The Most Important Games for the Marshall Thundering Herd are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Thundering Herd final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Marshall Thundering Herd 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 |
Marshall Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Winner | No Playoffs | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Marshall (8‑3) vs James Madison (8‑3) |
63 | Marshall Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| James Madison Wins | 37% | 63% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Appalachian St.App. St. (5‑5) vs Ga. Southern (7‑4) |
50 | Appalachian St.App. St. Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ga. Southern Wins | 50% | 50% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Georgia St. (3‑8) vs Coastal Carolina (5‑6) |
0 | Georgia St. Wins | 68% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Coastal Carolina Wins | 68% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Arkansas St. (7‑4) vs Old Dominion (4‑7) |
0 | Arkansas St. Wins | 68% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 68% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Old Dominion Wins | 68% | 32% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||