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2020 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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Both Top 10

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

50 All Top 25 matchups

  1. Week 3 · Sep 19, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 17 Miami 47 at No. 18 Louisville 34

    13-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Miami vs. rankedLouisville vs. ranked
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  2. Week 4 · Sep 26, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 24 Louisville 20 at No. 21 Pittsburgh 23

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Louisville vs. rankedPittsburgh vs. ranked
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  3. Week 4 · Sep 26, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 23 Kentucky 13 at No. 8 Auburn 29

    16-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Kentucky vs. rankedAuburn vs. ranked
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  4. Week 4 · Sep 26, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 22 Army 10 at No. 14 Cincinnati 24

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Army vs. rankedCincinnati vs. ranked
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  5. Week 5 · Oct 3, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 13 Texas A&M 24 at No. 2 Alabama 52

    28-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas A&M vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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  6. Week 5 · Oct 3, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 7 Auburn 6 at No. 4 Georgia 27

    21-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Auburn vs. rankedGeorgia vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Georgia vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)

  7. Week 6 · Oct 10, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 19 Virginia Tech 45 at No. 8 North Carolina 56

    11-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Virginia Tech vs. rankedNorth Carolina vs. ranked
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  8. Week 6 · Oct 10, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 4 Florida 38 at No. 21 Texas A&M 41

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedTexas A&M vs. ranked
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  9. Week 6 · Oct 10, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 14 Tennessee 21 at No. 3 Georgia 44

    23-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Tennessee vs. rankedGeorgia vs. ranked
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  10. Week 6 · Oct 10, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 7 Miami 17 at No. 1 Clemson 42

    25-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Miami vs. rankedClemson vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Clemson vs. Miami (Regular Season Full Game)

  11. Week 7 · Oct 17, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 3 Georgia 24 at No. 2 Alabama 41

    17-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Georgia vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2020 Alabama vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)

  12. Week 8 · Oct 24, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 23 NC State 21 at No. 14 North Carolina 48

    27-point margin · Ranked matchup

    NC State vs. rankedNorth Carolina vs. ranked
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  13. Week 8 · Oct 24, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 17 Iowa State 21 at No. 6 Oklahoma State 24

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Iowa State vs. rankedOklahoma State vs. ranked
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  14. Week 8 · Oct 24, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 18 Michigan 49 at No. 21 Minnesota 24

    25-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Michigan vs. rankedMinnesota vs. ranked
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  15. Week 8 · Oct 24, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 9 Cincinnati 42 at No. 16 SMU 13

    29-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Cincinnati vs. rankedSMU vs. ranked
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  16. Week 9 · Oct 31, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 3 Ohio State 38 at No. 18 Penn State 25

    13-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedPenn State vs. ranked
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  17. Week 10 · Nov 6, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 9 BYU 51 at No. 21 Boise State 17

    34-point margin · Ranked matchup

    BYU vs. rankedBoise State vs. ranked
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  18. Week 10 · Nov 7, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 23 Michigan 21 at No. 13 Indiana 38

    17-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Michigan vs. rankedIndiana vs. ranked
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  19. Week 10 · Nov 7, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 8 Florida 44 at No. 5 Georgia 28

    16-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Florida vs. rankedGeorgia vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Georgia vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)

  20. Week 10 · Nov 7, 2020 · Campus site · 2 OT

    No. 1 Clemson 40 at No. 4 Notre Dame 47

    7-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Clemson vs. rankedNotre Dame vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (Regular Season Full Game)

  21. Week 12 · Nov 21, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 9 Indiana 35 at No. 3 Ohio State 42

    7-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Indiana vs. rankedOhio State vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Ohio State vs. Indiana (Regular Season Full Game)

  22. Week 12 · Nov 21, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 10 Wisconsin 7 at No. 19 Northwestern 17

    10-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedNorthwestern vs. ranked
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  23. Week 12 · Nov 21, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 14 Oklahoma State 13 at No. 18 Oklahoma 41

    28-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma State vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
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  24. Week 13 · Nov 27, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 15 Iowa State 23 at No. 20 Texas 20

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Iowa State vs. rankedTexas vs. ranked
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  25. Week 13 · Nov 27, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 2 Notre Dame 31 at No. 25 North Carolina 17

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Notre Dame vs. rankedNorth Carolina vs. ranked
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  26. Week 13 · Nov 28, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 22 Auburn 13 at No. 1 Alabama 42

    29-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Auburn vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
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  27. Week 14 · Dec 5, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 10 Indiana 14 at No. 18 Wisconsin 6

    8-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Indiana vs. rankedWisconsin vs. ranked
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  28. Week 14 · Dec 5, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 8 BYU 17 at No. 14 Coastal Carolina 22

    5-point margin · Ranked matchup

    BYU vs. rankedCoastal Carolina vs. ranked
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  29. Week 15 · Dec 12, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 20 North Carolina 62 at No. 9 Miami 26

    36-point margin · Ranked matchup

    North Carolina vs. rankedMiami vs. ranked
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  30. Week 15 · Dec 12, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 25 Wisconsin 7 at No. 19 Iowa 28

    21-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Wisconsin vs. rankedIowa vs. ranked
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  31. Week 16 · Dec 19, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 15 Northwestern 10 at No. 3 Ohio State 22

    12-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Northwestern vs. rankedOhio State vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Ohio State vs. Northwestern (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)

  32. Week 16 · Dec 19, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 12 Oklahoma 27 at No. 8 Iowa State 21

    6-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma vs. rankedIowa State vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)

  33. Week 16 · Dec 19, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 4 Clemson 34 at No. 2 Notre Dame 10

    24-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Clemson vs. rankedNotre Dame vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)

  34. Week 16 · Dec 19, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 1 Alabama 52 at No. 11 Florida 46

    6-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Alabama vs. rankedFlorida vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Florida vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)

  35. Week 16 · Dec 19, 2020 · Campus site

    No. 20 Tulsa 24 at No. 6 Cincinnati 27

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Tulsa vs. rankedCincinnati vs. ranked
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    Full Game · 2020 Cincinnati vs. Tulsa (American Football Championship Full Game)

  36. RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl · Dec 22, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 11 UCF 23 at No. 14 BYU 49

    26-point margin · Ranked matchup

    UCF vs. rankedBYU vs. ranked
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  37. Camellia Bowl · Dec 25, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 15 Marshall 10 at No. 23 Buffalo 17

    7-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Marshall vs. rankedBuffalo vs. ranked
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  38. FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl · Dec 26, 2020 · Neutral site · 1 OT

    No. 22 Liberty 37 at No. 9 Coastal Carolina 34

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Liberty vs. rankedCoastal Carolina vs. ranked
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  39. Cheez-It Bowl · Dec 29, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 19 Oklahoma State 37 at No. 19 Miami 34

    3-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oklahoma State vs. rankedMiami vs. ranked
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  40. Valero Alamo Bowl · Dec 29, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 21 Texas 55 at No. 21 Colorado 23

    32-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas vs. rankedColorado vs. ranked
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  41. Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic · Dec 30, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 11 Florida 20 at No. 12 Oklahoma 55

    35-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Florida vs. rankedOklahoma vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Oklahoma vs. Florida (Cotton Bowl Full Game)

  42. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl · Dec 31, 2020 · Neutral site

    No. 20 Tulsa 26 at No. 16 Mississippi State 28

    2-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Tulsa vs. rankedMississippi State vs. ranked
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  43. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl · Jan 1, 2021 · Neutral site

    No. 6 Cincinnati 21 at No. 10 Georgia 24

    3-point margin · Top-ten matchup

    Cincinnati vs. rankedGeorgia vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Georgia vs. Cincinnati (Peach Bowl Full Game)

  44. Vrbo Citrus Bowl · Jan 1, 2021 · Neutral site

    No. 22 Auburn 19 at No. 15 Northwestern 35

    16-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Auburn vs. rankedNorthwestern vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Northwestern vs. Auburn (Citrus/Capital One Bowl Full Game)

  45. Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capital One - CFP Semifinal · Jan 1, 2021 · Neutral site

    No. 2 Notre Dame 14 at No. 1 Alabama 31

    17-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Notre Dame vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Alabama vs. Notre Dame (CFP Semifinal Full Game)

  46. Allstate Sugar Bowl - CFP Semifinal · Jan 1, 2021 · Neutral site

    No. 3 Ohio State 49 at No. 4 Clemson 28

    21-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedClemson vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Clemson vs. Ohio State (CFP Semifinal Full Game)

  47. TaxSlayer Gator Bowl · Jan 2, 2021 · Neutral site

    No. 24 NC State 21 at No. 23 Kentucky 23

    2-point margin · Ranked matchup

    NC State vs. rankedKentucky vs. ranked
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  48. PlayStation Fiesta Bowl · Jan 2, 2021 · Neutral site

    No. 21 Oregon 17 at No. 8 Iowa State 34

    17-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Oregon vs. rankedIowa State vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Iowa State vs. Oregon (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)

  49. Capital One Orange Bowl · Jan 2, 2021 · Neutral site

    No. 5 Texas A&M 41 at No. 16 North Carolina 27

    14-point margin · Ranked matchup

    Texas A&M vs. rankedNorth Carolina vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 North Carolina vs. Texas A&M (Orange Bowl Full Game)

  50. CFP National Championship pres. by AT&T · Jan 11, 2021 · Neutral site

    No. 3 Ohio State 24 at No. 1 Alabama 52

    28-point margin · Top-five matchup

    Ohio State vs. rankedAlabama vs. ranked
    Game details →

    Full Game · 2020 Alabama vs. Ohio State (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.