The Most Important Games for the Northern Illinois Huskies are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Huskies final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Northern Illinois Huskies 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 |
Northern Illinois Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||||
| 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Northern Illinois (1‑3) vs Miami OH (1‑3) |
11 | Northern Illinois Wins | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Miami OH Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | ||
| Akron (1‑4) vs Central Michigan (3‑2) |
1 | Akron Wins | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Central Michigan Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Ball State (1‑3) vs Ohio (3‑2) |
1 | Ball State Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Ohio Wins | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | ||
| UMass (0‑4) vs Western Michigan (2‑3) |
1 | UMass Wins | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Western Michigan Wins | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Eastern Michigan (1‑4) vs Buffalo (2‑3) |
1 | Eastern Michigan Wins | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Buffalo Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | ||