Conference record book
American Athletic Conference Top 25 Games of the 2020s
The best games involving a AAC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 68/100
- Overtime
- 9
National ranking
The conference's top 25
19 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2020Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNeutral site
Cincinnati vs. Georgia
Cincinnati 21, Georgia 24
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No. 10 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Georgia vs. Cincinnati (Peach Bowl Full Game)
- 2021CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicNeutral site
Cincinnati vs. Alabama
Cincinnati 6, Alabama 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Cincinnati vs. No. 1 Alabama · 21-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2021 Alabama vs. Cincinnati (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
- 2021Week 5
Cincinnati at Notre Dame
Cincinnati 24, Notre Dame 13
Nonconference
No. 7 Cincinnati vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 11-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
Highlight · 2021 Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 16
Tulsa at Cincinnati
Tulsa 24, Cincinnati 27
Conference game
No. 20 Tulsa vs. No. 6 Cincinnati · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Cincinnati vs. Tulsa (American Football Championship Full Game)
- 2021Week 14
Houston at Cincinnati
Houston 20, Cincinnati 35
Conference game
No. 16 Houston vs. No. 3 Cincinnati · 15-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
Full Game · 2021 Cincinnati vs. Houston (American Football Championship Full Game)
- 2022Week 22OT
Houston at Texas Tech
Houston 30, Texas Tech 33
Nonconference
No. 25 Houston vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 1/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
44
Game score
Highlight · 2022 Texas Tech vs. Houston (Regular Season Full Game)
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.