Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1946
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 70/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season'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.
- 1946Week 7
Illinois at Michigan
Illinois 13, Michigan 9
No. 5 Illinois vs. No. 8 Michigan · 4-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1946Week 5
Army at Michigan
Army 20, Michigan 13
No. 1 Army vs. No. 11 Michigan · 7-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1946PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. LSU
Arkansas 0, LSU 0
No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 9 LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1946Week 3
Georgia Tech at Tennessee
Georgia Tech 9, Tennessee 13
No. 15 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 Tennessee · 4-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1946PostseasonNeutral site
North Carolina vs. Georgia
North Carolina 10, Georgia 20
No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Georgia · 10-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1946Week 8
North Carolina at Tennessee
North Carolina 14, Tennessee 20
No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 8 Tennessee · 6-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 1946Week 3
Oklahoma at Army
Oklahoma 7, Army 21
No. 14 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Army · 14-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1946PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Rice
Tennessee 0, Rice 8
No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Rice · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1946Week 5
Oklahoma at Texas
Oklahoma 13, Texas 20
No. 16 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Texas · 7-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1946Week 3
Duke at NC State
Duke 6, NC State 13
No. 13 Duke vs. No. 12 NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1946Week 7
Texas at Rice
Texas 13, Rice 18
No. 17 Texas vs. No. 12 Rice · 5-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1946Week 4
Tennessee at Duke
Tennessee 12, Duke 7
No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 19 Duke · 5-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1946Week 6
Michigan at Northwestern
Michigan 14, Northwestern 14
No. 10 Michigan vs. Unranked Northwestern · 0-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1946Week 3
North Carolina at Virginia Tech
North Carolina 14, Virginia Tech 14
No. 10 North Carolina vs. Unranked Virginia Tech · 0-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1946Week 6
Georgia Tech at LSU
Georgia Tech 26, LSU 7
No. 7 Georgia Tech vs. No. 11 LSU · 19-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1946Week 6
UCLA at California
UCLA 13, California 6
No. 4 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1946Week 8
Illinois at Iowa
Illinois 7, Iowa 0
No. 5 Illinois vs. Unranked Iowa · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1946Week 3
Alabama at Tulane
Alabama 7, Tulane 6
No. 11 Alabama vs. Unranked Tulane · 1-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1946Week 7
Arkansas at Ole Miss
Arkansas 7, Ole Miss 9
No. 11 Arkansas vs. Unranked Ole Miss · 2-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1946Week 6
Ohio State at Purdue
Ohio State 14, Purdue 14
No. 13 Ohio State vs. Unranked Purdue · 0-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1946PostseasonNeutral site
Illinois vs. UCLA
Illinois 45, UCLA 14
No. 5 Illinois vs. No. 4 UCLA · 31-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 4/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1946Week 5
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Ohio State 7, Wisconsin 20
No. 12 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Wisconsin · 13-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1946Week 6
Wisconsin at Illinois
Wisconsin 21, Illinois 27
Unranked Wisconsin vs. No. 9 Illinois · 6-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1946Week 6
Arkansas at Texas
Arkansas 0, Texas 20
No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Texas · 20-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1946Week 8
Alabama at Georgia
Alabama 0, Georgia 14
Unranked Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia · 14-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
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. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.