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 (2‑3) vs Eastern Michigan (3‑2) |
8 | Northern Illinois Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Eastern Michigan Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 44% | ||
| Kent State (3‑1) vs Ball State (1‑4) |
1 | Kent State Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Ball State Wins | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 43% | ||
| Toledo (4‑1) vs Western Michigan (2‑4) |
1 | Toledo Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Western Michigan Wins | 3% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 43% | ||
| Miami OH (2‑2) vs Buffalo (2‑3) |
1 | Miami OH Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Buffalo Wins | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 43% | ||
| Bowling Green (2‑3) vs Akron (1‑2) |
1 | Bowling Green Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Akron Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 43% | ||
| Central Michigan (3‑2) vs Ohio (1‑4) |
0 | Central Michigan Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Ohio Wins | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 43% | ||