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2012 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

11

Both Top 10

5

Overtime

14.7

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Highest-ranked matchup: No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Alabama.

60 All Top 25 matchups

  1. Week 3 · Sep 15, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 18 Florida 37 at No. 23 Tennessee 20

    17-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedTennessee vs. ranked
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  2. Week 3 · Sep 15, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 2 USC 14 at No. 21 Stanford 21

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    USC vs. rankedStanford vs. ranked
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  3. Week 3 · Sep 15, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 20 Notre Dame 20 at No. 10 Michigan State 3

    17-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Notre Dame vs. rankedMichigan State vs. ranked
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  4. Week 4 · Sep 22, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 18 Michigan 6 at No. 11 Notre Dame 13

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Michigan vs. rankedNotre Dame vs. ranked
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  5. Week 4 · Sep 22, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 15 Kansas State 24 at No. 6 Oklahoma 19

    5-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Kansas State vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  6. Week 4 · Sep 22, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 10 Clemson 37 at No. 4 Florida State 49

    12-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Clemson vs. rankedFlorida State vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Florida State vs. Clemson (Regular Season Full Game)

  7. Week 4 · Sep 22, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 22 Arizona 0 at No. 3 Oregon 49

    49-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arizona vs. rankedOregon vs. ranked
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  8. Week 5 · Sep 29, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 25 Baylor 63 at No. 9 West Virginia 70

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Baylor vs. rankedWest Virginia vs. ranked
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  9. Week 5 · Sep 29, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 14 Ohio State 17 at No. 20 Michigan State 16

    1-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedMichigan State vs. ranked
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  10. Week 6 · Oct 6, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 4 LSU 6 at No. 10 Florida 14

    8-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    LSU vs. rankedFlorida vs. ranked
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  11. Week 6 · Oct 6, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 8 West Virginia 48 at No. 11 Texas 45

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    West Virginia vs. rankedTexas vs. ranked
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  12. Week 6 · Oct 6, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 5 Georgia 7 at No. 6 South Carolina 35

    28-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Georgia vs. rankedSouth Carolina vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 South Carolina vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)

  13. Week 6 · Oct 6, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 21 Nebraska 38 at No. 12 Ohio State 63

    25-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Nebraska vs. rankedOhio State vs. ranked
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  14. Week 6 · Oct 6, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 23 Washington 21 at No. 2 Oregon 52

    31-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Washington vs. rankedOregon vs. ranked
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  15. Week 7 · Oct 13, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 15 Texas 21 at No. 13 Oklahoma 63

    42-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  16. Week 7 · Oct 13, 2012 · Campus site · 1 OT

    No. 17 Stanford 13 at No. 7 Notre Dame 20

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Stanford vs. rankedNotre Dame vs. ranked
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  17. Week 7 · Oct 13, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 3 South Carolina 21 at No. 9 LSU 23

    2-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    South Carolina vs. rankedLSU vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 LSU vs. South Carolina (Regular Season Full Game)

  18. Week 7 · Oct 13, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 22 Texas A&M 59 at No. 23 Louisiana Tech 57

    2-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas A&M vs. rankedLouisiana Tech vs. ranked
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  19. Week 8 · Oct 20, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 6 LSU 24 at No. 20 Texas A&M 19

    5-point margin · Ranked matchup

    LSU vs. rankedTexas A&M vs. ranked
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  20. Week 8 · Oct 20, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 9 South Carolina 11 at No. 3 Florida 44

    33-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    South Carolina vs. rankedFlorida vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Florida vs. South Carolina (Regular Season Full Game)

  21. Week 8 · Oct 20, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 4 Kansas State 55 at No. 17 West Virginia 14

    41-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Kansas State vs. rankedWest Virginia vs. ranked
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  22. Week 9 · Oct 27, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 3 Florida 9 at No. 12 Georgia 17

    8-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedGeorgia vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Georgia vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)

  23. Week 9 · Oct 27, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 15 Texas Tech 24 at No. 4 Kansas State 55

    31-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas Tech vs. rankedKansas State vs. ranked
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  24. Week 9 · Oct 27, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 5 Notre Dame 30 at No. 8 Oklahoma 13

    17-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Notre Dame vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2012 Oklahoma vs. Notre Dame (Regular Season Full Game)

  25. Week 9 · Oct 27, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 13 Mississippi State 7 at No. 1 Alabama 38

    31-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Mississippi State vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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  26. Week 10 · Nov 3, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 16 Texas A&M 38 at No. 17 Mississippi State 13

    25-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas A&M vs. rankedMississippi State vs. ranked
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  27. Week 10 · Nov 3, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 2 Oregon 62 at No. 18 USC 51

    11-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oregon vs. rankedUSC vs. ranked
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  28. Week 10 · Nov 3, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 1 Alabama 21 at No. 5 LSU 17

    4-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedLSU vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 LSU vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)

  29. Week 10 · Nov 3, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 24 Arizona 10 at No. 25 UCLA 66

    56-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arizona vs. rankedUCLA vs. ranked
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  30. Week 11 · Nov 10, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 13 Oregon State 23 at No. 16 Stanford 27

    4-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oregon State vs. rankedStanford vs. ranked
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  31. Week 11 · Nov 10, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 15 Texas A&M 29 at No. 1 Alabama 24

    5-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas A&M vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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  32. Week 11 · Nov 10, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 22 Mississippi State 17 at No. 9 LSU 37

    20-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Mississippi State vs. rankedLSU vs. ranked
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  33. Week 12 · Nov 17, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 21 USC 28 at No. 17 UCLA 38

    10-point margin · Ranked matchup

    USC vs. rankedUCLA vs. ranked
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  34. Week 12 · Nov 17, 2012 · Campus site · 1 OT

    No. 14 Stanford 17 at No. 1 Oregon 14

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Stanford vs. rankedOregon vs. ranked
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  35. Week 13 · Nov 24, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 20 Michigan 21 at No. 4 Ohio State 26

    5-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Michigan vs. rankedOhio State vs. ranked
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  36. Week 13 · Nov 24, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 5 Oregon 48 at No. 16 Oregon State 24

    24-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oregon vs. rankedOregon State vs. ranked
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  37. Week 13 · Nov 24, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 6 Florida 37 at No. 10 Florida State 26

    11-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Florida vs. rankedFlorida State vs. ranked
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  38. Week 13 · Nov 24, 2012 · Campus site · 1 OT

    No. 22 Oklahoma State 48 at No. 14 Oklahoma 51

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma State vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  39. Week 13 · Nov 24, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 11 Stanford 35 at No. 15 UCLA 17

    18-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Stanford vs. rankedUCLA vs. ranked
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  40. Week 13 · Nov 24, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 13 South Carolina 27 at No. 12 Clemson 17

    10-point margin · Ranked matchup

    South Carolina vs. rankedClemson vs. ranked
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  41. Week 14 · Nov 30, 2012 · Neutral site · 2 OT

    No. 19 Northern Illinois 44 at No. 18 Kent State 37

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Northern Illinois vs. rankedKent State vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Kent State vs. Northern Illinois (MAC Football Championship Game Full Game)

  42. Week 14 · Nov 30, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 17 UCLA 24 at No. 8 Stanford 27

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    UCLA vs. rankedStanford vs. ranked
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  43. Week 14 · Dec 1, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 2 Alabama 32 at No. 3 Georgia 28

    4-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedGeorgia vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2012 Georgia vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game Full Game)

  44. Week 14 · Dec 1, 2012 · Campus site

    No. 23 Texas 24 at No. 7 Kansas State 42

    18-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas vs. rankedKansas State vs. ranked
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  45. FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL · Dec 15, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 23 Toledo 15 at No. 18 Utah State 41

    26-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Toledo vs. rankedUtah State vs. ranked
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  46. MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS · Dec 22, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 23 Washington 26 at No. 20 Boise State 28

    2-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Washington vs. rankedBoise State vs. ranked
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  47. BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL · Dec 27, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 25 Baylor 49 at No. 17 UCLA 26

    23-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Baylor vs. rankedUCLA vs. ranked
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  48. RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL · Dec 28, 2012 · Neutral site · 1 OT

    No. 21 Rutgers 10 at No. 13 Virginia Tech 13

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Rutgers vs. rankedVirginia Tech vs. ranked
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  49. VALERO ALAMO BOWL · Dec 29, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 23 Texas 31 at No. 15 Oregon State 27

    4-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas vs. rankedOregon State vs. ranked
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  50. BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL · Dec 29, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 15 TCU 16 at No. 20 Michigan State 17

    1-point margin · Ranked matchup

    TCU vs. rankedMichigan State vs. ranked
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  51. Chick-fil-A BOWL · Dec 31, 2012 · Neutral site

    No. 9 LSU 24 at No. 14 Clemson 25

    1-point margin · Ranked matchup

    LSU vs. rankedClemson vs. ranked
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  52. TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL · Jan 1, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 25 Mississippi State 20 at No. 21 Northwestern 34

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Mississippi State vs. rankedNorthwestern vs. ranked
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  53. OUTBACK BOWL · Jan 1, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 11 South Carolina 33 at No. 19 Michigan 28

    5-point margin · Ranked matchup

    South Carolina vs. rankedMichigan vs. ranked
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  54. CAPITAL ONE BOWL · Jan 1, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 6 Georgia 45 at No. 23 Nebraska 31

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Georgia vs. rankedNebraska vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2012 Nebraska vs. Georgia (Citrus/Capital One Bowl Full Game)

  55. ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO · Jan 1, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 13 Wisconsin 14 at No. 8 Stanford 20

    6-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedStanford vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Stanford vs. Wisconsin (Rose Bowl Full Game)

  56. DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL · Jan 1, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 16 Northern Illinois 10 at No. 13 Florida State 31

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Northern Illinois vs. rankedFlorida State vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Florida State vs. Northern Illinois (Orange Bowl Full Game)

  57. ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL · Jan 2, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 22 Louisville 33 at No. 4 Florida 23

    10-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Louisville vs. rankedFlorida vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Florida vs. Louisville (Sugar Bowl Full Game)

  58. TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL · Jan 3, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 5 Oregon 35 at No. 7 Kansas State 17

    18-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Oregon vs. rankedKansas State vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Kansas State vs. Oregon (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)

  59. AT&T COTTON BOWL · Jan 4, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 10 Texas A&M 41 at No. 12 Oklahoma 13

    28-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas A&M vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2012 Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl Full Game)

  60. DISCOVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP · Jan 7, 2013 · Neutral site

    No. 1 Notre Dame 14 at No. 2 Alabama 42

    28-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Notre Dame vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2012 Alabama vs. Notre Dame (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.