Game-time AP archive
2018 Ranked Matchups
Every completed game where both teams were ranked No. 1–25 in the applicable AP snapshot before the result.
67
Ranked games
12
Both Top 10
4
Overtime
15.4
Avg. margin
Matchup tier
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Highest-ranked matchup: No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama.
67 All Top 25 matchups
Week 1 · Sep 3, 2018 · Campus site
No. 20 Virginia Tech 24 at No. 19 Florida State 3
21-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 2 · Sep 8, 2018 · Campus site
No. 3 Georgia 41 at No. 24 South Carolina 17
24-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 2 · Sep 8, 2018 · Campus site
No. 17 USC 3 at No. 10 Stanford 17
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 15, 2018 · Campus site
No. 12 LSU 22 at No. 7 Auburn 21
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 15, 2018 · Campus site
No. 17 Boise State 21 at No. 24 Oklahoma State 44
23-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 15, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 4 Ohio State 40 at No. 15 TCU 28
12-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 22, 2018 · Campus site
No. 22 Texas A&M 23 at No. 1 Alabama 45
22-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 22, 2018 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 7 Stanford 38 at No. 20 Oregon 31
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Sep 29, 2018 · Campus site
No. 12 West Virginia 42 at No. 25 Texas Tech 34
8-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Sep 29, 2018 · Campus site
No. 7 Stanford 17 at No. 8 Notre Dame 38
21-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Notre Dame vs. Stanford (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 5 · Sep 29, 2018 · Campus site
No. 4 Ohio State 27 at No. 9 Penn State 26
1-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2018 Penn State vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 5 · Sep 29, 2018 · Campus site
No. 20 BYU 7 at No. 11 Washington 35
28-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Sep 29, 2018 · Campus site
No. 19 Oregon 42 at No. 24 California 24
18-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 6, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 19 Texas 48 at No. 7 Oklahoma 45
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2018 Oklahoma vs. Texas (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 6 · Oct 6, 2018 · Campus site
No. 5 LSU 19 at No. 22 Florida 27
8-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2018 Florida vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 6 · Oct 6, 2018 · Campus site
No. 6 Notre Dame 45 at No. 24 Virginia Tech 23
22-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 13, 2018 · Campus site
No. 2 Georgia 16 at No. 13 LSU 36
20-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 LSU vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 7 · Oct 13, 2018 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 7 Washington 27 at No. 17 Oregon 30
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2018 Oregon vs. Washington (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 7 · Oct 13, 2018 · Campus site
No. 15 Wisconsin 13 at No. 12 Michigan 38
25-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 20, 2018 · Campus site
No. 6 Michigan 21 at No. 24 Michigan State 7
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 20, 2018 · Campus site
No. 16 NC State 7 at No. 3 Clemson 41
34-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 20, 2018 · Campus site
No. 22 Mississippi State 3 at No. 5 LSU 19
16-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 20, 2018 · Campus site
No. 12 Oregon 20 at No. 25 Washington State 34
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 27, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 9 Florida 17 at No. 7 Georgia 36
19-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Georgia vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 9 · Oct 27, 2018 · Campus site
No. 18 Iowa 24 at No. 17 Penn State 30
6-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 27, 2018 · Campus site
No. 14 Washington State 41 at No. 24 Stanford 38
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2018 Stanford vs. Washington State (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 10 · Nov 3, 2018 · Campus site
No. 6 Georgia 34 at No. 11 Kentucky 17
17-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Kentucky vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 10 · Nov 3, 2018 · Campus site
No. 12 West Virginia 42 at No. 15 Texas 41
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2018 Texas vs. West Virginia (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 10 · Nov 3, 2018 · Campus site
No. 14 Penn State 7 at No. 5 Michigan 42
35-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 10 · Nov 3, 2018 · Campus site
No. 1 Alabama 29 at No. 4 LSU 0
29-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2018 LSU vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 11 · Nov 10, 2018 · Campus site
No. 8 Ohio State 26 at No. 24 Michigan State 6
20-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 10, 2018 · Campus site
No. 18 Mississippi State 0 at No. 1 Alabama 24
24-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 10, 2018 · Campus site
No. 2 Clemson 27 at No. 17 Boston College 7
20-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 12 · Nov 17, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 12 Syracuse 3 at No. 3 Notre Dame 36
33-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 12 · Nov 17, 2018 · Campus site
No. 18 Iowa State 10 at No. 13 Texas 24
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 12 · Nov 17, 2018 · Campus site
No. 19 Cincinnati 13 at No. 11 UCF 38
25-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 23, 2018 · Campus site
No. 6 Oklahoma 59 at No. 12 West Virginia 56
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 23, 2018 · Campus site
No. 16 Washington 28 at No. 7 Washington State 15
13-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 24, 2018 · Campus site
No. 4 Michigan 39 at No. 10 Ohio State 62
23-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Ohio State vs. Michigan (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 13 · Nov 24, 2018 · Campus site
No. 14 Utah State 24 at No. 21 Boise State 33
9-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Nov 30, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 17 Utah 3 at No. 10 Washington 10
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Washington vs. Utah (Pac-12 Football Championship Game Full Game)
Week 14 · Dec 1, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 9 Texas 27 at No. 5 Oklahoma 39
12-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Oklahoma vs. Texas (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
Week 14 · Dec 1, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 1 Alabama 35 at No. 4 Georgia 28
7-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 CFP National Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia (Full Game)
Week 14 · Dec 1, 2018 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 25 Fresno State 19 at No. 19 Boise State 16
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Dec 1, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 21 Northwestern 24 at No. 6 Ohio State 45
21-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →MITSUBISHI MOTORS LAS VEGAS BOWL · Dec 15, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 23 Arizona State 20 at No. 19 Fresno State 31
11-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL · Dec 22, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 17 Houston 14 at No. 22 Army 70
56-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →CHEEZ-IT BOWL · Dec 26, 2018 · Neutral site · 1 OT
No. 24 California 7 at No. 17 TCU 10
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL · Dec 27, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 16 Miami 3 at No. 20 Wisconsin 35
32-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →CAMPING WORLD BOWL · Dec 28, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 15 West Virginia 18 at No. 17 Syracuse 34
16-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →VALERO ALAMO BOWL · Dec 28, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 25 Iowa State 26 at No. 12 Washington State 28
2-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL · Dec 29, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 10 Florida 41 at No. 8 Michigan 15
26-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Michigan vs. Florida (Peach Bowl Full Game)
Postseason · Dec 29, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 24 South Carolina 0 at No. 23 Virginia 28
28-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC - CFP SEMIFINAL · Dec 29, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 3 Notre Dame 3 at No. 2 Clemson 30
27-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Clemson vs. Notre Dame (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL - CFP SEMIFINAL · Dec 29, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 4 Oklahoma 34 at No. 1 Alabama 45
11-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Alabama vs. Oklahoma (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
Postseason · Dec 31, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 19 Cincinnati 35 at No. 24 Virginia Tech 31
4-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 24 Stanford 14 at No. 24 Pittsburgh 13
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 24 Michigan State 6 at No. 19 Oregon 7
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 24 Missouri 33 at No. 25 Oklahoma State 38
5-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 21 Northwestern 31 at No. 20 Utah 20
11-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Postseason · Dec 31, 2018 · Neutral site
No. 22 NC State 13 at No. 21 Texas A&M 52
39-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →OUTBACK BOWL · Jan 1, 2019 · Neutral site
No. 18 Mississippi State 22 at No. 19 Iowa 27
5-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL · Jan 1, 2019 · Neutral site
No. 11 LSU 40 at No. 7 UCF 32
8-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 UCF vs. LSU (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
VRBO CITRUS BOWL · Jan 1, 2019 · Neutral site
No. 16 Kentucky 27 at No. 13 Penn State 24
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL · Jan 1, 2019 · Neutral site
No. 9 Washington 23 at No. 5 Ohio State 28
5-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Ohio State vs. Washington (Bowl Full Game)
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL · Jan 1, 2019 · Neutral site
No. 14 Texas 28 at No. 6 Georgia 21
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2018 Georgia vs. Texas (Bowl Full Game)
CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY AT&T · Jan 7, 2019 · Neutral site
No. 2 Clemson 44 at No. 1 Alabama 16
28-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2018 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.