The Most Important Games for the Iowa Hawkeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hawkeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Iowa Hawkeyes 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 |
Iowa 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 | |||
| UCLA (3‑6) vs Ohio St. (9‑0) |
0 | UCLA Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Iowa (6‑3) vs USC (7‑2) |
0 | Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | 9% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| USC Wins | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 15% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 18% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota (6‑3) vs Oregon (8‑1) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Oregon Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 9% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (5‑4) vs Michigan (7‑2) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin (3‑6) vs Indiana (10‑0) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 14% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Indiana Wins | X | <1% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Purdue (2‑8) vs Washington (6‑3) |
0 | Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 9% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 18% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Illinois (6‑3) vs Maryland (4‑5) |
0 | Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 17% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. (3‑6) vs Penn St. (3‑6) |
0 | Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||