Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2009

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: 73/100
Overtime: 4

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.

2009Week 2
USC at Ohio State
USC 18, Ohio State 15
No. 3 USC vs. No. 8 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Ohio State vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
2009Week 6
Florida at LSU
Florida 13, LSU 3
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 LSU · 10-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2009 LSU vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
2009TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
Boise State vs. TCU
Boise State 17, TCU 10
No. 6 Boise State vs. No. 3 TCU · 7-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2009 TCU vs. Boise State (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2009CITI BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMENeutral site
Texas vs. Alabama
Texas 21, Alabama 37
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Alabama · 16-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. Texas (National Championship Full Game)
2009Week 111OT
Iowa at Ohio State
Iowa 24, Ohio State 27
No. 15 Iowa vs. No. 10 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
68
Game score
2009Week 14
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati 45, Pittsburgh 44
No. 5 Cincinnati vs. No. 14 Pittsburgh · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
2009Week 10
LSU at Alabama
LSU 15, Alabama 24
No. 9 LSU vs. No. 3 Alabama · 9-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2009Week 14Neutral site
Florida vs. Alabama
Florida 13, Alabama 32
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama · 19-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. Florida (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2009ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITINeutral site
Ohio State vs. Oregon
Ohio State 26, Oregon 17
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Oregon · 9-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Oregon vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2009Week 14
Oregon State at Oregon
Oregon State 33, Oregon 37
No. 13 Oregon State vs. No. 7 Oregon · 4-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2009Week 14Neutral site
Texas vs. Nebraska
Texas 13, Nebraska 12
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 21 Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Nebraska vs. Texas (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
2009Week 7Neutral site
Oklahoma vs. Texas
Oklahoma 13, Texas 16
No. 20 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2009CAPITAL ONE BOWLNeutral site
Penn State vs. LSU
Penn State 19, LSU 17
No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 13 LSU · 2-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2009Week 5
Oklahoma at Miami
Oklahoma 20, Miami 21
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 17 Miami · 1-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2009Week 7
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech 23, Georgia Tech 28
No. 4 Virginia Tech vs. No. 19 Georgia Tech · 5-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
2009Week 81OT
Clemson at Miami
Clemson 40, Miami 37
Unranked Clemson vs. No. 8 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
59
Game score
2009FedEx ORANGE BOWLNeutral site
Iowa vs. Georgia Tech
Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14
No. 10 Iowa vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech · 10-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
2009Week 5
LSU at Georgia
LSU 20, Georgia 13
No. 4 LSU vs. No. 18 Georgia · 7-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
2009Week 8
Tennessee at Alabama
Tennessee 10, Alabama 12
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 1 Alabama · 2-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
2009Week 122OT
Oregon at Arizona
Oregon 44, Arizona 41
No. 11 Oregon vs. Unranked Arizona · 3-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
58
Game score
2009Week 7
Arkansas at Florida
Arkansas 20, Florida 23
Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 1 Florida · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2009Week 1Neutral site
BYU vs. Oklahoma
BYU 14, Oklahoma 13
Unranked BYU vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2009Week 101OT
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech
Wake Forest 27, Georgia Tech 30
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
57
Game score
2009Week 3
USC at Washington
USC 13, Washington 16
No. 3 USC vs. Unranked Washington · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2009Week 10
UConn at Cincinnati
UConn 45, Cincinnati 47
Unranked UConn vs. No. 4 Cincinnati · 2-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
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.