Conference record book
Big 12 Conference Top 25 Games of the 2000s
The best games involving a Big 12 member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 81/100
- Overtime
- 1
National ranking
The conference's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2005The Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi
USC at Texas
USC 38, Texas 41
Postseason
No. 1 USC vs. No. 2 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Texas vs. USC (Rose Bowl Full Game)
- 2005Week 2
Texas at Ohio State
Texas 25, Ohio State 22
Nonconference
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 4 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Ohio State vs. Texas (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2006FIESTA BOWL AT GLENDALE AZ1OT
Boise State at Oklahoma
Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42
Postseason
No. 10 Boise State vs. No. 8 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 9/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Oklahoma vs. Boise State (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
- 2003NOKIA SUGAR BOWL
Oklahoma at LSU
Oklahoma 14, LSU 21
Postseason
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2003 LSU vs. Oklahoma (Bowl Full Game)
- 2008Week 10
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 33, Texas Tech 39
Conference game
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 6 Texas Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Full Game · Texas Tech vs. Texas (Full Game)
- 2001Week 15
Colorado at Texas
Colorado 39, Texas 37
Conference game
No. 9 Colorado vs. No. 3 Texas · 2-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2001 Texas vs. Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
- 2000PostseasonNeutral site
Florida State vs. Oklahoma
Florida State 2, Oklahoma 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma · 11-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2000 Oklahoma vs. Florida State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2001Week 10
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 10, Nebraska 20
Conference game
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 2000PostseasonNeutral site
Kansas State vs. Oklahoma
Kansas State 24, Oklahoma 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 11 Kansas State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2000 Oklahoma vs. Kansas State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2001Week 6
Kansas State at Oklahoma
Kansas State 37, Oklahoma 38
Conference game
No. 11 Kansas State vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 2002Week 8
Texas at Oklahoma
Texas 24, Oklahoma 35
Conference game
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 11-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 2008FEDEX BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMENeutral site
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Florida vs. No. 4 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Oklahoma vs. Florida (National Championship Full Game)
- 2008TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Texas
Ohio State 21, Texas 24
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Texas vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2009CITI BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMENeutral site
Texas vs. Alabama
Texas 21, Alabama 37
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Alabama · 16-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. Texas (National Championship Full Game)
- 2004Week 7
Texas at Oklahoma
Texas 0, Oklahoma 12
Conference game
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 12-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 2001Week 7
Oklahoma at Texas
Oklahoma 14, Texas 3
Conference game
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Texas · 11-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 2000Week 8
Oklahoma at Kansas State
Oklahoma 41, Kansas State 31
Conference game
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Kansas State · 10-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 2000Week 10
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Nebraska 14, Oklahoma 31
Conference game
No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 17-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 2004ROSE BOWL
Michigan at Texas
Michigan 37, Texas 38
Postseason
No. 14 Michigan vs. No. 6 Texas · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 2000Week 12
Nebraska at Kansas State
Nebraska 28, Kansas State 29
Conference game
No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 16 Kansas State · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.