Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2008

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: 75/100
Overtime: 2

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.

2008Week 9
Oklahoma State at Texas
Oklahoma State 24, Texas 28
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
2008Week 10
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 33, Texas Tech 39
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 6 Texas Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Full Game · Texas Tech vs. Texas (Full Game)
2008Week 111OT
Alabama at LSU
Alabama 27, LSU 21
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 15 LSU · 6-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
74
Game score
2008Week 15Neutral site
Alabama vs. Florida
Alabama 20, Florida 31
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Florida · 11-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Florida vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2008FEDEX BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMENeutral site
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
No. 2 Florida vs. No. 4 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Oklahoma vs. Florida (National Championship Full Game)
2008Week 7Neutral site
Texas vs. Oklahoma
Texas 45, Oklahoma 35
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 1 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
2008TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Texas
Ohio State 21, Texas 24
No. 10 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Texas vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
2008Week 9
Penn State at Ohio State
Penn State 13, Ohio State 6
No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 10 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Ohio State vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
2008Week 4
LSU at Auburn
LSU 26, Auburn 21
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 10 Auburn · 5-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2008PostseasonNeutral site
Boise State vs. TCU
Boise State 16, TCU 17
No. 9 Boise State vs. No. 11 TCU · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2008ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLNeutral site
Utah vs. Alabama
Utah 31, Alabama 17
No. 7 Utah vs. No. 1 Alabama · 14-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Alabama vs. Utah (Bowl Full Game)
2008Week 5
Alabama at Georgia
Alabama 41, Georgia 30
No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia · 11-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Georgia vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
2008Week 11
TCU at Utah
TCU 10, Utah 13
No. 11 TCU vs. No. 10 Utah · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2008THE ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITINeutral site
Penn State vs. USC
Penn State 24, USC 38
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 5 USC · 14-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2008 USC vs. Penn State (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2008Week 7
Oklahoma State at Missouri
Oklahoma State 28, Missouri 23
No. 17 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 Missouri · 5-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
2008Week 11
Penn State at Iowa
Penn State 23, Iowa 24
No. 3 Penn State vs. Unranked Iowa · 1-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2008Week 71OT
Nebraska at Texas Tech
Nebraska 31, Texas Tech 37
Unranked Nebraska vs. No. 7 Texas Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
57
Game score
2008Week 6
Kentucky at Alabama
Kentucky 14, Alabama 17
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 2 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2008Week 5
Ole Miss at Florida
Ole Miss 31, Florida 30
Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 4 Florida · 1-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2008Week 8
Ole Miss at Alabama
Ole Miss 20, Alabama 24
Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Alabama · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2008Week 5
USC at Oregon State
USC 21, Oregon State 27
No. 1 USC vs. Unranked Oregon State · 6-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2008Week 6
Auburn at Vanderbilt
Auburn 13, Vanderbilt 14
No. 13 Auburn vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt · 1-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2008Week 14
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma 61, Oklahoma State 41
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State · 20-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2008Week 9
Georgia at LSU
Georgia 52, LSU 38
No. 9 Georgia vs. No. 11 LSU · 14-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2008Week 8
Kansas at Oklahoma
Kansas 31, Oklahoma 45
No. 16 Kansas vs. No. 4 Oklahoma · 14-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 21/35 · 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.