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