Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 2001
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
- 78/100
- Overtime
- 3
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.
- 2001Week 15
Tennessee at Florida
Tennessee 34, Florida 32
No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Florida · 2-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
- 2001Week 15
Colorado at Texas
Colorado 39, Texas 37
No. 9 Colorado vs. No. 3 Texas · 2-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2001 Texas vs. Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
- 2001Week 10
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 10, Nebraska 20
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 2001Week 6
Kansas State at Oklahoma
Kansas State 37, Oklahoma 38
No. 11 Kansas State vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 2001Week 15
Miami at Virginia Tech
Miami 26, Virginia Tech 24
No. 1 Miami vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech · 2-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 2001Week 7
Oklahoma at Texas
Oklahoma 14, Texas 3
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Texas · 11-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 2001Week 12
Oregon at UCLA
Oregon 21, UCLA 20
No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 17 UCLA · 1-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 2001Postseason
Colorado at Oregon
Colorado 16, Oregon 38
No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 2 Oregon · 22-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 2001Postseason
Nebraska at Miami
Nebraska 14, Miami 37
No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Miami · 23-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2001 Miami vs. Nebraska (Bowl Full Game)
- 2001Week 10
South Carolina at Tennessee
South Carolina 10, Tennessee 17
No. 12 South Carolina vs. No. 9 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 2001Week 81OT
Fresno State at Colorado State
Fresno State 25, Colorado State 22
No. 8 Fresno State vs. Unranked Colorado State · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
59
Game score
- 2001Week 6
LSU at Tennessee
LSU 18, Tennessee 26
No. 14 LSU vs. No. 7 Tennessee · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 2001Week 61OT
Clemson at Georgia Tech
Clemson 47, Georgia Tech 44
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
58
Game score
- 2001Week 8
Florida at Auburn
Florida 20, Auburn 23
No. 1 Florida vs. Unranked Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 2001Week 16
Tennessee at LSU
Tennessee 20, LSU 31
No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 12 LSU · 11-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Full Game · 2001 LSU vs. Tennessee (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2001Week 11
UCLA at Washington State
UCLA 14, Washington State 20
No. 9 UCLA vs. No. 16 Washington State · 6-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 2001Week 3
Michigan at Washington
Michigan 18, Washington 23
No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 15 Washington · 5-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 2001Week 81OT
Maryland at Georgia Tech
Maryland 20, Georgia Tech 17
No. 22 Maryland vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
56
Game score
- 2001Postseason
LSU at Illinois
LSU 47, Illinois 34
No. 12 LSU vs. No. 7 Illinois · 13-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 2001Week 10
Oregon at Washington State
Oregon 24, Washington State 17
No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 14 Washington State · 7-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 2001Week 2
Wisconsin at Oregon
Wisconsin 28, Oregon 31
No. 22 Wisconsin vs. No. 7 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 2001Week 15
Oregon State at Oregon
Oregon State 14, Oregon 17
Unranked Oregon State vs. No. 4 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 2001Week 14
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Oklahoma State 16, Oklahoma 13
Unranked Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Oklahoma · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 2001Week 10
UCLA at Stanford
UCLA 28, Stanford 38
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 20 Stanford · 10-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 2001Postseason
Washington at Texas
Washington 43, Texas 47
No. 21 Washington vs. No. 9 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
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.