Game-time AP archive
2024 Ranked Matchups
Every completed game where both teams were ranked No. 1–25 in the applicable AP snapshot before the result.
62
Ranked games
17
Both Top 10
4
Overtime
13.7
Avg. margin
Matchup tier
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Highest-ranked matchup: No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 1 Oregon.
62 All Top 25 matchups
Week 1 · Sep 1, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 23 USC 27 at No. 13 LSU 20
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 LSU vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 2 · Sep 7, 2024 · Campus site
No. 3 Texas 31 at No. 10 Michigan 12
19-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2024 Michigan vs. Texas (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 2 · Sep 7, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 14 Tennessee 51 at No. 24 NC State 10
41-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 13, 2024 · Campus site
No. 20 Arizona 7 at No. 14 Kansas State 31
24-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 3 · Sep 14, 2024 · Campus site
No. 24 Boston College 21 at No. 6 Missouri 27
6-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 20, 2024 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 24 Illinois 31 at No. 22 Nebraska 24
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 21, 2024 · Campus site
No. 11 USC 24 at No. 18 Michigan 27
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 21, 2024 · Campus site
No. 12 Utah 22 at No. 14 Oklahoma State 19
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 4 · Sep 21, 2024 · Campus site
No. 6 Tennessee 25 at No. 15 Oklahoma 15
10-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Sep 28, 2024 · Campus site
No. 20 Oklahoma State 20 at No. 23 Kansas State 42
22-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Sep 28, 2024 · Campus site
No. 15 Louisville 24 at No. 16 Notre Dame 31
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 5 · Sep 28, 2024 · Campus site
No. 2 Georgia 34 at No. 4 Alabama 41
7-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Alabama vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 5 · Sep 28, 2024 · Campus site
No. 19 Illinois 7 at No. 9 Penn State 21
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 6 · Oct 5, 2024 · Campus site
No. 9 Missouri 10 at No. 25 Texas A&M 41
31-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 12, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 1 Texas 34 at No. 18 Oklahoma 3
31-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 7 · Oct 12, 2024 · Campus site · 1 OT
No. 9 Ole Miss 26 at No. 13 LSU 29
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 LSU vs. Ole Miss (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 7 · Oct 12, 2024 · Campus site
No. 2 Ohio State 31 at No. 3 Oregon 32
1-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Oregon vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 8 · Oct 19, 2024 · Campus site
No. 7 Alabama 17 at No. 11 Tennessee 24
7-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Tennessee vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 8 · Oct 19, 2024 · Campus site
No. 24 Michigan 7 at No. 22 Illinois 21
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 8 · Oct 19, 2024 · Campus site
No. 5 Georgia 30 at No. 1 Texas 15
15-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Texas vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 9 · Oct 26, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 12 Notre Dame 51 at No. 24 Navy 14
37-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 26, 2024 · Campus site
No. 21 Missouri 0 at No. 15 Alabama 34
34-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 26, 2024 · Campus site
No. 20 Illinois 9 at No. 1 Oregon 38
29-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 26, 2024 · Campus site
No. 5 Texas 27 at No. 25 Vanderbilt 24
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 9 · Oct 26, 2024 · Campus site
No. 8 LSU 23 at No. 14 Texas A&M 38
15-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 10 · Nov 2, 2024 · Campus site
No. 4 Ohio State 20 at No. 3 Penn State 13
7-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Penn State vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 10 · Nov 2, 2024 · Campus site
No. 18 Pittsburgh 25 at No. 20 SMU 48
23-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 11 · Nov 9, 2024 · Campus site
No. 2 Georgia 10 at No. 16 Ole Miss 28
18-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Ole Miss vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 11 · Nov 9, 2024 · Campus site
No. 11 Alabama 42 at No. 14 LSU 13
29-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 12 · Nov 16, 2024 · Campus site
No. 24 Missouri 30 at No. 23 South Carolina 34
4-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 12 · Nov 16, 2024 · Campus site
No. 6 Tennessee 17 at No. 11 Georgia 31
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 23, 2024 · Campus site
No. 5 Indiana 15 at No. 2 Ohio State 38
23-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2024 Ohio State vs. Indiana (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 13 · Nov 23, 2024 · Campus site
No. 14 BYU 23 at No. 21 Arizona State 28
5-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 13 · Nov 23, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 18 Army 14 at No. 6 Notre Dame 49
35-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 14 · Nov 30, 2024 · Campus site
No. 16 South Carolina 17 at No. 12 Clemson 14
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Clemson vs. South Carolina (Regular Season Full Game)
Week 14 · Nov 30, 2024 · Campus site
No. 3 Texas 17 at No. 20 Texas A&M 7
10-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Week 15 · Dec 6, 2024 · Campus site
No. 19 UNLV 7 at No. 10 Boise State 21
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2024 Boise State vs. UNLV (Mountain West Football Championship Game Full Game)
Week 15 · Dec 7, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 16 Iowa State 19 at No. 12 Arizona State 45
26-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2024 Arizona State vs. Iowa State (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
Week 15 · Dec 7, 2024 · Neutral site · 1 OT
No. 5 Georgia 22 at No. 2 Texas 19
3-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2024 Texas vs. Georgia (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
Week 15 · Dec 7, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 18 Clemson 34 at No. 8 SMU 31
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2024 SMU vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
Week 15 · Dec 7, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 3 Penn State 37 at No. 1 Oregon 45
8-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2024 Oregon vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate · Dec 20, 2024 · Campus site
No. 9 Indiana 17 at No. 3 Notre Dame 27
10-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Notre Dame vs. Indiana (CFP First Round Full Game)
College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate · Dec 21, 2024 · Campus site
No. 12 SMU 10 at No. 5 Penn State 38
28-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Penn State vs. SMU (CFP First Round Full Game)
College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate · Dec 21, 2024 · Campus site
No. 13 Clemson 24 at No. 4 Texas 38
14-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Texas vs. Clemson (CFP First Round Full Game)
College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate · Dec 21, 2024 · Campus site
No. 7 Tennessee 17 at No. 6 Ohio State 42
25-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Ohio State vs. Tennessee (CFP First Round Full Game)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl · Dec 27, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 18 Oklahoma 20 at No. 24 Navy 21
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Navy vs. Oklahoma (Bowl Full Game)
Birmingham Bowl · Dec 27, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 23 Georgia Tech 27 at No. 24 Vanderbilt 35
8-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →DirecTV Holiday Bowl · Dec 27, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 22 Syracuse 52 at No. 25 Washington State 35
17-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl · Dec 27, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 20 Texas A&M 31 at No. 11 USC 35
4-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 USC vs. Texas A&M (Bowl Full Game)
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl · Dec 28, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 24 Boston College 15 at No. 22 Nebraska 20
5-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Pop-Tarts Bowl · Dec 28, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 18 Iowa State 42 at No. 15 Miami 41
1-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Miami vs. Iowa State (Bowl Full Game)
Valero Alamo Bowl · Dec 28, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 17 BYU 36 at No. 20 Colorado 14
22-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →TransPerfect Music City Bowl · Dec 30, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 21 Iowa 24 at No. 23 Missouri 27
3-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →ReliaQuest Bowl · Dec 31, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 11 Alabama 13 at No. 24 Michigan 19
6-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Michigan vs. Alabama (Bowl Full Game)
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl · Dec 31, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 14 South Carolina 17 at No. 21 Illinois 21
4-point margin · Ranked matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Illinois vs. South Carolina (Bowl Full Game)
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl · Dec 31, 2024 · Neutral site
No. 5 Penn State 31 at No. 8 Boise State 14
17-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Boise State vs. Penn State (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl · Jan 1, 2025 · Neutral site · 2 OT
No. 4 Texas 39 at No. 10 Arizona State 31
8-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Full Game · 2024 Arizona State vs. Texas (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential · Jan 1, 2025 · Neutral site
No. 6 Ohio State 41 at No. 1 Oregon 21
20-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Oregon vs. Ohio State (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl - Rescheduled from Jan 1 · Jan 2, 2025 · Neutral site
No. 3 Notre Dame 23 at No. 2 Georgia 10
13-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Georgia vs. Notre Dame (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl · Jan 9, 2025 · Neutral site
No. 3 Notre Dame 27 at No. 5 Penn State 24
3-point margin · Top-five matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Penn State vs. Notre Dame (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic · Jan 10, 2025 · Neutral site
No. 6 Ohio State 28 at No. 4 Texas 14
14-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Texas vs. Ohio State (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T · Jan 20, 2025 · Neutral site
No. 6 Ohio State 34 at No. 3 Notre Dame 23
11-point margin · Top-ten matchup
Game details →Highlight · 2024 Notre Dame 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.