Conference record book
Conference USA Top 25 Games of the 2000s
The best games involving a C-USA member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 65/100
- Overtime
- 6
National ranking
The conference's top 25
24 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2004Postseason
Boise State at Louisville
Boise State 40, Louisville 44
Postseason
No. 11 Boise State vs. No. 7 Louisville · 4-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 2004Week 8
Louisville at Miami
Louisville 38, Miami 41
Conference game
No. 18 Louisville vs. No. 3 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 2002Week 61OT
Florida State at Louisville
Florida State 20, Louisville 26
Conference game
No. 4 Florida State vs. Unranked Louisville · 6-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
60
Game score
- 2003Week 10
UAB at Georgia
UAB 13, Georgia 16
Nonconference
Unranked UAB vs. No. 4 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 2000Week 4
Cincinnati at Wisconsin
Cincinnati 25, Wisconsin 28
Nonconference
Unranked Cincinnati vs. No. 4 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 2002Week 5
Ohio State at Cincinnati
Ohio State 23, Cincinnati 19
Conference game
No. 6 Ohio State vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 4-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 2000Week 2
Southern Miss at Tennessee
Southern Miss 16, Tennessee 19
Nonconference
No. 22 Southern Miss vs. No. 13 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 2003Week 61OT
TCU at Arizona
TCU 13, Arizona 10
Conference game
No. 19 TCU vs. Unranked Arizona · 3-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
48
Game score
- 2004Week 15
California at Southern Miss
California 26, Southern Miss 16
Conference game
No. 4 California vs. Unranked Southern Miss · 10-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 2003Postseason
TCU at Boise State
TCU 31, Boise State 34
Postseason
No. 19 TCU vs. No. 18 Boise State · 3-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 2001Postseason1OT
East Carolina at Marshall
East Carolina 61, Marshall 64
Postseason
Unranked East Carolina vs. No. 20 Marshall · 3-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
47
Game score
- 2003Week 12
Louisville at TCU
Louisville 28, TCU 31
Conference game
Unranked Louisville vs. No. 13 TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
- 2000Week 10
Southern Miss at Houston
Southern Miss 6, Houston 3
Conference game
No. 14 Southern Miss vs. Unranked Houston · 3-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 2000PostseasonNeutral site
TCU vs. Southern Miss
TCU 21, Southern Miss 28
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 13 TCU vs. No. 24 Southern Miss · 7-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
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.