Decade leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of the 2010s

Every completed game in the decade, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 90/100
Overtime: 8

National ranking

The decade's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2011Week 101OT
LSU at Alabama
LSU 9, Alabama 6
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
90
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Alabama vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2016Week 132OT
Michigan at Ohio State
Michigan 27, Ohio State 30
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
90
Game score
Highlight · 2016 Ohio State vs. Michigan (Regular Season Full Game)
2017ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL - CFP SEMIFINALNeutral site2OT
Georgia vs. Oklahoma
Georgia 54, Oklahoma 48
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 11/15
87
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Oklahoma vs. Georgia (Bowl Full Game)
2017CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY AT&TNeutral site1OT
Alabama vs. Georgia
Alabama 26, Georgia 23
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
86
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Georgia vs. Alabama (National Championship Full Game)
2011TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site1OT
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State
Stanford 38, Oklahoma State 41
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
86
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Oklahoma State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
2013VIZIO BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNeutral site
Florida State vs. Auburn
Florida State 34, Auburn 31
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Auburn vs. Florida State (National Championship Full Game)
2010TOSTITOS BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMENeutral site
Auburn vs. Oregon
Auburn 22, Oregon 19
No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Full Game · 2010 Oregon vs. Auburn (National Championship Full Game)
2019Week 11
LSU at Alabama
LSU 46, Alabama 41
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Alabama vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2015CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRES. BY AT&TNeutral site
Alabama vs. Clemson
Alabama 45, Clemson 40
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson · 5-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Clemson vs. Alabama (National Championship Full Game)
2016CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESENTED BY AT&TNeutral site
Clemson vs. Alabama
Clemson 35, Alabama 31
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama · 4-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Alabama vs. Clemson (National Championship Full Game)
2016Week 71OT
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Ohio State 30, Wisconsin 23
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Wisconsin · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
2012Week 14Neutral site
Alabama vs. Georgia
Alabama 32, Georgia 28
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia · 4-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Georgia vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2010ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
Wisconsin vs. TCU
Wisconsin 19, TCU 21
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 TCU · 2-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
Full Game · 2010 TCU vs. Wisconsin (Bowl Full Game)
2017Week 9
Penn State at Ohio State
Penn State 38, Ohio State 39
No. 2 Penn State vs. No. 6 Ohio State · 1-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Ohio State vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
2012Week 121OT
Stanford at Oregon
Stanford 17, Oregon 14
No. 14 Stanford vs. No. 1 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
78
Game score
2014Week 12
Mississippi State at Alabama
Mississippi State 20, Alabama 25
No. 1 Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Alabama vs. Mississippi State (Regular Season Full Game)
2012Week 10
Alabama at LSU
Alabama 21, LSU 17
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 5 LSU · 4-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 2012 LSU vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
2019PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL - CFP SEMIFINALNeutral site
Clemson vs. Ohio State
Clemson 29, Ohio State 23
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Ohio State vs. Clemson (Bowl Full Game)
2013Week 14
Alabama at Auburn
Alabama 28, Auburn 34
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Auburn · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Auburn vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 8
Notre Dame at Florida State
Notre Dame 27, Florida State 31
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Florida State · 4-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
2018Week 14Neutral site
Alabama vs. Georgia
Alabama 35, Georgia 28
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Georgia · 7-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2018 CFP National Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia (Full Game)
2015Week 14Neutral site
Michigan State vs. Iowa
Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Iowa vs. Michigan State (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
2014GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSICNeutral site
Michigan State vs. Baylor
Michigan State 42, Baylor 41
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Baylor · 1-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Baylor vs. Michigan State (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2010Week 13
Auburn at Alabama
Auburn 28, Alabama 27
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 9 Alabama · 1-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
2019Week 15Neutral site1OT
Baylor vs. Oklahoma
Baylor 23, Oklahoma 30
No. 8 Baylor vs. No. 6 Oklahoma · 7-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Oklahoma vs. Baylor (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older decades may have less complete poll, period, and box-score data.