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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Indiana (5‑0) vs Nebraska (5‑0) |
23 | Indiana Wins | 21% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland (2‑3) vs Ohio St. (4‑1) |
1 | Maryland Wins | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oregon (3‑1) vs UCLA (4‑0) |
1 | Oregon Wins | 15% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois (2‑3) vs Michigan St. (2‑3) |
0 | Illinois Wins | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Purdue (2‑3) vs Minnesota (4‑1) |
0 | Purdue Wins | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| USC (5‑1) vs Penn St. (3‑2) |
0 | USC Wins | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn St. Wins | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||