The Most Important Games for the Ohio State Buckeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buckeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Ohio State Buckeyes 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 |
Ohio 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 | |||
| Penn State (9‑2) vs Michigan State (6‑1) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Penn State Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Michigan State Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Minnesota (3‑7‑1) vs Notre Dame (3‑5‑1) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Minnesota Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Notre Dame Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 24% | 28% | ||
| Wisconsin (6‑1‑2) vs Michigan (10‑1) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Wisconsin Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Michigan Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Ohio 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 | |||
| Penn State (9‑2) vs Michigan State (6‑1) |
0 | Penn State Wins | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Michigan State Wins | 1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Minnesota (3‑7‑1) vs Notre Dame (3‑5‑1) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 24% | 28% | ||
| Wisconsin (6‑1‑2) vs Michigan (10‑1) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | 1% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 26% | 26% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 26% | 26% | ||