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 | |||
| Iowa (4‑0) vs Ohio St. (3‑1) |
17 | Iowa Wins | 16% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Washington (3‑1) vs USC (4‑1) |
1 | Washington Wins | 14% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| USC Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rutgers (1‑3) vs Indiana (4‑0) |
1 | Rutgers Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Indiana Wins | 13% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Purdue (1‑3) vs Illinois (2‑2) |
1 | Purdue Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 13% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota (3‑1) vs Michigan (3‑1) |
1 | Minnesota Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 13% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (2‑1) vs Penn St. (3‑1) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Penn St. Wins | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland (2‑2) vs Nebraska (4‑0) |
0 | Maryland Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin (3‑1) vs Michigan St. (2‑2) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||