Decade leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of the 2020s
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
- 86/100
- Overtime
- 9
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.
- 2020Week 102OT
Clemson at Notre Dame
Clemson 40, Notre Dame 47
No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 11/15
86
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 15Neutral site1OT
Georgia vs. Texas
Georgia 22, Texas 19
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 2 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
86
Game score
Full Game · 2024 Texas vs. Georgia (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2025Week 52OT
Oregon at Penn State
Oregon 30, Penn State 24
No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 3 Penn State · 6-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 11/15
83
Game score
Full Game · 2025 Penn State vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025Week 15Neutral site
Indiana vs. Ohio State
Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 1 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Full Game · 2025 Ohio State vs. Indiana (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 7
Ohio State at Oregon
Ohio State 31, Oregon 32
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Oregon · 1-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Oregon vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Georgia
Ohio State 41, Georgia 42
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Georgia · 1-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Highlight · 2022 Georgia vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2021Week 6
Penn State at Iowa
Penn State 20, Iowa 23
No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 3 Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
Highlight · 2021 Iowa vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022Week 14Neutral site1OT
Kansas State vs. TCU
Kansas State 31, TCU 28
No. 13 Kansas State vs. No. 3 TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 2022 TCU vs. Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
- 2023CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar BowlNeutral site
Texas vs. Washington
Texas 31, Washington 37
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Washington · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Washington vs. Texas (Bowl Full Game)
- 2023Week 13
Ohio State at Michigan
Ohio State 24, Michigan 30
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Michigan · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Michigan vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta BowlNeutral site
TCU vs. Michigan
TCU 51, Michigan 45
No. 3 TCU vs. No. 2 Michigan · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Highlight · 2022 Michigan vs. TCU (Bowl Full Game)
- 2024College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange BowlNeutral site
Notre Dame vs. Penn State
Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 5 Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Penn State vs. Notre Dame (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
- 2024College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNeutral site2OT
Texas vs. Arizona State
Texas 39, Arizona State 31
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 10 Arizona State · 8-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 11/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2024 Arizona State vs. Texas (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
- 2024Week 15Neutral site
Penn State vs. Oregon
Penn State 37, Oregon 45
No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 1 Oregon · 8-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2024 Oregon vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2023Week 14Neutral site
Georgia vs. Alabama
Georgia 24, Alabama 27
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Alabama vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022Week 7
Alabama at Tennessee
Alabama 49, Tennessee 52
No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2022 Tennessee vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 5
Georgia at Alabama
Georgia 34, Alabama 41
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 4 Alabama · 7-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Alabama vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar BowlNeutral site
Ole Miss vs. Georgia
Ole Miss 39, Georgia 34
No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Georgia · 5-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Georgia vs. Ole Miss (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
- 2022Week 101OT
Alabama at LSU
Alabama 31, LSU 32
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 15 LSU · 1-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 9/15
74
Game score
Highlight · 2022 LSU vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2022Week 72OT
Oklahoma State at TCU
Oklahoma State 40, TCU 43
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
74
Game score
Highlight · 2022 TCU vs. Oklahoma State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2024Week 10
Ohio State at Penn State
Ohio State 20, Penn State 13
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Penn State · 7-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Penn State vs. Ohio State (Regular Season 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.