The Most Important Games for the Houston 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. Houston 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 |
Houston 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 | |||
| Houston (4‑1) vs Oklahoma St. (1‑4) |
8 | Houston Wins | 3% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Oklahoma St. Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Arizona (4‑1) vs BYU (5‑0) |
3 | Arizona Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| BYU Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| UCF (3‑2) vs Cincinnati (4‑1) |
2 | UCF Wins | 4% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Cincinnati Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Kansas (4‑2) vs Texas Tech (5‑0) |
2 | Kansas Wins | 4% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Texas Tech Wins | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Colorado (2‑4) vs Iowa St. (5‑1) |
1 | Colorado Wins | 3% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Iowa St. Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Utah (4‑1) vs Arizona St. (4‑1) |
1 | Utah Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Arizona St. Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| TCU (4‑1) vs Kansas St. (2‑4) |
0 | TCU Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Kansas St. Wins | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | ||