AP upset archive
Biggest College Football Upsets of 1994
The season's 25 strongest AP-defined upsets, led by the quality of the ranked team defeated and the game-time ranking gap.
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Upsets ranked
12
Unranked winners
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Market-confirmed
Top 25 AP upsets
- Major upsetWeek 7Road
No. 23 Colorado State 21, No. 6 Arizona 16
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 34/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
74
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 7Home
Unranked Boston College 30, No. 8 Notre Dame 11
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 9Home
Unranked Oregon 31, No. 9 Washington 20
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 34/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
68
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 11Home
Unranked New Mexico 23, No. 9 Utah 21
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 34/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
68
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 7Home
No. 13 Miami 34, No. 3 Florida State 20
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 20/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
66
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 10Road
Unranked Wisconsin 31, No. 10 Michigan 19
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
64
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 5Road
No. 17 Washington 38, No. 6 Miami 20
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 22/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
62
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 8Road
No. 6 Auburn 36, No. 1 Florida 33
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 50/50 · Rank gap 10/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
60
AP score
Full Game · 1994 Florida vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 10Home
Unranked Oregon 10, No. 11 Arizona 9
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 30/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
60
AP score
- Major upsetPostseasonNeutral
No. 25 Boston College 12, No. 11 Kansas State 7
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 28/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
58
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 8Home
Unranked Rice 19, No. 12 Texas 17
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 28/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 11Home
Unranked Stanford 46, No. 12 Washington 28
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 28/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 12Home
Unranked Air Force 40, No. 12 Utah 33
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 28/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 3Road
No. 6 Michigan 26, No. 3 Notre Dame 24
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 6/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetPostseasonNeutral
No. 20 Michigan 24, No. 10 Colorado State 14
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 20/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 13Home
Unranked UCLA 31, No. 13 USC 19
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 26/50 · Rank gap 26/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 14Road
Unranked NC State 30, No. 13 Virginia 27
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 26/50 · Rank gap 26/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 10Home
No. 3 Nebraska 24, No. 2 Colorado 7
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 2/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
50
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 5Road
No. 7 Colorado 27, No. 4 Michigan 26
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 6/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
50
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 6Home
Unranked Syracuse 28, No. 14 Virginia Tech 20
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 24/50 · Rank gap 24/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
48
AP score
- Major upsetPostseasonNeutral
No. 7 Florida State 23, No. 5 Florida 17
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 4/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
46
AP score
Full Game · 1994 Florida State vs. Florida (Bowl Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 11Home
No. 23 Duke 28, No. 13 Virginia 25
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 26/50 · Rank gap 20/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
46
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 12Home
No. 25 Boston College 31, No. 14 Syracuse 0
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 24/50 · Rank gap 22/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
46
AP score
- UpsetWeek 6Home
Unranked Michigan State 29, No. 15 Wisconsin 10
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 22/50 · Rank gap 22/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
44
AP score
- UpsetWeek 9Home
No. 25 Virginia 34, No. 15 North Carolina 10
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 22/50 · Rank gap 20/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
42
AP score
How the ranking works
An upset qualifies only when the winner was unranked or ranked below an AP Top 25 opponent at kickoff. Regular-season games use that game's AP poll week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. The 100-point score splits evenly between defeated-opponent strength and ranking gap. Betting lines and pregame win probability are shown separately as supporting evidence and never change the AP score, so missing market data cannot lower a game.