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 (4‑11) vs Miami OH (11‑4) |
10 | Northern Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% | ||
| Miami OH Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 87% | ||
| Ohio (9‑6) vs Ball State (8‑7) |
1 | Ohio Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% | ||
| Ball State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 85% | ||
| Kent State (11‑5) vs Western Michigan (3‑12) |
1 | Kent State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% | ||
| Western Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Toledo (9‑6) vs Akron (10‑5) |
1 | Toledo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% | ||
| Akron Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 84% | ||
| Eastern Michigan (7‑9) vs Central Michigan (6‑9) |
1 | Eastern Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% | ||
| Central Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Bowling Green (6‑9) vs Buffalo (5‑10) |
0 | Bowling Green Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% | ||
| Buffalo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 84% | ||