The Most Important Games for the Washington St. Cougars are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cougars final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Washington St. Cougars 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 |
Washington St. Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||
| 1* First, Second, Third and Fourth Round Byes |
2* First, Second, Third and Fourth Round Byes |
3** First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
4** First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
5*** First and Second Round Byes |
6*** First and Second Round Byes |
7# First Round Bye |
8# First Round Bye |
9# First Round Bye |
10 | 11 | |||
| Washington St. (5‑1) vs Portland (2‑3) |
116 | Washington St. Wins | 21% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Portland Wins | 15% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pacific (3‑3) vs St. Mary's (5‑0) |
14 | Pacific Wins | 22% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| St. Mary's Wins | 20% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Loyola Marymount (1‑2) vs San Francisco (4‑1) |
10 | Loyola Marymount Wins | 20% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| San Francisco Wins | 20% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pepperdine (1‑3) vs Santa Clara (2‑3) |
3 | Pepperdine Wins | 21% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 18% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Santa Clara Wins | 20% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||