The Most Important Games for the Purdue Boilermakers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Boilermakers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Purdue Boilermakers 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 |
Purdue Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Purdue (10‑1) vs Wisconsin (7‑3) |
73 | Purdue Wins | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | ||
| Oregon (5‑5) vs Maryland (6‑4) |
4 | Oregon Wins | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Minnesota (5‑5) vs NorthwesternN. Western (6‑4) |
3 | Minnesota Wins | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Rutgers (5‑6) vs Ohio St. (8‑2) |
3 | Rutgers Wins | 10% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Iowa (8‑2) vs UCLA (7‑3) |
2 | Iowa Wins | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Nebraska (11‑0) vs Michigan St. (9‑1) |
2 | Nebraska Wins | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Indiana (8‑3) vs Washington (7‑3) |
2 | Indiana Wins | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | ||
| USC (9‑1) vs Michigan (9‑0) |
1 | USC Wins | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Illinois (8‑3) vs Penn State (8‑3) |
1 | Illinois Wins | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Penn State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | ||