The Most Important Games for the Iowa St. Cyclones are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cyclones final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Iowa St. Cyclones 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 |
Iowa St. Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||
| Iowa St. (20‑5) vs Houston (22‑4) |
19 | Iowa St. Wins | 9% | 35% | 36% | 16% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Houston Wins | X | 22% | 34% | 31% | 10% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Arizona (18‑7) vs BYU (18‑8) |
10 | Arizona Wins | 4% | 23% | 37% | 28% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| BYU Wins | 4% | 34% | 28% | 21% | 11% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Oklahoma St. (13‑13) vs Kansas (17‑9) |
2 | Oklahoma St. Wins | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kansas Wins | 4% | 27% | 34% | 25% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| West Virginia (15‑10) vs Texas Tech (20‑6) |
2 | West Virginia Wins | 4% | 30% | 41% | 15% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Texas Tech Wins | 4% | 26% | 30% | 31% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Colorado (10‑15) vs Baylor (16‑10) |
1 | Colorado Wins | 4% | 27% | 34% | 25% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Baylor Wins | 4% | 28% | 33% | 25% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| TCU (15‑11) vs Cincinnati (15‑11) |
1 | TCU Wins | 4% | 27% | 34% | 25% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Cincinnati Wins | 4% | 27% | 34% | 25% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Utah (15‑11) vs UCF (13‑13) |
0 | Utah Wins | 4% | 26% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| UCF Wins | 4% | 27% | 33% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Arizona St. (12‑14) vs Kansas St. (13‑13) |
0 | Arizona St. Wins | 4% | 27% | 33% | 26% | 8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 27% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kansas St. Wins | 4% | 26% | 34% | 26% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||