AP upset archive
Biggest College Football Upsets of 2014
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
13
Unranked winners
22
Market-confirmed
Top 25 AP upsets
- Historic upsetWeek 6Road
Unranked Arizona 31, No. 2 Oregon 24
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Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 48/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 22.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
96
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 11Road
Unranked Texas A&M 41, No. 3 Auburn 38
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Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 46/50
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Winner closed as a 14.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
92
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 9Home
No. 24 LSU 10, No. 3 Ole Miss 7
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Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 42/50
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Winner closed as a 3-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
88
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 8Home
Unranked West Virginia 41, No. 4 Baylor 27
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Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 44/50
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Winner closed as a 9.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
88
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 6Home
No. 25 TCU 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 33
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Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 42/50
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Winner closed as a 5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
86
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 3Home
No. 24 South Carolina 38, No. 6 Georgia 35
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Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 36/50
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Winner closed as a 3-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
76
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 12Home
Unranked Oregon State 35, No. 7 Arizona State 27
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Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 38/50
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Winner closed as a 6.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
76
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 14Home
No. 18 Ole Miss 31, No. 4 Mississippi State 17
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Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 28/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 2.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 2Road
Unranked Virginia Tech 35, No. 8 Ohio State 21
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Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50
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Winner closed as a 12-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 4Road
Unranked Mississippi State 34, No. 8 LSU 29
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Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50
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Winner closed as a 7-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 6Road
Unranked Utah 30, No. 8 UCLA 28
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Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50
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Winner closed as a 12.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 13Home
Unranked Arkansas 30, No. 8 Ole Miss 0
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Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50
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Winner closed as a 2-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 3Home
Unranked Boston College 37, No. 9 USC 31
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Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 34/50
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Winner closed as a 20-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
68
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 10Neutral
Unranked Florida 38, No. 9 Georgia 20
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Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 34/50
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Winner closed as a 10-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
68
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 14Road
Unranked Stanford 31, No. 9 UCLA 10
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Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 34/50
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Winner closed as a 4.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
68
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 7Road
Unranked USC 28, No. 10 Arizona 26
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Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50
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Winner closed as a 2.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
64
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 6Home
No. 11 Ole Miss 23, No. 3 Alabama 17
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Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 16/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 4.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
62
AP score
- Major upsetALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL - SEMIFINALNeutral
No. 5 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35
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Opponent strength 50/50 · Rank gap 8/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 9-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
58
AP score
Full Game · 2014 Ohio State vs. Alabama (Bowl Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 1Road
No. 21 Texas A&M 52, No. 9 South Carolina 28
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Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 24/50
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Winner closed as a 9.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
58
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 12Home
No. 4 Alabama 25, No. 1 Mississippi State 20
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Opponent strength 50/50 · Rank gap 6/50
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Winner closed as a 6.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
Full Game · 2014 Alabama vs. Mississippi State (Regular Season Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 6Home
No. 12 Mississippi State 48, No. 6 Texas A&M 31
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Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 12/50
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Winner closed as a 1-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 14Road
No. 16 Georgia Tech 30, No. 8 Georgia 24
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Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 16/50
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Winner closed as a 14.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 12Home
No. 22 Wisconsin 59, No. 11 Nebraska 24
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Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 22/50
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Winner closed as a 4-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 5Road
Unranked Missouri 21, No. 13 South Carolina 20
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Opponent strength 26/50 · Rank gap 26/50
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Winner closed as a 5.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 7Home
No. 3 Mississippi State 38, No. 2 Auburn 23
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Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 2/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 3-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
50
AP score
Full Game · 2014 Mississippi State vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
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.