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* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Northern Illinois (1‑6) vs Ball State (3‑4) |
0 | Northern Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 31% | ||
| Ball State Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 16% | 25% | 36% | ||
| Kent State (2‑5) vs Bowling Green (3‑4) |
0 | Kent State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 15% | 22% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 31% | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 31% | ||
| Eastern Michigan (2‑6) vs Ohio (4‑3) |
0 | Eastern Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 15% | 25% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 31% | ||
| Ohio Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 15% | 20% | 30% | ||
| Western Michigan (4‑3) vs Miami OH (4‑3) |
0 | Western Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 15% | 22% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 31% | ||
| Miami OH Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 22% | 31% | ||
| Buffalo (4‑3) vs Akron (2‑6) |
0 | Buffalo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 21% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 31% | ||
| Akron Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 24% | 33% | ||
| Central Michigan (4‑3) vs UMass (0‑7) |
0 | Central Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 16% | 21% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 21% | 31% | ||
| UMass Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 13% | 20% | 36% | ||