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. (13‑1) vs Kansas (12‑3) |
26 | Iowa St. Wins | 44% | 22% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas Wins | 24% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas St. (7‑8) vs Texas Tech (11‑4) |
2 | Kansas St. Wins | 35% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Texas Tech Wins | 35% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (10‑5) vs UCF (11‑4) |
2 | Arizona St. Wins | 36% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCF Wins | 35% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Baylor (11‑4) vs Arizona (10‑4) |
1 | Baylor Wins | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona Wins | 34% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Houston (12‑3) vs West Virginia (11‑3) |
1 | Houston Wins | 35% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| West Virginia Wins | 35% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oklahoma St. (9‑6) vs BYU (10‑5) |
0 | Oklahoma St. Wins | 34% | 22% | 16% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| BYU Wins | 35% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado (9‑5) vs Cincinnati (10‑5) |
0 | Colorado Wins | 36% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cincinnati Wins | 35% | 22% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TCU (9‑6) vs Utah (9‑6) |
0 | TCU Wins | 35% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 36% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Utah Wins | 35% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||