The Most Important Games for the Drake Bulldogs are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bulldogs final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Drake Bulldogs 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 |
Drake Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3* First Round Bye |
4* First Round Bye |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Drake (8‑7) vs Bradley (9‑6) |
11 | Drake Wins | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Bradley Wins | 2% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 3% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| UIC (5‑10) vs Southern Illinois (8‑8) |
1 | UIC Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Southern Illinois Wins | 4% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 7% | 2% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Evansville (4‑12) vs Murray State (13‑3) |
1 | Evansville Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Murray State Wins | 4% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 19% | 18% | 13% | 8% | 3% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Illinois St. (11‑3) vs Valparaiso (7‑8) |
1 | Illinois St. Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Valparaiso Wins | 4% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 3% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Northern Iowa (12‑3) vs Belmont (13‑3) |
0 | Northern Iowa Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Belmont Wins | 4% | 7% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 3% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||