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* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| UMass (0‑6) vs Buffalo (3‑3) |
3 | UMass Wins | 35% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Buffalo Wins | 30% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Toledo (3‑3) vs Kent State (2‑4) |
3 | Toledo Wins | 31% | 20% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kent State Wins | 29% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Eastern Michigan (2‑5) vs Miami OH (3‑3) |
2 | Eastern Michigan Wins | 32% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami OH Wins | 29% | 20% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Central Michigan (3‑3) vs Bowling Green (3‑3) |
1 | Central Michigan Wins | 31% | 20% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | 31% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Northern Illinois (1‑5) vs Ohio (3‑3) |
1 | Northern Illinois Wins | 32% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio Wins | 30% | 20% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Akron (2‑5) vs Ball State (2‑4) |
0 | Akron Wins | 30% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ball State Wins | 31% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||