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 (10‑5) vs Oklahoma St. (9‑6) |
14 | BYU Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Oklahoma St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 11% | ||
| Iowa St. (13‑1) vs Kansas (12‑3) |
2 | Iowa St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Kansas Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Baylor (11‑4) vs Arizona (10‑4) |
1 | Baylor Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Arizona Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | ||
| TCU (9‑6) vs Utah (9‑6) |
1 | TCU Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Utah Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | ||
| Kansas St. (7‑8) vs Texas Tech (11‑4) |
1 | Kansas St. Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Texas Tech Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Cincinnati (10‑5) vs Colorado (9‑5) |
1 | Cincinnati Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Colorado Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 8% | ||
| West Virginia (11‑3) vs Houston (12‑3) |
1 | West Virginia Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| Houston Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 8% | ||
| Arizona St. (10‑5) vs UCF (11‑4) |
0 | Arizona St. Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||
| UCF Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | ||