The Most Important Games for the Indiana Hoosiers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hoosiers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Indiana Hoosiers 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 |
Indiana Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
2* First, Second, and Third 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 and Second Round Byes |
8** First and Second Round Byes |
9*** First Round Bye |
10*** First Round Bye |
11*** First Round Bye |
12*** First Round Bye |
13*** First Round Bye |
14*** First Round Bye |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Oregon (8‑12) vs UCLA (14‑6) |
4 | Oregon Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota (10‑10) vs Wisconsin (14‑6) |
2 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois (17‑3) vs Washington (11‑9) |
2 | Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (18‑1) vs Michigan St. (19‑2) |
2 | Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| USC (15‑5) vs Iowa (14‑5) |
1 | USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn State (9‑11) vs NorthwesternN. Western (9‑11) |
0 | Penn State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||