Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2011

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: 90/100
Overtime: 7

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.

2011Week 101OT
LSU at Alabama
LSU 9, Alabama 6
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
90
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Alabama vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2011TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site1OT
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State
Stanford 38, Oklahoma State 41
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
86
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Oklahoma State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
2011Week 3
Oklahoma at Florida State
Oklahoma 23, Florida State 13
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Florida State · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Florida State vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
2011Week 4
Oklahoma State at Texas A&M
Oklahoma State 30, Texas A&M 29
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 8 Texas A&M · 1-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State (Regular Season Full Game)
2011Week 93OT
Stanford at USC
Stanford 56, USC 48
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 20 USC · 8-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 13/15
68
Game score
2011OUTBACK BOWLNeutral site3OT
Michigan State vs. Georgia
Michigan State 33, Georgia 30
No. 12 Michigan State vs. No. 18 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 13/15
67
Game score
2011ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Wisconsin 38, Oregon 45
No. 9 Wisconsin vs. No. 6 Oregon · 7-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Oregon vs. Wisconsin (Bowl Full Game)
2011Week 122OT
Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Oklahoma State 31, Iowa State 37
No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. Unranked Iowa State · 6-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 11/15
64
Game score
2011ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNeutral site
Alabama vs. LSU
Alabama 21, LSU 0
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 LSU · 21-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Full Game · 2011 LSU vs. Alabama (National Championship Full Game)
2011ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLNeutral site1OT
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20
No. 13 Michigan vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
63
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Virginia Tech vs. Michigan (Sugar Bowl Full Game)
2011Week 8
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Wisconsin 31, Michigan State 37
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 15 Michigan State · 6-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
2011Week 12
USC at Oregon
USC 38, Oregon 35
No. 18 USC vs. No. 4 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
2011Week 10
Kansas State at Oklahoma State
Kansas State 45, Oklahoma State 52
No. 17 Kansas State vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State · 7-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
2011Week 13
Arkansas at LSU
Arkansas 17, LSU 41
No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 1 LSU · 24-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2011 LSU vs. Arkansas (Regular Season Full Game)
2011Week 14Neutral site
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
No. 15 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 Michigan State · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Michigan State vs. Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
2011AT&T COTTON BOWLNeutral site
Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Kansas State 16, Arkansas 29
No. 11 Kansas State vs. No. 7 Arkansas · 13-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Arkansas vs. Kansas State (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2011Week 114OT
Texas A&M at Kansas State
Texas A&M 50, Kansas State 53
Unranked Texas A&M vs. No. 17 Kansas State · 3-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 15/15
56
Game score
2011Week 11
Oregon at Stanford
Oregon 53, Stanford 30
No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 3 Stanford · 23-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Stanford vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
2011Week 8
Texas Tech at Oklahoma
Texas Tech 41, Oklahoma 38
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2011Week 11
TCU at Boise State
TCU 36, Boise State 35
Unranked TCU vs. No. 5 Boise State · 1-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2011Week 10
South Carolina at Arkansas
South Carolina 28, Arkansas 44
No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 8 Arkansas · 16-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2011Week 11
Nebraska at Penn State
Nebraska 17, Penn State 14
No. 19 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2011Week 5Neutral site
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas
Texas A&M 38, Arkansas 42
No. 14 Texas A&M vs. No. 18 Arkansas · 4-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
2011Week 4
Missouri at Oklahoma
Missouri 28, Oklahoma 38
Unranked Missouri vs. No. 1 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2011Week 12
Oklahoma at Baylor
Oklahoma 38, Baylor 45
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 25 Baylor · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
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.