The Most Important Games for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Scarlet Knights final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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 |
Rutgers 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 | |||
| Maryland (2‑3) vs Ohio St. (4‑1) |
0 | Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 14% | 21% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 30% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 31% | ||
| Minnesota (4‑1) vs Purdue (2‑3) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 30% | ||
| Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 32% | ||
| Indiana (5‑0) vs Nebraska (5‑0) |
0 | Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 30% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 31% | ||
| Illinois (2‑3) vs Michigan St. (2‑3) |
0 | Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 19% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 30% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 20% | 30% | ||
| UCLA (4‑0) vs Oregon (3‑1) |
0 | UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 14% | 20% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 30% | ||
| Oregon Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 30% | ||
| Penn St. (3‑2) vs USC (5‑1) |
0 | Penn St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 30% | ||
| USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 31% | ||