The Most Important Games for the Northern Illinois Huskies are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Huskies final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Northern Illinois Huskies 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 |
Northern Illinois Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NT | |||
| Northern Illinois (5‑6) vs Buffalo (11‑2) |
12 | Northern Illinois Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Buffalo Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 58% | ||
| UMass (9‑4) vs Eastern Michigan (6‑7) |
1 | UMass Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Eastern Michigan Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 56% | ||
| Central Michigan (4‑9) vs Ohio (6‑7) |
1 | Central Michigan Wins | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Ohio Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Miami OH (13‑0) vs Bowling Green (10‑3) |
0 | Miami OH Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 56% | ||
| Western Michigan (6‑7) vs Toledo (6‑6) |
0 | Western Michigan Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Toledo Wins | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 55% | ||