Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2013

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: 81/100
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.

2013VIZIO BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNeutral site
Florida State vs. Auburn
Florida State 34, Auburn 31
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Auburn vs. Florida State (National Championship Full Game)
2013Week 14
Alabama at Auburn
Alabama 28, Auburn 34
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Auburn · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Auburn vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
2013ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
Stanford vs. Michigan State
Stanford 20, Michigan State 24
No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan State · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Michigan State vs. Stanford (Bowl Full Game)
2013Week 3
Alabama at Texas A&M
Alabama 49, Texas A&M 42
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 6 Texas A&M · 7-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Texas A&M vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
2013Week 11
Oregon at Stanford
Oregon 20, Stanford 26
No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 6 Stanford · 6-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Stanford vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
2013Week 92OT
South Carolina at Missouri
South Carolina 27, Missouri 24
No. 20 South Carolina vs. No. 5 Missouri · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
70
Game score
2013Week 5
LSU at Georgia
LSU 41, Georgia 44
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 9 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Georgia vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2013Week 15Neutral site
Ohio State vs. Michigan State
Ohio State 24, Michigan State 34
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Michigan State · 10-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
2013Week 6
Washington at Stanford
Washington 28, Stanford 31
No. 15 Washington vs. No. 5 Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
2013DISCOVER ORANGE BOWLNeutral site
Clemson vs. Ohio State
Clemson 40, Ohio State 35
No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 7 Ohio State · 5-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Ohio State vs. Clemson (Orange Bowl Full Game)
2013Week 15Neutral site
Missouri vs. Auburn
Missouri 42, Auburn 59
No. 5 Missouri vs. No. 3 Auburn · 17-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Auburn vs. Missouri (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2013Week 61OT
Georgia at Tennessee
Georgia 34, Tennessee 31
No. 6 Georgia vs. Unranked Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
61
Game score
2013ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLNeutral site
Oklahoma vs. Alabama
Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31
No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Alabama · 14-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Alabama vs. Oklahoma (Bowl Full Game)
2013Week 2
South Carolina at Georgia
South Carolina 30, Georgia 41
No. 6 South Carolina vs. No. 11 Georgia · 11-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
2013Week 14
Clemson at South Carolina
Clemson 17, South Carolina 31
No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 10 South Carolina · 14-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
Full Game · 2013 South Carolina vs. Clemson (Regular Season Full Game)
2013Week 6
Ohio State at Northwestern
Ohio State 40, Northwestern 30
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 16 Northwestern · 10-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2013Week 14
Ohio State at Michigan
Ohio State 42, Michigan 41
No. 3 Ohio State vs. Unranked Michigan · 1-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2013TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
UCF vs. Baylor
UCF 52, Baylor 42
No. 15 UCF vs. No. 6 Baylor · 10-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Baylor vs. UCF (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2013Week 14
Texas A&M at Missouri
Texas A&M 21, Missouri 28
No. 19 Texas A&M vs. No. 5 Missouri · 7-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2013Week 11
LSU at Alabama
LSU 17, Alabama 38
No. 10 LSU vs. No. 1 Alabama · 21-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2013AT&T COTTON BOWLNeutral site
Oklahoma State vs. Missouri
Oklahoma State 31, Missouri 41
No. 13 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Missouri · 10-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Missouri vs. Oklahoma State (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2013Week 74OT
Michigan at Penn State
Michigan 40, Penn State 43
No. 18 Michigan vs. Unranked Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 15/15
55
Game score
2013Week 15
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma 33, Oklahoma State 24
No. 18 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State · 9-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2013Week 5
Wisconsin at Ohio State
Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 31
No. 23 Wisconsin vs. No. 4 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2013Week 12
Stanford at USC
Stanford 17, USC 20
No. 5 Stanford vs. Unranked USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · 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.