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AP upset archive

Biggest College Football Upsets of 2019

The season's 25 strongest AP-defined upsets, led by the quality of the ranked team defeated and the game-time ranking gap.

25

Upsets ranked

11

Unranked winners

16

Market-confirmed

Top 25 AP upsets

  1. Historic upsetWeek 7Road

    Unranked South Carolina 20, No. 3 Georgia 17

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 46/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 20.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    92

    AP score

  2. Historic upsetWeek 9Home

    Unranked Kansas State 48, No. 5 Oklahoma 41

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 42/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 23.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    84

    AP score

  3. Historic upsetWeek 8Home

    Unranked Illinois 24, No. 6 Wisconsin 23

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 40/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 30.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    80

    AP score

  4. Historic upsetWeek 13Home

    Unranked Arizona State 31, No. 6 Oregon 28

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 40/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 13.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    80

    AP score

  5. Major upsetWeek 12Home

    No. 23 Iowa 23, No. 7 Minnesota 19

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 32/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 3-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    70

    AP score

  6. Major upsetWeek 14Home

    No. 16 Auburn 48, No. 5 Alabama 45

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 22/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 3.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    64

    AP score

    Full Game · 2019 Auburn vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)

  7. Major upsetWeek 4Home

    Unranked USC 30, No. 10 Utah 23

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 3.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    64

    AP score

  8. Major upsetWeek 11Home

    No. 13 Minnesota 31, No. 5 Penn State 26

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 16/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 6.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    58

    AP score

  9. Major upsetWeek 15Neutral

    No. 13 Oregon 37, No. 5 Utah 15

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 16/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 6.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    58

    AP score

  10. Major upsetWeek 9Home

    No. 19 Michigan 45, No. 8 Notre Dame 14

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 22/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 1-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    58

    AP score

  11. Major upsetPLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL - CFP SEMIFINALNeutral

    No. 3 Clemson 29, No. 2 Ohio State 23

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 2/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 2.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    50

    AP score

    Full Game · 2019 Ohio State vs. Clemson (Bowl Full Game)

  12. Major upsetOUTBACK BOWLNeutral

    No. 16 Minnesota 31, No. 9 Auburn 24

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 14/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 7-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    48

    AP score

  13. Major upsetPostseasonNeutral

    No. 22 Texas 38, No. 12 Utah 10

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 20/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 7-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    48

    AP score

  14. Major upsetWeek 2Road

    Unranked California 20, No. 14 Washington 19

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 24/50 · Rank gap 24/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 13.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    48

    AP score

  15. Major upsetWeek 8Home

    Unranked BYU 28, No. 14 Boise State 25

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 24/50 · Rank gap 24/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 7-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    48

    AP score

  16. UpsetWeek 10Neutral

    No. 8 Georgia 24, No. 6 Florida 17

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 4/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 6.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    44

    AP score

    Full Game · 2019 Florida vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)

  17. UpsetWeek 6Home

    No. 10 Florida 24, No. 7 Auburn 13

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 6/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 2.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    44

    AP score

    Full Game · 2019 Florida vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)

  18. UpsetWeek 4Home

    Unranked Pittsburgh 35, No. 15 UCF 34

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 22/50 · Rank gap 22/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 10-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    44

    AP score

  19. UpsetWeek 5Road

    Unranked Arizona State 24, No. 15 California 17

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 22/50 · Rank gap 22/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 4-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    44

    AP score

  20. UpsetWeek 6Home

    Unranked Stanford 23, No. 15 Washington 13

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 22/50 · Rank gap 22/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 13-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    44

    AP score

  21. UpsetWeek 9Home

    Unranked TCU 37, No. 15 Texas 27

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 22/50 · Rank gap 22/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 1.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    44

    AP score

  22. UpsetWeek 14Road

    No. 13 Wisconsin 38, No. 9 Minnesota 17

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 8/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 3-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    42

    AP score

  23. UpsetWeek 10Home

    No. 24 Memphis 54, No. 15 SMU 48

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 22/50 · Rank gap 18/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 6.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    40

    AP score

  24. UpsetWeek 4Home

    No. 13 Wisconsin 35, No. 11 Michigan 14

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 4/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 3.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    34

    AP score

  25. UpsetWeek 6Home

    No. 19 Michigan 10, No. 14 Iowa 3

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 24/50 · Rank gap 10/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 4.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —

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    34

    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.