The Most Important Games for the Nebraska Cornhuskers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cornhuskers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Nebraska Cornhuskers 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 |
Nebraska Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||
| Nebraska (11‑0) vs Michigan St. (9‑1) |
69 | Nebraska Wins | 36% | 23% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin (7‑3) vs Purdue (10‑1) |
3 | Wisconsin Wins | 29% | 22% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rutgers (5‑6) vs Ohio St. (8‑2) |
2 | Rutgers Wins | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota (6‑5) vs NorthwesternN. Western (6‑4) |
2 | Minnesota Wins | 27% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn State (8‑3) vs Illinois (8‑3) |
1 | Penn State Wins | 27% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCLA (7‑3) vs Iowa (9‑2) |
1 | UCLA Wins | 28% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (9‑0) vs USC (10‑1) |
0 | Michigan Wins | 26% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 30% | 21% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Washington (7‑3) vs Indiana (8‑3) |
0 | Washington Wins | 27% | 22% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% | 23% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oregon (5‑5) vs Maryland (6‑4) |
0 | Oregon Wins | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||