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2010 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

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Both Top 10

2

Overtime

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Highest-ranked matchup: No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Oregon.

62 All Top 25 matchups

  1. Week 2 · Sep 11, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 22 Georgia 6 at No. 24 South Carolina 17

    11-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Georgia vs. rankedSouth Carolina vs. ranked
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  2. Week 2 · Sep 11, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 12 Miami 24 at No. 2 Ohio State 36

    12-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Miami vs. rankedOhio State vs. ranked
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  3. Week 2 · Sep 11, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 17 Florida State 17 at No. 10 Oklahoma 47

    30-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida State vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  4. Week 2 · Sep 11, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 18 Penn State 3 at No. 1 Alabama 24

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Penn State vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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  5. Week 3 · Sep 18, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 9 Iowa 27 at No. 24 Arizona 34

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Iowa vs. rankedArizona vs. ranked
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  6. Week 4 · Sep 25, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 1 Alabama 24 at No. 10 Arkansas 20

    4-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedArkansas vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2010 Arkansas vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)

  7. Week 4 · Sep 25, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 12 South Carolina 27 at No. 17 Auburn 35

    8-point margin · Ranked matchup

    South Carolina vs. rankedAuburn vs. ranked
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  8. Week 4 · Sep 25, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 24 Oregon State 24 at No. 3 Boise State 37

    13-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oregon State vs. rankedBoise State vs. ranked
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  9. Week 4 · Sep 25, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 22 West Virginia 14 at No. 15 LSU 20

    6-point margin · Ranked matchup

    West Virginia vs. rankedLSU vs. ranked
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  10. Week 5 · Oct 2, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 11 Wisconsin 24 at No. 24 Michigan State 34

    10-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedMichigan State vs. ranked
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  11. Week 5 · Oct 2, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 21 Texas 20 at No. 8 Oklahoma 28

    8-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  12. Week 5 · Oct 2, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 7 Florida 6 at No. 1 Alabama 31

    25-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Florida vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2010 Alabama vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)

  13. Week 5 · Oct 2, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 9 Stanford 31 at No. 4 Oregon 52

    21-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Stanford vs. rankedOregon vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2010 Oregon vs. Stanford (Regular Season Full Game)

  14. Week 5 · Oct 2, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 22 Penn State 3 at No. 17 Iowa 24

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Penn State vs. rankedIowa vs. ranked
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  15. Week 6 · Oct 9, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 17 Michigan State 34 at No. 18 Michigan 17

    17-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Michigan State vs. rankedMichigan vs. ranked
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  16. Week 6 · Oct 9, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 1 Alabama 21 at No. 19 South Carolina 35

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedSouth Carolina vs. ranked
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  17. Week 6 · Oct 9, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 12 LSU 33 at No. 14 Florida 29

    4-point margin · Ranked matchup

    LSU vs. rankedFlorida vs. ranked
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  18. Week 6 · Oct 9, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 23 Florida State 45 at No. 13 Miami 17

    28-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida State vs. rankedMiami vs. ranked
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  19. Week 7 · Oct 16, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 12 Arkansas 43 at No. 7 Auburn 65

    22-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arkansas vs. rankedAuburn vs. ranked
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  20. Week 7 · Oct 16, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 1 Ohio State 18 at No. 18 Wisconsin 31

    13-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedWisconsin vs. ranked
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  21. Week 8 · Oct 23, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 6 LSU 17 at No. 5 Auburn 24

    7-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    LSU vs. rankedAuburn vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2010 Auburn vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)

  22. Week 8 · Oct 23, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 14 Nebraska 51 at No. 17 Oklahoma State 41

    10-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Nebraska vs. rankedOklahoma State vs. ranked
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  23. Week 8 · Oct 23, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 10 Wisconsin 31 at No. 13 Iowa 30

    1-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedIowa vs. ranked
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  24. Week 8 · Oct 23, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 3 Oklahoma 27 at No. 18 Missouri 36

    9-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma vs. rankedMissouri vs. ranked
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  25. Week 9 · Oct 30, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 7 Missouri 17 at No. 14 Nebraska 31

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Missouri vs. rankedNebraska vs. ranked
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  26. Week 9 · Oct 30, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 5 Michigan State 6 at No. 18 Iowa 37

    31-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Michigan State vs. rankedIowa vs. ranked
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  27. Week 9 · Oct 30, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 1 Oregon 53 at No. 24 USC 32

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oregon vs. rankedUSC vs. ranked
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  28. Week 10 · Nov 6, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 22 Baylor 28 at No. 19 Oklahoma State 55

    27-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Baylor vs. rankedOklahoma State vs. ranked
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  29. Week 10 · Nov 6, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 5 Alabama 21 at No. 12 LSU 24

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedLSU vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2010 LSU vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)

  30. Week 10 · Nov 6, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 4 TCU 47 at No. 6 Utah 7

    40-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    TCU vs. rankedUtah vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2010 Utah vs. TCU (Regular Season Full Game)

  31. Week 10 · Nov 6, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 17 Arkansas 41 at No. 18 South Carolina 20

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arkansas vs. rankedSouth Carolina vs. ranked
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  32. Week 10 · Nov 6, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 13 Arizona 17 at No. 10 Stanford 42

    25-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arizona vs. rankedStanford vs. ranked
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  33. Week 11 · Nov 13, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 22 South Carolina 36 at No. 24 Florida 14

    22-point margin · Ranked matchup

    South Carolina vs. rankedFlorida vs. ranked
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  34. Week 11 · Nov 13, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 17 Mississippi State 10 at No. 11 Alabama 30

    20-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Mississippi State vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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  35. Week 12 · Nov 20, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 8 Ohio State 20 at No. 21 Iowa 17

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedIowa vs. ranked
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  36. Week 12 · Nov 20, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 14 Virginia Tech 31 at No. 24 Miami 17

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Virginia Tech vs. rankedMiami vs. ranked
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  37. Week 12 · Nov 20, 2010 · Campus site · 2 OT

    No. 13 Arkansas 38 at No. 22 Mississippi State 31

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arkansas vs. rankedMississippi State vs. ranked
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  38. Week 12 · Nov 20, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 9 Nebraska 6 at No. 18 Texas A&M 9

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Nebraska vs. rankedTexas A&M vs. ranked
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  39. Week 13 · Nov 26, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 2 Auburn 28 at No. 9 Alabama 27

    1-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Auburn vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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  40. Week 13 · Nov 26, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 20 Arizona 29 at No. 1 Oregon 48

    19-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arizona vs. rankedOregon vs. ranked
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  41. Week 13 · Nov 26, 2010 · Campus site · 1 OT

    No. 3 Boise State 31 at No. 19 Nevada 34

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Boise State vs. rankedNevada vs. ranked
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  42. Week 13 · Nov 27, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 6 LSU 23 at No. 12 Arkansas 31

    8-point margin · Ranked matchup

    LSU vs. rankedArkansas vs. ranked
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  43. Week 13 · Nov 27, 2010 · Campus site

    No. 14 Oklahoma 47 at No. 10 Oklahoma State 41

    6-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma vs. rankedOklahoma State vs. ranked
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  44. Week 14 · Dec 4, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 2 Auburn 56 at No. 18 South Carolina 17

    39-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Auburn vs. rankedSouth Carolina vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2010 South Carolina vs. Auburn (SEC Championship Game Full Game)

  45. Week 14 · Dec 4, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 20 Florida State 33 at No. 12 Virginia Tech 44

    11-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida State vs. rankedVirginia Tech vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2010 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State (ACC Championship Game Full Game)

  46. Week 14 · Dec 4, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 10 Oklahoma 23 at No. 13 Nebraska 20

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma vs. rankedNebraska vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2010 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)

  47. MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS · Dec 22, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 20 Utah 3 at No. 10 Boise State 26

    23-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Utah vs. rankedBoise State vs. ranked
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  48. AdvoCare V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL · Dec 27, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 23 Air Force 14 at No. 15 Georgia Tech 7

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Air Force vs. rankedGeorgia Tech vs. ranked
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  49. CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL · Dec 28, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 22 West Virginia 7 at No. 21 NC State 23

    16-point margin · Ranked matchup

    West Virginia vs. rankedNC State vs. ranked
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  50. INSIGHT BOWL · Dec 28, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 14 Missouri 24 at No. 24 Iowa 27

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Missouri vs. rankedIowa vs. ranked
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  51. VALERO ALAMO BOWL · Dec 29, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 16 Oklahoma State 36 at No. 20 Arizona 10

    26-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma State vs. rankedArizona vs. ranked
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  52. AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL · Dec 31, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 22 Georgia 6 at No. 25 UCF 10

    4-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Georgia vs. rankedUCF vs. ranked
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  53. Chick-fil-A BOWL · Dec 31, 2010 · Neutral site

    No. 19 South Carolina 17 at No. 23 Florida State 26

    9-point margin · Ranked matchup

    South Carolina vs. rankedFlorida State vs. ranked
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  54. CAPITAL ONE BOWL · Jan 1, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 15 Alabama 49 at No. 7 Michigan State 7

    42-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedMichigan State vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2010 Michigan State vs. Alabama (Citrus/Capital One Bowl Full Game)

  55. OUTBACK BOWL · Jan 1, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 24 Florida 37 at No. 22 Penn State 24

    13-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedPenn State vs. ranked
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  56. PROGRESSIVE GATOR BOWL · Jan 1, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 21 Mississippi State 52 at No. 18 Michigan 14

    38-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Mississippi State vs. rankedMichigan vs. ranked
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  57. ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO · Jan 1, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 4 Wisconsin 19 at No. 3 TCU 21

    2-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedTCU vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2010 TCU vs. Wisconsin (Bowl Full Game)

  58. TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL · Jan 1, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 25 UConn 20 at No. 9 Oklahoma 48

    28-point margin · Ranked matchup

    UConn vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  59. DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL · Jan 3, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 5 Stanford 40 at No. 12 Virginia Tech 12

    28-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Stanford vs. rankedVirginia Tech vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2010 Virginia Tech vs. Stanford (Orange Bowl Full Game)

  60. ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL · Jan 4, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 6 Ohio State 31 at No. 8 Arkansas 26

    5-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedArkansas vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2010 Arkansas vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)

  61. AT&T COTTON BOWL · Jan 7, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 11 LSU 41 at No. 18 Texas A&M 24

    17-point margin · Ranked matchup

    LSU vs. rankedTexas A&M vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2010 Texas A&M vs. LSU (Cotton Bowl Full Game)

  62. TOSTITOS BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME · Jan 10, 2011 · Neutral site

    No. 1 Auburn 22 at No. 2 Oregon 19

    3-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Auburn vs. rankedOregon vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2010 Oregon vs. Auburn (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.