (17‑1) vs Texas Tech (15‑4) |
3 | Houston Wins | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Texas Tech Wins | 9% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TCU (12‑7) vs Baylor (11‑7) |
2 | TCU Wins | 9% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Baylor Wins | 9% | 13% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona (19‑0) vs West Virginia (13‑6) |
1 | Arizona Wins | 9% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| West Virginia Wins | 11% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (10‑9) vs Cincinnati (10‑9) |
0 | Arizona St. Wins | 9% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cincinnati Wins | 9% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||