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2016 Ranked Matchups

Every completed game where both teams were ranked No. 1–25 in the applicable AP snapshot before the result.

60

Ranked games

18

Both Top 10

4

Overtime

16.9

Avg. margin

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Highest-ranked matchup: No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama.

60 All Top 25 matchups

  1. Week 1 · Sep 3, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 18 Georgia 33 at No. 22 North Carolina 24

    9-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Georgia vs. rankedNorth Carolina vs. ranked
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  2. Week 3 · Sep 17, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 2 Florida State 20 at No. 10 Louisville 63

    43-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Florida State vs. rankedLouisville vs. ranked
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  3. Week 3 · Sep 17, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 1 Alabama 48 at No. 19 Ole Miss 43

    5-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedOle Miss vs. ranked
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  4. Week 3 · Sep 17, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 12 Michigan State 36 at No. 18 Notre Dame 28

    8-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Michigan State vs. rankedNotre Dame vs. ranked
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  5. Week 3 · Sep 17, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 3 Ohio State 45 at No. 14 Oklahoma 24

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  6. Week 4 · Sep 24, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 12 Georgia 14 at No. 23 Ole Miss 45

    31-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Georgia vs. rankedOle Miss vs. ranked
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  7. Week 4 · Sep 24, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 11 Wisconsin 30 at No. 8 Michigan State 6

    24-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedMichigan State vs. ranked
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  8. Week 4 · Sep 24, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 19 Florida 28 at No. 14 Tennessee 38

    10-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedTennessee vs. ranked
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  9. Week 4 · Sep 24, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 17 Arkansas 24 at No. 10 Texas A&M 45

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

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

  10. Week 5 · Sep 30, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 7 Stanford 6 at No. 10 Washington 44

    38-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Stanford vs. rankedWashington vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Washington vs. Stanford (Regular Season Full Game)

  11. Week 5 · Oct 1, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 11 Tennessee 34 at No. 25 Georgia 31

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Tennessee vs. rankedGeorgia vs. ranked
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  12. Week 5 · Oct 1, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 8 Wisconsin 7 at No. 4 Michigan 14

    7-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedMichigan vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Michigan vs. Wisconsin (Regular Season Full Game)

  13. Week 5 · Oct 1, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 3 Louisville 36 at No. 5 Clemson 42

    6-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Louisville vs. rankedClemson vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Clemson vs. Louisville (Regular Season Full Game)

  14. Week 6 · Oct 8, 2016 · Campus site · 2 OT

    No. 9 Tennessee 38 at No. 8 Texas A&M 45

    7-point margin · Top-ten matchup

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

    Full Game · 2016 Texas A&M vs. Tennessee (Regular Season Full Game)

  15. Week 6 · Oct 8, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 25 Virginia Tech 34 at No. 17 North Carolina 3

    31-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Virginia Tech vs. rankedNorth Carolina vs. ranked
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  16. Week 6 · Oct 8, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 1 Alabama 49 at No. 16 Arkansas 30

    19-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedArkansas vs. ranked
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  17. Week 6 · Oct 8, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 23 Florida State 20 at No. 10 Miami 19

    1-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida State vs. rankedMiami vs. ranked
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  18. Week 7 · Oct 15, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 1 Alabama 49 at No. 9 Tennessee 10

    39-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedTennessee vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Tennessee vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)

  19. Week 7 · Oct 15, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 12 Ole Miss 30 at No. 22 Arkansas 34

    4-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Ole Miss vs. rankedArkansas vs. ranked
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  20. Week 7 · Oct 15, 2016 · Campus site · 1 OT

    No. 2 Ohio State 30 at No. 8 Wisconsin 23

    7-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedWisconsin vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)

  21. Week 8 · Oct 22, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 6 Texas A&M 14 at No. 1 Alabama 33

    19-point margin · Top-ten matchup

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

    Full Game · 2016 Alabama vs. Texas A&M (Regular Season Full Game)

  22. Week 8 · Oct 22, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 17 Arkansas 3 at No. 21 Auburn 56

    53-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arkansas vs. rankedAuburn vs. ranked
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  23. Week 8 · Oct 22, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 23 Ole Miss 21 at No. 25 LSU 38

    17-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Ole Miss vs. rankedLSU vs. ranked
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  24. Week 9 · Oct 29, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 4 Washington 31 at No. 17 Utah 24

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Washington vs. rankedUtah vs. ranked
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  25. Week 9 · Oct 29, 2016 · Campus site · 1 OT

    No. 7 Nebraska 17 at No. 11 Wisconsin 23

    6-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Nebraska vs. rankedWisconsin vs. ranked
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  26. Week 9 · Oct 29, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 3 Clemson 37 at No. 12 Florida State 34

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Clemson vs. rankedFlorida State vs. ranked
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  27. Week 10 · Nov 5, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 1 Alabama 10 at No. 15 LSU 0

    10-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedLSU vs. ranked
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  28. Week 10 · Nov 5, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 9 Nebraska 3 at No. 6 Ohio State 62

    59-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Nebraska vs. rankedOhio State vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Ohio State vs. Nebraska (Regular Season Full Game)

  29. Week 11 · Nov 12, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 25 Baylor 24 at No. 9 Oklahoma 45

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Baylor vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  30. Week 12 · Nov 19, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 21 Florida 16 at No. 16 LSU 10

    6-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedLSU vs. ranked
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  31. Week 12 · Nov 19, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 20 Washington State 24 at No. 12 Colorado 38

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Washington State vs. rankedColorado vs. ranked
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  32. Week 12 · Nov 19, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 8 Oklahoma 56 at No. 10 West Virginia 28

    28-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Oklahoma vs. rankedWest Virginia vs. ranked
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  33. Week 13 · Nov 24, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 25 LSU 54 at No. 22 Texas A&M 39

    15-point margin · Ranked matchup

    LSU vs. rankedTexas A&M vs. ranked
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  34. Week 13 · Nov 25, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 6 Washington 45 at No. 23 Washington State 17

    28-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Washington vs. rankedWashington State vs. ranked
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  35. Week 13 · Nov 26, 2016 · Campus site · 2 OT

    No. 3 Michigan 27 at No. 2 Ohio State 30

    3-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Michigan vs. rankedOhio State vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Highlight · 2016 Ohio State vs. Michigan (Regular Season Full Game)

  36. Week 13 · Nov 26, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 16 Auburn 12 at No. 1 Alabama 30

    18-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Auburn vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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  37. Week 13 · Nov 26, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 21 Utah 22 at No. 9 Colorado 27

    5-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Utah vs. rankedColorado vs. ranked
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  38. Week 13 · Nov 26, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 13 Florida 13 at No. 15 Florida State 31

    18-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedFlorida State vs. ranked
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  39. Week 14 · Dec 2, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 9 Colorado 10 at No. 4 Washington 41

    31-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Colorado vs. rankedWashington vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Washington vs. Colorado (Pac-12 Football Championship Game Full Game)

  40. Week 14 · Dec 3, 2016 · Campus site

    No. 11 Oklahoma State 20 at No. 7 Oklahoma 38

    18-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma State vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  41. Week 14 · Dec 3, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 1 Alabama 54 at No. 15 Florida 16

    38-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedFlorida vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Florida vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game Full Game)

  42. Week 14 · Dec 3, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 3 Clemson 42 at No. 19 Virginia Tech 35

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Clemson vs. rankedVirginia Tech vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Virginia Tech vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)

  43. Week 14 · Dec 3, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 6 Wisconsin 31 at No. 8 Penn State 38

    7-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedPenn State vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Highlight · 2016 Penn State vs. Wisconsin (Regular Season Full Game)

  44. LAS VEGAS BOWL PRESENTED BY GEICO · Dec 17, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 18 Houston 10 at No. 24 San Diego State 34

    24-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Houston vs. rankedSan Diego State vs. ranked
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  45. MOTEL 6 CACTUS BOWL · Dec 27, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 20 Boise State 12 at No. 25 Baylor 31

    19-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Boise State vs. rankedBaylor vs. ranked
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  46. RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL · Dec 28, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 14 West Virginia 14 at No. 16 Miami 31

    17-point margin · Ranked matchup

    West Virginia vs. rankedMiami vs. ranked
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  47. Postseason · Dec 29, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 17 Arkansas 24 at No. 18 Virginia Tech 35

    11-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Arkansas vs. rankedVirginia Tech vs. ranked
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  48. VALERO ALAMO BOWL · Dec 29, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 13 Oklahoma State 38 at No. 11 Colorado 8

    30-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma State vs. rankedColorado vs. ranked
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  49. Postseason · Dec 30, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 25 Georgia 31 at No. 21 TCU 23

    8-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Georgia vs. rankedTCU vs. ranked
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  50. Postseason · Dec 30, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 16 Stanford 25 at No. 15 North Carolina 23

    2-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Stanford vs. rankedNorth Carolina vs. ranked
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  51. Postseason · Dec 30, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 24 Nebraska 24 at No. 24 Tennessee 38

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Nebraska vs. rankedTennessee vs. ranked
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  52. Capital One Orange Bowl · Dec 30, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 6 Michigan 32 at No. 10 Florida State 33

    1-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Michigan vs. rankedFlorida State vs. ranked
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    Highlight · 2016 Florida State vs. Michigan (Bowl Full Game)

  53. Postseason · Dec 31, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 19 LSU 29 at No. 15 Louisville 9

    20-point margin · Ranked matchup

    LSU vs. rankedLouisville vs. ranked
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  54. Postseason · Dec 31, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 4 Washington 7 at No. 1 Alabama 24

    17-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Washington vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Highlight · 2016 Alabama vs. Washington (Bowl Full Game)

  55. Postseason · Dec 31, 2016 · Neutral site

    No. 2 Ohio State 0 at No. 3 Clemson 31

    31-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedClemson vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Clemson vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)

  56. OUTBACK BOWL · Jan 2, 2017 · Neutral site

    No. 20 Florida 30 at No. 21 Iowa 3

    27-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedIowa vs. ranked
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  57. GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC · Jan 2, 2017 · Neutral site

    No. 12 Western Michigan 16 at No. 8 Wisconsin 24

    8-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Western Michigan vs. rankedWisconsin vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan (Cotton Bowl Full Game)

  58. ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL · Jan 2, 2017 · Neutral site

    No. 9 USC 52 at No. 5 Penn State 49

    3-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    USC vs. rankedPenn State vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Penn State vs. USC (Rose Bowl Full Game)

  59. ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL · Jan 2, 2017 · Neutral site

    No. 17 Auburn 19 at No. 7 Oklahoma 35

    16-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Auburn vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Oklahoma vs. Auburn (Sugar Bowl Full Game)

  60. CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESENTED BY AT&T · Jan 9, 2017 · Neutral site

    No. 3 Clemson 35 at No. 1 Alabama 31

    4-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Clemson vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2016 Alabama vs. Clemson (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.