AP upset archive
Biggest College Football Upsets of 2022
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
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Unranked winners
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Market-confirmed
Top 25 AP upsets
- Historic upsetWeek 10Home
Unranked Notre Dame 35, No. 5 Clemson 14
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Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 42/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 3.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
84
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 12Home
Unranked South Carolina 63, No. 5 Tennessee 38
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Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 42/50
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Winner closed as a 22.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
84
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 2Road
Unranked App State 17, No. 6 Texas A&M 14
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Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 40/50
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Winner closed as a 18-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
80
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 4Road
Unranked Kansas State 41, No. 6 Oklahoma 34
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Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 40/50
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Winner closed as a 14-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
80
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 13Home
Unranked Texas A&M 38, No. 6 LSU 23
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Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 40/50
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Winner closed as a 10-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
80
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 11Road
No. 24 Washington 37, No. 6 Oregon 34
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Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 36/50
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Winner closed as a 12-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
76
AP score
Highlight · 2022 Oregon vs. Washington (Regular Season Full Game)
- Historic upsetWeek 8Home
Unranked LSU 45, No. 7 Ole Miss 20
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Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 38/50
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Closing line was pick'em · Pregame win chance —
76
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 13Road
Unranked South Carolina 31, No. 7 Clemson 30
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Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 38/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 14-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
76
AP score
Highlight · 2022 Clemson vs. South Carolina (Regular Season Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 2Road
Unranked Marshall 26, No. 8 Notre Dame 21
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Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50
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Winner closed as a 20.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 11Road
Unranked Arizona 34, No. 9 UCLA 28
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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 14Neutral
No. 13 Kansas State 31, No. 3 TCU 28
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Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 20/50
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Winner closed as a 1-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
66
AP score
Full Game · 2022 TCU vs. Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 7Home
No. 20 Utah 43, No. 7 USC 42
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Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 26/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 3.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
64
AP score
Highlight · 2022 Utah vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 9Home
Unranked Louisville 48, No. 10 Wake Forest 21
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Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50
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Winner closed as a 3-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
64
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 14Neutral
No. 12 Utah 47, No. 4 USC 24
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Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 16/50
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Winner closed as a 3-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
60
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 9Home
No. 22 Kansas State 48, No. 9 Oklahoma State 0
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Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 26/50
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Winner closed as a 2-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
60
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 3Home
Unranked Washington 39, No. 11 Michigan State 28
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Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 30/50
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Winner closed as a 3.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
60
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 10Home
No. 15 LSU 32, No. 6 Alabama 31
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Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 18/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 13.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
58
AP score
Highlight · 2022 LSU vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 2Home
No. 21 BYU 26, No. 9 Baylor 20
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Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 24/50
Market evidence · supporting
Winner closed as a 2.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
58
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 4Neutral
No. 23 Texas A&M 23, No. 10 Arkansas 21
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Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 26/50
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Winner closed as a 1-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
58
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 13Home
No. 22 Oregon State 38, No. 10 Oregon 34
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Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 24/50
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Winner closed as a 1-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 3Home
No. 25 Oregon 41, No. 12 BYU 20
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Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 26/50
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Winner closed as a 3.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
54
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 7Home
No. 6 Tennessee 52, No. 3 Alabama 49
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Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 6/50
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Winner closed as a 9-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
Full Game · 2022 Tennessee vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
- Major upsetWeek 5Home
No. 14 Ole Miss 22, No. 7 Kentucky 19
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Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 14/50
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Winner closed as a 6.5-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 6Road
Unranked South Carolina 24, No. 13 Kentucky 14
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Opponent strength 26/50 · Rank gap 26/50
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Winner closed as a 4.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 10Road
Unranked Texas 34, No. 13 Kansas State 27
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Opponent strength 26/50 · Rank gap 26/50
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Winner closed as a 3-point favorite · Pregame win chance —
52
AP score
Highlight · 2022 Kansas State vs. Texas (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.