The Most Important Games for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Fighting Sioux final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. North Dakota Fighting Sioux fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
North Dakota Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8 | 9 | |||
| North Dakota (15‑12‑2) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (11‑15‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | North Dakota Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 13% | 19% | 26% | 38% | 3% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 38% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Sweeps 2 Games | X | <1% | 2% | 6% | 23% | 36% | 33% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Miami (3‑23‑2) vs Denver (21‑8‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Miami Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 11% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 10% | 6% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 38% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Denver Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 39% | 14% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Western Michigan (22‑5‑1) vs Arizona St. (17‑11‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Western Michigan Sweeps 2 Games | X | 10% | 14% | 22% | 32% | 13% | 8% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 38% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Arizona St. Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 3% | 12% | 19% | 46% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Colorado College (16‑13‑1) vs St. Cloud State (11‑16‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Colorado College Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 8% | 12% | 20% | 31% | 17% | 12% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 38% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| St. Cloud State Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 8% | 13% | 21% | 43% | 12% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
North Dakota Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8 | 9 | |||
| Colorado College (16‑13‑1) vs St. Cloud State (11‑16‑1) |
0 | Colorado College Wins | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 35% | 15% | 10% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 38% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| St. Cloud State Wins | <1% | 7% | 13% | 21% | 42% | 12% | 5% | <1% | ^ | ||
| North Dakota (15‑12‑2) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (11‑15‑2) |
0 | North Dakota Wins | <1% | 10% | 16% | 24% | 40% | 9% | 2% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 38% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Wins | <1% | 2% | 6% | 15% | 39% | 22% | 16% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Western Michigan (22‑5‑1) vs Arizona St. (17‑11‑2) |
0 | Western Michigan Wins | <1% | 9% | 14% | 21% | 36% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 38% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Arizona St. Wins | <1% | 5% | 12% | 19% | 44% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Denver (21‑8‑1) vs Miami (3‑23‑2) |
0 | Denver Wins | <1% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 39% | 13% | 8% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 38% | 13% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Miami Wins | <1% | 10% | 18% | 19% | 33% | 12% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||