The Most Important Games for the Michigan State Spartans are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Spartans final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Michigan State Spartans 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 |
Michigan State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Michigan State (21‑6) vs Michigan (23‑4) 1 Game Remaining |
92 | Michigan State Sweeps 1 Game | 75% | 23% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Michigan Sweeps 1 Game | 21% | 66% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Notre Dame (5‑19‑3) vs Wisconsin (16‑9‑2) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Notre Dame Sweeps 1 Game | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin Sweeps 1 Game | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Ohio State (9‑15‑1) vs Minnesota (10‑17‑1) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Ohio State Sweeps 1 Game | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Minnesota Sweeps 1 Game | 46% | 47% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Michigan State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Michigan State (21‑6) vs Michigan (23‑4) |
92 | Michigan State Wins | 75% | 23% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Michigan Wins | 21% | 66% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Notre Dame (5‑19‑3) vs Wisconsin (16‑9‑2) |
0 | Notre Dame Wins | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Ohio State (9‑15‑1) vs Minnesota (10‑17‑1) |
0 | Ohio State Wins | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 46% | 46% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 46% | 47% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ||