The Most Important Games for the Western Michigan Broncos are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Broncos final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Western Michigan Broncos 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 Michigan Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NT | |||
| Western Michigan (9‑17) vs Central Michigan (8‑18) |
3 | Western Michigan Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Central Michigan Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| UMass (15‑12) vs Buffalo (15‑11) |
1 | UMass Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Buffalo Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Ohio (14‑13) vs Northern Illinois (9‑16) |
1 | Ohio Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Northern Illinois Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Miami OH (26‑0) vs Bowling Green (16‑11) |
0 | Miami OH Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Akron (21‑5) vs Ball State (8‑18) |
0 | Akron Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Ball State Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Toledo (13‑13) vs Eastern Michigan (10‑17) |
0 | Toledo Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Eastern Michigan Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||