Game-time AP archive
2008 Ranked Matchups
Every completed game where both teams were ranked No. 1–25 in the applicable AP snapshot before the result.
58
Ranked games
15
Both Top 10
2
Overtime
16.9
Avg. margin
Matchup tier
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Highest-ranked matchup: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Florida.
58 All Top 25 matchups
Week 3 · Sep 12, 2008 · Campus site
No. 13 Kansas 34 at No. 19 South Florida 37
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 13, 2008 · Campus site
No. 5 Ohio State 3 at No. 1 USC 35
32-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 USC vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 3 · Sep 13, 2008 · Campus site
No. 10 Wisconsin 13 at No. 21 Fresno State 10
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 20, 2008 · Campus site
No. 18 Wake Forest 12 at No. 24 Florida State 3
9-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 20, 2008 · Campus site
No. 6 LSU 26 at No. 10 Auburn 21
5-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Sep 27, 2008 · Campus site
No. 24 TCU 10 at No. 2 Oklahoma 35
25-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Sep 27, 2008 · Campus site
No. 8 Alabama 41 at No. 3 Georgia 30
11-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Georgia vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 5 · Sep 27, 2008 · Campus site
No. 22 Illinois 24 at No. 12 Penn State 38
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 4, 2008 · Campus site
No. 13 Auburn 13 at No. 19 Vanderbilt 14
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 4, 2008 · Campus site
No. 23 Oregon 10 at No. 9 USC 44
34-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 4, 2008 · Campus site
No. 14 Ohio State 20 at No. 18 Wisconsin 17
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 11, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 5 Texas 45 at No. 1 Oklahoma 35
10-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 11, 2008 · Campus site
No. 4 LSU 21 at No. 11 Florida 51
30-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 11, 2008 · Campus site
No. 17 Oklahoma State 28 at No. 3 Missouri 23
5-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 18, 2008 · Campus site
No. 22 Vanderbilt 14 at No. 10 Georgia 24
10-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 18, 2008 · Campus site
No. 12 Ohio State 45 at No. 20 Michigan State 7
38-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 18, 2008 · Campus site
No. 16 Kansas 31 at No. 4 Oklahoma 45
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 18, 2008 · Campus site
No. 11 Missouri 31 at No. 1 Texas 56
25-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 25, 2008 · Campus site
No. 8 Texas Tech 63 at No. 19 Kansas 21
42-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 25, 2008 · Campus site
No. 9 Georgia 52 at No. 11 LSU 38
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 25, 2008 · Campus site
No. 7 Oklahoma State 24 at No. 1 Texas 28
4-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 25, 2008 · Campus site
No. 3 Penn State 13 at No. 10 Ohio State 6
7-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Ohio State vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 10 · Nov 1, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 5 Florida 49 at No. 8 Georgia 10
39-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Georgia vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 10 · Nov 1, 2008 · Campus site
No. 1 Texas 33 at No. 6 Texas Tech 39
6-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · Texas Tech vs. Texas (Full Game)
Week 11 · Nov 6, 2008 · Campus site
No. 11 TCU 10 at No. 10 Utah 13
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 8, 2008 · Campus site
No. 22 Georgia Tech 7 at No. 19 North Carolina 28
21-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 8, 2008 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 1 Alabama 27 at No. 15 LSU 21
6-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 8, 2008 · Campus site
No. 21 California 3 at No. 7 USC 17
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 8, 2008 · Campus site
No. 8 Oklahoma State 20 at No. 2 Texas Tech 56
36-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 12 · Nov 15, 2008 · Campus site
No. 24 South Carolina 6 at No. 3 Florida 56
50-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 22, 2008 · Campus site
No. 17 Michigan State 18 at No. 7 Penn State 49
31-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 22, 2008 · Campus site
No. 16 BYU 24 at No. 8 Utah 48
24-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 22, 2008 · Campus site
No. 20 Pittsburgh 21 at No. 19 Cincinnati 28
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 22, 2008 · Campus site
No. 2 Texas Tech 21 at No. 5 Oklahoma 65
44-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 14 · Nov 29, 2008 · Campus site
No. 18 Georgia Tech 45 at No. 13 Georgia 42
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Nov 29, 2008 · Campus site
No. 2 Florida 45 at No. 23 Florida State 15
30-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Nov 29, 2008 · Campus site
No. 19 Oregon 65 at No. 17 Oregon State 38
27-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Nov 29, 2008 · Campus site
No. 3 Oklahoma 61 at No. 11 Oklahoma State 41
20-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 15 · Dec 6, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 1 Alabama 20 at No. 2 Florida 31
11-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Florida vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
Week 15 · Dec 6, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 19 Missouri 21 at No. 4 Oklahoma 62
41-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Oklahoma vs. Missouri (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
Postseason · Dec 23, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 9 Boise State 16 at No. 11 TCU 17
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 27, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 20 West Virginia 31 at No. 25 North Carolina 30
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 27, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 18 Wisconsin 13 at No. 23 Florida State 42
29-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 27, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 23 Miami 17 at No. 21 California 24
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 29, 2008 · Neutral site · 1 OT
No. 19 Missouri 30 at No. 24 Northwestern 23
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 30, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 14 Oklahoma State 31 at No. 16 Oregon 42
11-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 25 Oregon State 3 at No. 23 Pittsburgh 0
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 18 Boston College 14 at No. 22 Vanderbilt 16
2-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 19 Kansas 42 at No. 20 Minnesota 21
21-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2008 · Neutral site
No. 18 LSU 38 at No. 15 Georgia Tech 3
35-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →CAPITAL ONE BOWL · Jan 1, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 17 Georgia 24 at No. 21 Michigan State 12
12-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Michigan State vs. Georgia (Citrus/Capital One Bowl Full Game)
THE ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITI · Jan 1, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 6 Penn State 24 at No. 5 USC 38
14-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 USC vs. Penn State (Rose Bowl Full Game)
FEDEX ORANGE BOWL · Jan 1, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 13 Cincinnati 7 at No. 17 Virginia Tech 20
13-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati (Orange Bowl Full Game)
COTTON BOWL · Jan 2, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 22 Ole Miss 47 at No. 8 Texas Tech 34
13-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL · Jan 2, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 7 Utah 31 at No. 1 Alabama 17
14-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Alabama vs. Utah (Bowl Full Game)
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL · Jan 5, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 10 Ohio State 21 at No. 3 Texas 24
3-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Texas vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
GMAC BOWL · Jan 6, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 12 Ball State 13 at No. 25 Tulsa 45
32-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →FEDEX BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME · Jan 8, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 2 Florida 24 at No. 4 Oklahoma 14
10-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2008 Oklahoma vs. Florida (National Championship Full Game)
Ranking snapshot policy
Regular-season games use the AP poll for that game’s week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final season rankings are never substituted. Both teams must have valid ranks from 1 through 25.