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 (18‑6) vs Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha (9‑17) 2 Games Remaining |
11 | Western Michigan Sweeps 2 Games | 38% | 47% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Sweeps 2 Games | 11% | 43% | 33% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (17‑9) vs Denver (14‑11‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
3 | Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Sweeps 2 Games | 35% | 54% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Denver Sweeps 2 Games | 32% | 40% | 26% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado College (10‑11‑3) vs Arizona St. (12‑13‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Colorado College Sweeps 2 Games | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. Sweeps 2 Games | 34% | 47% | 15% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami (14‑8‑2) vs St. Cloud State (13‑13) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Miami Sweeps 2 Games | 35% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State Sweeps 2 Games | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <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 (18‑6) vs Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha (9‑17) |
5 | Western Michigan Wins | 36% | 49% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Wins | 21% | 49% | 24% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (17‑9) vs Denver (14‑11‑2) |
1 | Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Wins | 34% | 51% | 12% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Denver Wins | 33% | 45% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State (13‑13) vs Miami (14‑8‑2) |
0 | St. Cloud State Wins | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami Wins | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado College (10‑11‑3) vs Arizona St. (12‑13‑1) |
0 | Colorado College Wins | 34% | 48% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 48% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. Wins | 35% | 47% | 16% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||