The Most Important Games for the Western Michigan Broncos are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Broncos final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Western Michigan Broncos fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Western Michigan Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8 | 9 | |||
| Western Michigan (13‑4‑1) vs North Dakota (12‑8‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Western Michigan Sweeps 2 Games | 82% | 14% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| North Dakota Sweeps 2 Games | 47% | 27% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami (3‑15‑2) vs Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha (10‑10) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Miami Sweeps 2 Games | 68% | 19% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Sweeps 2 Games | 68% | 19% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (11‑8‑1) vs St. Cloud State (11‑9) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Arizona St. Sweeps 2 Games | 66% | 20% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State Sweeps 2 Games | 71% | 18% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (8‑11‑1) vs Colorado College (10‑9‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Sweeps 2 Games | 68% | 19% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado College Sweeps 2 Games | 68% | 19% | 8% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Western Michigan Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and 2nd Round Home Ice Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8 | 9 | |||
| Western Michigan (13‑4‑1) vs North Dakota (12‑8‑1) |
0 | Western Michigan Wins | 75% | 17% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| North Dakota Wins | 59% | 23% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State (11‑9) vs Arizona St. (11‑8‑1) |
0 | St. Cloud State Wins | 70% | 18% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. Wins | 67% | 20% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado College (10‑9‑1) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (8‑11‑1) |
0 | Colorado College Wins | 68% | 19% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Wins | 68% | 19% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami (3‑15‑2) vs Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha (10‑10) |
0 | Miami Wins | 69% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 19% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Wins | 68% | 20% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||