Game-time AP archive
2011 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
5
Overtime
18.5
Avg. margin
Matchup tier
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Highest-ranked matchup: No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama.
59 All Top 25 matchups
Week 2 · Sep 10, 2011 · Campus site
No. 3 Alabama 27 at No. 23 Penn State 11
16-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 15, 2011 · Campus site
No. 3 LSU 19 at No. 25 Mississippi State 6
13-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 17, 2011 · Campus site
No. 1 Oklahoma 23 at No. 5 Florida State 13
10-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Florida State vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 4 · Sep 24, 2011 · Campus site
No. 11 Florida State 30 at No. 21 Clemson 35
5-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 24, 2011 · Campus site
No. 7 Oklahoma State 30 at No. 8 Texas A&M 29
1-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 4 · Sep 24, 2011 · Campus site
No. 14 Arkansas 14 at No. 3 Alabama 38
24-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 24, 2011 · Campus site
No. 2 LSU 47 at No. 16 West Virginia 21
26-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Oct 1, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 14 Texas A&M 38 at No. 18 Arkansas 42
4-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Oct 1, 2011 · Campus site
No. 13 Clemson 23 at No. 11 Virginia Tech 3
20-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Oct 1, 2011 · Campus site
No. 3 Alabama 38 at No. 12 Florida 10
28-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Oct 1, 2011 · Campus site
No. 8 Nebraska 17 at No. 7 Wisconsin 48
31-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Wisconsin vs. Nebraska (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 6 · Oct 8, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 3 Oklahoma 55 at No. 11 Texas 17
38-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 8, 2011 · Campus site
No. 17 Florida 11 at No. 1 LSU 41
30-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 8, 2011 · Campus site
No. 15 Auburn 14 at No. 10 Arkansas 38
24-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 15, 2011 · Campus site
No. 11 Michigan 14 at No. 23 Michigan State 28
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 15, 2011 · Campus site
No. 20 Baylor 28 at No. 21 Texas A&M 55
27-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 15, 2011 · Campus site
No. 6 Oklahoma State 38 at No. 22 Texas 26
12-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 15, 2011 · Campus site
No. 18 Arizona State 27 at No. 9 Oregon 41
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 22, 2011 · Campus site
No. 19 Auburn 10 at No. 1 LSU 45
35-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 22, 2011 · Campus site
No. 22 Washington 21 at No. 7 Stanford 65
44-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 22, 2011 · Campus site
No. 4 Wisconsin 31 at No. 15 Michigan State 37
6-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 29, 2011 · Campus site
No. 9 Michigan State 3 at No. 13 Nebraska 24
21-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 29, 2011 · Campus site
No. 11 Oklahoma 58 at No. 10 Kansas State 17
41-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Kansas State vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 9 · Oct 29, 2011 · Campus site · 3 OT
No. 4 Stanford 56 at No. 20 USC 48
8-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 10 · Nov 5, 2011 · Campus site
No. 10 South Carolina 28 at No. 8 Arkansas 44
16-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Week 10 · Nov 5, 2011 · Campus site
No. 17 Kansas State 45 at No. 3 Oklahoma State 52
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 10 · Nov 5, 2011 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 1 LSU 9 at No. 2 Alabama 6
3-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Alabama vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 11 · Nov 10, 2011 · Campus site
No. 10 Virginia Tech 37 at No. 20 Georgia Tech 26
11-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 12, 2011 · Campus site
No. 19 Nebraska 17 at No. 12 Penn State 14
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 12, 2011 · Campus site
No. 24 Auburn 7 at No. 14 Georgia 45
38-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 12, 2011 · Campus site
No. 6 Oregon 53 at No. 3 Stanford 30
23-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Stanford vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 12 · Nov 19, 2011 · Campus site
No. 17 Nebraska 17 at No. 20 Michigan 45
28-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 12 · Nov 19, 2011 · Campus site
No. 5 Oklahoma 38 at No. 25 Baylor 45
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 12 · Nov 19, 2011 · Campus site
No. 18 USC 38 at No. 4 Oregon 35
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 25, 2011 · Campus site
No. 3 Arkansas 17 at No. 1 LSU 41
24-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 LSU vs. Arkansas (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 13 · Nov 26, 2011 · Campus site
No. 13 Georgia 31 at No. 25 Georgia Tech 17
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 26, 2011 · Campus site
No. 6 Virginia Tech 38 at No. 24 Virginia 0
38-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 26, 2011 · Campus site
No. 20 Penn State 7 at No. 15 Wisconsin 45
38-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 26, 2011 · Campus site
No. 18 Clemson 13 at No. 14 South Carolina 34
21-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 26, 2011 · Campus site
No. 22 Notre Dame 14 at No. 4 Stanford 28
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Dec 3, 2011 · Campus site
No. 24 Southern Miss 49 at No. 7 Houston 28
21-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Dec 3, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 12 Georgia 10 at No. 1 LSU 42
32-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 LSU vs. Georgia (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
Week 14 · Dec 3, 2011 · Campus site
No. 13 Oklahoma 10 at No. 3 Oklahoma State 44
34-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Dec 3, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 5 Virginia Tech 10 at No. 21 Clemson 38
28-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Clemson vs. Virginia Tech (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
Week 14 · Dec 3, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 15 Wisconsin 42 at No. 11 Michigan State 39
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Michigan State vs. Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS · Dec 22, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 20 Arizona State 24 at No. 8 Boise State 56
32-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL · Dec 29, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 25 Florida State 18 at No. 22 Notre Dame 14
4-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →VALERO ALAMO BOWL · Dec 29, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 22 Washington 56 at No. 15 Baylor 67
11-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Chick-fil-A BOWL · Dec 31, 2011 · Neutral site
No. 24 Virginia 24 at No. 24 Auburn 43
19-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →TICKETCITY BOWL · Jan 2, 2012 · Neutral site
No. 20 Houston 30 at No. 24 Penn State 14
16-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL · Jan 2, 2012 · Neutral site
No. 17 Ohio State 17 at No. 17 Florida 24
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →OUTBACK BOWL · Jan 2, 2012 · Neutral site · 3 OT
No. 12 Michigan State 33 at No. 18 Georgia 30
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →CAPITAL ONE BOWL · Jan 2, 2012 · Neutral site
No. 21 Nebraska 13 at No. 10 South Carolina 30
17-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO · Jan 2, 2012 · Neutral site
No. 9 Wisconsin 38 at No. 6 Oregon 45
7-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Oregon vs. Wisconsin (Bowl Full Game)
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL · Jan 2, 2012 · Neutral site · 1 OT
No. 4 Stanford 38 at No. 3 Oklahoma State 41
3-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Oklahoma State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL · Jan 3, 2012 · Neutral site · 1 OT
No. 13 Michigan 23 at No. 17 Virginia Tech 20
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Virginia Tech vs. Michigan (Sugar Bowl Full Game)
DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL · Jan 4, 2012 · Neutral site
No. 23 West Virginia 70 at No. 14 Clemson 33
37-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Clemson vs. West Virginia (Orange Bowl Full Game)
AT&T COTTON BOWL · Jan 6, 2012 · Neutral site
No. 11 Kansas State 16 at No. 7 Arkansas 29
13-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 Arkansas vs. Kansas State (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP · Jan 9, 2012 · Neutral site
No. 2 Alabama 21 at No. 1 LSU 0
21-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2011 LSU vs. Alabama (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.