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) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Western Michigan Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NT | |||
| Western Michigan (9‑5) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (12‑4) 2 Games Remaining |
24 | Western Michigan Sweeps 2 Games | 19% | 24% | 20% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 12% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Denver (9‑4‑1) vs Miami (8‑4) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Denver Sweeps 2 Games | 11% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Miami Sweeps 2 Games | 15% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 1% | ||
| St. Cloud State (7‑7) vs North Dakota (8‑4) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | St. Cloud State Sweeps 2 Games | 14% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | ||
| North Dakota Sweeps 2 Games | 12% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Western Michigan Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NT | |||
| Western Michigan (9‑5) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (12‑4) |
11 | Western Michigan Wins | 15% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Wins | 8% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Denver (9‑4‑1) vs Miami (8‑4) |
1 | Denver Wins | 12% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Miami Wins | 13% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 1% | ||
| St. Cloud State (7‑7) vs North Dakota (8‑4) |
0 | St. Cloud State Wins | 13% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | ||
| North Dakota Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | ||