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 | |||
| Ball State (4‑11) vs UMass (9‑7) |
1 | Ball State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| UMass Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 80% | ||
| Buffalo (13‑2) vs Ohio (9‑7) |
1 | Buffalo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Ohio Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Western Michigan (6‑9) vs Eastern Michigan (8‑8) |
1 | Western Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Eastern Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 80% | ||
| Miami OH (16‑0) vs Toledo (9‑6) |
1 | Miami OH Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Toledo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Akron (11‑4) vs Bowling Green (11‑5) |
0 | Akron Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 80% | ||
| Central Michigan (4‑12) vs Kent State (12‑4) |
0 | Central Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Kent State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 79% | ||