The Most Important Games for the Minnesota Golden Gophers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Golden Gophers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Minnesota Golden Gophers 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 |
Minnesota 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 | |||
| Minnesota (21‑7‑4) vs Ohio State (20‑8‑2) 2 Games Remaining |
32 | Minnesota Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 92% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio State Sweeps 2 Games | X | <1% | >99% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn State (16‑11‑3) vs Michigan State (22‑5‑3) 2 Games Remaining |
31 | Penn State Sweeps 2 Games | 19% | 29% | 52% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan State Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 46% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin (11‑18‑3) vs Notre Dame (9‑20‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Wisconsin Sweeps 2 Games | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Notre Dame Sweeps 2 Games | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Minnesota 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 | |||
| Minnesota (21‑7‑4) vs Ohio State (20‑8‑2) |
17 | Minnesota Wins | 5% | 64% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio State Wins | <1% | 18% | 82% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn State (16‑11‑3) vs Michigan State (22‑5‑3) |
11 | Penn State Wins | 8% | 40% | 52% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan State Wins | 1% | 46% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin (11‑18‑3) vs Notre Dame (9‑20‑1) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | 3% | 44% | 53% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||