Game-time AP archive
2009 Ranked Matchups
Every completed game where both teams were ranked No. 1–25 in the applicable AP snapshot before the result.
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Ranked games
10
Both Top 10
2
Overtime
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Avg. margin
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Highest-ranked matchup: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama.
45 All Top 25 matchups
Week 1 · Sep 5, 2009 · Campus site
No. 13 Georgia 10 at No. 9 Oklahoma State 24
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 2 · Sep 12, 2009 · Campus site
No. 3 USC 18 at No. 8 Ohio State 15
3-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Ohio State vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 3 · Sep 17, 2009 · Campus site
No. 14 Georgia Tech 17 at No. 20 Miami 33
16-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 19, 2009 · Campus site
No. 19 Nebraska 15 at No. 13 Virginia Tech 16
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 26, 2009 · Campus site
No. 9 Miami 7 at No. 11 Virginia Tech 31
24-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Oct 3, 2009 · Campus site
No. 4 LSU 20 at No. 18 Georgia 13
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Oct 3, 2009 · Campus site
No. 7 USC 30 at No. 24 California 3
27-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Oct 3, 2009 · Campus site
No. 8 Oklahoma 20 at No. 17 Miami 21
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 8, 2009 · Campus site
No. 21 Nebraska 27 at No. 24 Missouri 12
15-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 10, 2009 · Campus site
No. 3 Alabama 22 at No. 20 Ole Miss 3
19-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 10, 2009 · Campus site
No. 1 Florida 13 at No. 4 LSU 3
10-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 LSU vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 7 · Oct 15, 2009 · Campus site
No. 8 Cincinnati 34 at No. 21 South Florida 17
17-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 17, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 20 Oklahoma 13 at No. 3 Texas 16
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 17, 2009 · Campus site
No. 6 USC 34 at No. 25 Notre Dame 27
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 17, 2009 · Campus site
No. 4 Virginia Tech 23 at No. 19 Georgia Tech 28
5-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 17, 2009 · Campus site
No. 22 South Carolina 6 at No. 2 Alabama 20
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 24, 2009 · Campus site
No. 25 Oklahoma 35 at No. 24 Kansas 13
22-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 24, 2009 · Campus site
No. 10 TCU 38 at No. 16 BYU 7
31-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 31, 2009 · Campus site
No. 3 Texas 41 at No. 13 Oklahoma State 14
27-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 31, 2009 · Campus site
No. 4 USC 20 at No. 10 Oregon 47
27-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Oregon vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 10 · Nov 7, 2009 · Campus site
No. 15 Ohio State 24 at No. 11 Penn State 7
17-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 10 · Nov 7, 2009 · Campus site
No. 9 LSU 15 at No. 3 Alabama 24
9-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 11 · Nov 14, 2009 · Campus site
No. 25 Stanford 55 at No. 11 USC 21
34-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 14, 2009 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 15 Iowa 24 at No. 10 Ohio State 27
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 14, 2009 · Campus site
No. 16 Utah 28 at No. 4 TCU 55
27-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 28, 2009 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 22 Utah 23 at No. 18 BYU 26
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Dec 3, 2009 · Campus site
No. 13 Oregon State 33 at No. 7 Oregon 37
4-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Dec 5, 2009 · Campus site
No. 5 Cincinnati 45 at No. 14 Pittsburgh 44
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Dec 5, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 1 Florida 13 at No. 2 Alabama 32
19-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. Florida (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
Week 14 · Dec 5, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 3 Texas 13 at No. 21 Nebraska 12
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Nebraska vs. Texas (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
Week 14 · Dec 5, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 12 Georgia Tech 39 at No. 25 Clemson 34
5-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
Postseason · Dec 22, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 16 Oregon State 20 at No. 15 BYU 44
24-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 23, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 23 Utah 37 at No. 19 California 27
10-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 26, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 17 Pittsburgh 19 at No. 23 North Carolina 17
2-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 29, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 14 Miami 14 at No. 24 Wisconsin 20
6-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 30, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 22 Arizona 0 at No. 20 Nebraska 33
33-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2009 · Neutral site
No. 20 Oklahoma 31 at No. 19 Stanford 27
4-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →KONICA MINOLTA GATOR BOWL · Jan 1, 2010 · Neutral site
No. 18 West Virginia 21 at No. 18 Florida State 33
12-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →CAPITAL ONE BOWL · Jan 1, 2010 · Neutral site
No. 11 Penn State 19 at No. 13 LSU 17
2-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITI · Jan 1, 2010 · Neutral site
No. 8 Ohio State 26 at No. 7 Oregon 17
9-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Oregon vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl Full Game)
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL · Jan 1, 2010 · Neutral site
No. 4 Cincinnati 24 at No. 5 Florida 51
27-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Florida vs. Cincinnati (Sugar Bowl Full Game)
AT&T COTTON BOWL · Jan 2, 2010 · Neutral site
No. 21 Oklahoma State 7 at No. 20 Ole Miss 21
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL · Jan 4, 2010 · Neutral site
No. 6 Boise State 17 at No. 3 TCU 10
7-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 TCU vs. Boise State (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
FedEx ORANGE BOWL · Jan 5, 2010 · Neutral site
No. 10 Iowa 24 at No. 9 Georgia Tech 14
10-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →CITI BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME · Jan 7, 2010 · Neutral site
No. 2 Texas 21 at No. 1 Alabama 37
16-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. Texas (National Championship Full Game)
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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.