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AP upset archive

Biggest College Football Upsets of 2024

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

18

Unranked winners

22

Market-confirmed

Top 25 AP upsets

  1. Historic upsetWeek 6Home

    Unranked Vanderbilt 40, No. 1 Alabama 35

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 50/50 · Rank gap 50/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 22.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    100

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Vanderbilt vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)

  2. Historic upsetWeek 14Road

    Unranked Michigan 13, No. 2 Ohio State 10

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 48/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 19.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    96

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Ohio State vs. Michigan (Regular Season Full Game)

  3. Historic upsetWeek 6Home

    Unranked Arkansas 19, No. 4 Tennessee 14

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 44/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 14-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    88

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Arkansas vs. Tennessee (Regular Season Full Game)

  4. Historic upsetWeek 11Home

    Unranked Georgia Tech 28, No. 4 Miami 23

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 44/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 9.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    88

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Georgia Tech vs. Miami (Regular Season Full Game)

  5. Historic upsetWeek 2Road

    Unranked Northern Illinois 16, No. 5 Notre Dame 14

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 42/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 27.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    84

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Notre Dame vs. Northern Illinois (Regular Season Full Game)

  6. Historic upsetWeek 5Road

    Unranked Kentucky 20, No. 6 Ole Miss 17

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 40/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 14.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    80

    AP score

  7. Historic upsetWeek 11Home

    No. 16 Ole Miss 28, No. 2 Georgia 10

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 28/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    76

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Ole Miss vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)

  8. Historic upsetWeek 12Road

    Unranked Kansas 17, No. 7 BYU 13

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 38/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    76

    AP score

  9. Historic upsetWeek 13Home

    Unranked Oklahoma 24, No. 7 Alabama 3

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 38/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 14.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    76

    AP score

  10. Major upsetWeek 14Home

    Unranked Syracuse 42, No. 8 Miami 38

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 12.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    72

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Syracuse vs. Miami (Regular Season Full Game)

  11. Major upsetWeek 13Home

    Unranked Florida 24, No. 9 Ole Miss 17

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 34/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    68

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Florida vs. Ole Miss (Regular Season Full Game)

  12. Major upsetWeek 6Home

    No. 25 Texas A&M 41, No. 9 Missouri 10

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 32/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    66

    AP score

  13. Major upsetWeek 1Neutral

    Unranked Georgia Tech 24, No. 10 Florida State 21

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 10.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    64

    AP score

    Condensed · 2024 Georgia Tech vs. Florida State (Regular Season Full Game)

  14. Major upsetWeek 1Road

    Unranked Boston College 28, No. 10 Florida State 13

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 16.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    64

    AP score

  15. Major upsetWeek 5Road

    Unranked Arizona 23, No. 10 Utah 10

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 7.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    64

    AP score

  16. Major upsetWeek 6Home

    Unranked Washington 27, No. 10 Michigan 17

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    64

    AP score

  17. Major upsetWeek 10Home

    Unranked South Carolina 44, No. 10 Texas A&M 20

    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

  18. Major upsetCollege Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Presented by PrudentialNeutral

    No. 6 Ohio State 41, No. 1 Oregon 21

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 50/50 · Rank gap 10/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    60

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Oregon vs. Ohio State (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)

  19. Major upsetWeek 6Home

    Unranked Minnesota 24, No. 11 USC 17

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 30/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 9.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    60

    AP score

  20. Major upsetWeek 10Road

    Unranked Texas Tech 23, No. 11 Iowa State 22

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 30/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 14.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    60

    AP score

  21. Major upsetWeek 10Road

    Unranked Louisville 33, No. 11 Clemson 21

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 30/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 11.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    60

    AP score

  22. Major upsetWeek 8Road

    No. 5 Georgia 30, No. 1 Texas 15

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 50/50 · Rank gap 8/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    58

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Texas vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)

  23. Major upsetWeek 15Neutral

    No. 18 Clemson 34, No. 8 SMU 31

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 20/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    56

    AP score

    Full Game · 2024 SMU vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)

  24. Major upsetReliaQuest BowlNeutral

    No. 24 Michigan 19, No. 11 Alabama 13

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 26/50

    Market evidence · supporting

    Winner closed as a 16.5-point underdog · Pregame win chance —

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    56

    AP score

    Highlight · 2024 Michigan vs. Alabama (Bowl Full Game)

  25. Major upsetWeek 15Neutral

    No. 5 Georgia 22, No. 2 Texas 19

    AP evidence · primary

    Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 6/50

    Market evidence · supporting

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

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    54

    AP score

    Full Game · 2024 Texas vs. Georgia (SEC Championship Game 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.