The Most Important Games for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hilltoppers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 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 |
Western Kentucky Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3* First Round Bye |
4* First Round Bye |
5* First Round Bye |
6* First Round Bye |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Western Kentucky (14‑12) vs Louisiana Tech (18‑9) |
23 | Western Kentucky Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 17% | 24% | 42% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 52% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Louisiana Tech Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 18% | 64% | 10% | 1% | ||
| Jacksonville StateJacksnvlle St. (18‑9) vs UTEP (17‑9) |
5 | Jacksonville StateJacksnvlle St. Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 13% | 20% | 50% | 8% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 52% | 7% | <1% | ||
| UTEP Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 20% | 57% | 6% | <1% | ||
| Kennesaw St. (16‑11) vs New Mexico St. (14‑12) |
2 | Kennesaw St. Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 23% | 50% | 6% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 52% | 7% | <1% | ||
| New Mexico St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 16% | 57% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Sam Houston (11‑16) vs Middle Tenn. (17‑9) |
0 | Sam Houston Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 44% | 15% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 52% | 7% | <1% | ||
| Middle Tenn. Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 54% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Liberty (21‑5) vs FIU (8‑18) |
0 | Liberty Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 53% | 7% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 52% | 7% | <1% | ||
| FIU Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 20% | 50% | 9% | 1% | ||