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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. (16‑1) vs Cincinnati (9‑8) |
40 | Iowa St. Wins | 11% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cincinnati Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (9‑7) vs Houston (16‑1) |
6 | Arizona St. Wins | 11% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Houston Wins | 9% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Baylor (11‑5) vs Kansas (12‑5) |
5 | Baylor Wins | 10% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas Wins | 9% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona (16‑0) vs UCF (14‑2) |
2 | Arizona Wins | 9% | 12% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCF Wins | 11% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| West Virginia (11‑6) vs Colorado (12‑4) |
2 | West Virginia Wins | 10% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado Wins | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Utah (8‑9) vs TCU (11‑6) |
1 | Utah Wins | 9% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TCU Wins | 10% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas St. (9‑8) vs Oklahoma St. (12‑4) |
1 | Kansas St. Wins | 10% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oklahoma St. Wins | 9% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Texas Tech (13‑4) vs BYU (16‑1) |
1 | Texas Tech Wins | 11% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| BYU Wins | 9% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||