The Most Important Games for the Syracuse Orange are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Orange final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Syracuse Orange 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 |
Syracuse Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9** First Round Bye |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NT | |||
| Syracuse (12‑9) vs Notre Dame (11‑10) |
24 | Syracuse Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 16% | 19% | 18% | 29% | ||
| Clemson (17‑4) vs Pittsburgh (9‑12) |
4 | Clemson Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Pittsburgh Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 22% | ||
| Virginia (17‑3) vs Boston College (9‑11) |
3 | Virginia Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Boston College Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 22% | ||
| California (15‑5) vs Florida St. (8‑12) |
2 | California Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Florida St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 21% | ||
| North Carolina (16‑4) vs Georgia Tech (11‑10) |
2 | North Carolina Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Georgia Tech Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 22% | ||
| Duke (19‑1) vs Virginia Tech (16‑6) |
0 | Duke Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Virginia Tech Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 19% | ||
| Miami (16‑4) vs Stanford (14‑6) |
0 | Miami Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Stanford Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 19% | ||
| N.C. State (15‑6) vs Wake Forest (11‑10) |
0 | N.C. State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Wake Forest Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 15% | 20% | ||
| Louisville (14‑6) vs SMU (15‑5) |
0 | Louisville Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 20% | ||
| SMU Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 19% | ||