Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2003

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: 6

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.

2003Week 131OT
Purdue at Ohio State
Purdue 13, Ohio State 16
No. 11 Purdue vs. No. 4 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
78
Game score
2003NOKIA SUGAR BOWL
Oklahoma at LSU
Oklahoma 14, LSU 21
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2003 LSU vs. Oklahoma (Bowl Full Game)
2003CAPITAL ONE BOWL1OT
Georgia at Purdue
Georgia 34, Purdue 27
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 11 Purdue · 7-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
73
Game score
2003Week 8
Miami at Florida State
Miami 22, Florida State 14
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 5 Florida State · 8-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
2003ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY CITI
Michigan at USC
Michigan 14, USC 28
No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 2 USC · 14-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
2003Week 14
LSU at Ole Miss
LSU 17, Ole Miss 14
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 15 Ole Miss · 3-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2003FEDEX ORANGE BOWL
Miami at Florida State
Miami 16, Florida State 14
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 9 Florida State · 2-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2003Week 14
Ohio State at Michigan
Ohio State 21, Michigan 35
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Michigan · 14-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
2003Week 61OT
USC at California
USC 31, California 34
No. 3 USC vs. Unranked California · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
64
Game score
2003Week 15
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 38, Florida 34
No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 11 Florida · 4-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2003Week 41OT
NC State at Ohio State
NC State 38, Ohio State 44
No. 24 NC State vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 6-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
63
Game score
2003Week 5
Georgia at LSU
Georgia 10, LSU 17
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 11 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
2003Week 9
Iowa at Ohio State
Iowa 10, Ohio State 19
No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 8 Ohio State · 9-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2003Week 11
Michigan at Michigan State
Michigan 27, Michigan State 20
No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 9 Michigan State · 7-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
2003Week 62OT
Arkansas at Alabama
Arkansas 34, Alabama 31
No. 9 Arkansas vs. Unranked Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
60
Game score
2003TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL
Kansas State at Ohio State
Kansas State 28, Ohio State 35
No. 13 Kansas State vs. No. 8 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
2003Week 12
Tennessee at Miami
Tennessee 10, Miami 6
No. 18 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Miami · 4-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
2003Week 61OT
South Carolina at Tennessee
South Carolina 20, Tennessee 23
Unranked South Carolina vs. No. 8 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
59
Game score
2003Week 16
LSU at Georgia
LSU 34, Georgia 13
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 5 Georgia · 21-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2003 Georgia vs. LSU (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2003Postseason
Texas at Washington State
Texas 20, Washington State 28
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 15 Washington State · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
2003Week 3
Florida at Miami
Florida 33, Miami 38
No. 21 Florida vs. No. 3 Miami · 5-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
2003Week 5
Michigan at Oregon
Michigan 27, Oregon 31
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 22 Oregon · 4-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
2003Week 11
Georgia at Florida
Georgia 13, Florida 16
No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 23 Florida · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2003Week 9
Purdue at Wisconsin
Purdue 26, Wisconsin 23
No. 13 Purdue vs. No. 14 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2003Week 7
West Virginia at Miami
West Virginia 20, Miami 22
Unranked West Virginia vs. No. 2 Miami · 2-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
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.