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 | |||
| Wisconsin (2‑2) vs Michigan (3‑1) |
1 | Wisconsin Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Minnesota (3‑1) vs Ohio St. (4‑0) |
1 | Minnesota Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Purdue (2‑2) vs Illinois (4‑1) |
0 | Purdue Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Nebraska (3‑1) vs Michigan St. (3‑1) |
0 | Nebraska Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| UCLA (0‑4) vs Penn St. (3‑1) |
0 | UCLA Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Penn St. Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Maryland (4‑0) vs Washington (3‑1) |
0 | Maryland Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Washington Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | ||