Conference record book

Pac-12 Conference Top 25 Games of the 2010s

The best games involving a Pac-12 member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.

Games: 25
Top score: 86/100
Overtime: 9

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.

2011TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site1OT
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State
Stanford 38, Oklahoma State 41
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
86
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Oklahoma State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
2012Week 121OT
Stanford at Oregon
Stanford 17, Oregon 14
Conference game
No. 14 Stanford vs. No. 1 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
78
Game score
2013ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
Stanford vs. Michigan State
Stanford 20, Michigan State 24
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan State · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Michigan State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
2013Week 11
Oregon at Stanford
Oregon 20, Stanford 26
Conference game
No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 6 Stanford · 6-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Stanford vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
2015Week 2
Oregon at Michigan State
Oregon 28, Michigan State 31
Nonconference
No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 5 Michigan State · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Michigan State vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
2016ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALNeutral site
USC vs. Penn State
USC 52, Penn State 49
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Penn State vs. USC (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2018Week 71OT
Washington at Oregon
Washington 27, Oregon 30
Conference game
No. 7 Washington vs. No. 17 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
69
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Oregon vs. Washington (Regular Season Full Game)
2018ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALNeutral site
Washington vs. Ohio State
Washington 23, Ohio State 28
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Washington vs. No. 5 Ohio State · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Ohio State vs. Washington (Bowl Full Game)
2015Week 13
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 36, Stanford 38
Nonconference
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Stanford · 2-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Stanford vs. Notre Dame (Regular Season Full Game)
2019ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALNeutral site
Oregon vs. Wisconsin
Oregon 28, Wisconsin 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 11 Wisconsin · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Wisconsin vs. Oregon (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2011Week 93OT
Stanford at USC
Stanford 56, USC 48
Conference game
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 20 USC · 8-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 13/15
68
Game score
2015VALERO ALAMO BOWLNeutral site3OT
Oregon vs. TCU
Oregon 41, TCU 47
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 15 Oregon vs. No. 11 TCU · 6-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 13/15
68
Game score
2016PostseasonNeutral site
Washington vs. Alabama
Washington 7, Alabama 24
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama · 17-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Highlight · 2016 Alabama vs. Washington (Bowl Full Game)
2011ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Wisconsin 38, Oregon 45
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Wisconsin vs. No. 6 Oregon · 7-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Oregon vs. Wisconsin (Bowl Full Game)
2012Week 71OT
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 13, Notre Dame 20
Nonconference
No. 17 Stanford vs. No. 7 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
65
Game score
2017Week 32OT
Texas at USC
Texas 24, USC 27
Nonconference
Unranked Texas vs. No. 4 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
65
Game score
2013Week 6
Washington at Stanford
Washington 28, Stanford 31
Conference game
No. 15 Washington vs. No. 5 Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
2017Week 5
USC at Washington State
USC 27, Washington State 30
Conference game
No. 5 USC vs. No. 16 Washington State · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2011Week 12
USC at Oregon
USC 38, Oregon 35
Conference game
No. 18 USC vs. No. 4 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
2018Week 41OT
Stanford at Oregon
Stanford 38, Oregon 31
Conference game
No. 7 Stanford vs. No. 20 Oregon · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
62
Game score
2014Week 6
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 14, Notre Dame 17
Nonconference
No. 14 Stanford vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2012ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
Wisconsin vs. Stanford
Wisconsin 14, Stanford 20
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 13 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Stanford · 6-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Stanford vs. Wisconsin (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2014Week 101OT
Utah at Arizona State
Utah 16, Arizona State 19
Conference game
No. 18 Utah vs. No. 15 Arizona State · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
60
Game score
2017PostseasonNeutral site
Washington vs. Penn State
Washington 28, Penn State 35
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 12 Washington vs. No. 9 Penn State · 7-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
2016Week 9
Washington at Utah
Washington 31, Utah 24
Conference game
No. 4 Washington vs. No. 17 Utah · 7-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
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.