The Most Important Games for the BYU Cougars are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cougars final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. BYU Cougars 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 |
BYU Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| BYU (4‑0) vs Arizona St. (5‑1) |
23 | BYU Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Arizona St. Wins | 4% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 4% | ||
| Oklahoma St. (3‑1) vs Houston (2‑1) |
6 | Oklahoma St. Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Houston Wins | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | ||
| TCU (4‑1) vs Arizona (2‑1) |
5 | TCU Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Arizona Wins | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Texas Tech (4‑1) vs UCF (4‑0) |
3 | Texas Tech Wins | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| UCF Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Utah (3‑1) vs Baylor (4‑1) |
2 | Utah Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Baylor Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Iowa St. (3‑0) vs Colorado (4‑0) |
2 | Iowa St. Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Colorado Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| West Virginia (3‑1) vs Kansas (5‑0) |
2 | West Virginia Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Kansas Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Cincinnati (4‑0) vs Kansas St. (3‑1) |
0 | Cincinnati Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Kansas St. Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||