Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2014

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: 77/100
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.

2014Week 12
Mississippi State at Alabama
Mississippi State 20, Alabama 25
No. 1 Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Alabama vs. Mississippi State (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 8
Notre Dame at Florida State
Notre Dame 27, Florida State 31
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Florida State · 4-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
2014GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSICNeutral site
Michigan State vs. Baylor
Michigan State 42, Baylor 41
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Baylor · 1-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Baylor vs. Michigan State (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2014ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL - SEMIFINALNeutral site
Alabama vs. Ohio State
Alabama 35, Ohio State 42
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 5 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Ohio State vs. Alabama (Bowl Full Game)
2014Week 10
Auburn at Ole Miss
Auburn 35, Ole Miss 31
No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 7 Ole Miss · 4-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Ole Miss vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 15Neutral site
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech · 2-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
2014Week 111OT
Alabama at LSU
Alabama 20, LSU 13
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 14 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
71
Game score
2014Week 7
TCU at Baylor
TCU 58, Baylor 61
No. 9 TCU vs. No. 5 Baylor · 3-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Baylor vs. TCU (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 7
Auburn at Mississippi State
Auburn 23, Mississippi State 38
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 3 Mississippi State · 15-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Mississippi State vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 6
Alabama at Ole Miss
Alabama 17, Ole Miss 23
No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 11 Ole Miss · 6-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
2014Week 41OT
Clemson at Florida State
Clemson 17, Florida State 23
No. 22 Clemson vs. No. 1 Florida State · 6-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
67
Game score
2014Week 141OT
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Georgia Tech 30, Georgia 24
No. 16 Georgia Tech vs. No. 8 Georgia · 6-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
66
Game score
2014Week 15
Kansas State at Baylor
Kansas State 27, Baylor 38
No. 9 Kansas State vs. No. 5 Baylor · 11-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Baylor vs. Kansas State (Regular Season Full Game)
2014Week 6
Stanford at Notre Dame
Stanford 14, Notre Dame 17
No. 14 Stanford vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2014Week 8
Kansas State at Oklahoma
Kansas State 31, Oklahoma 30
No. 14 Kansas State vs. No. 11 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2014Week 101OT
Utah at Arizona State
Utah 16, Arizona State 19
No. 18 Utah vs. No. 15 Arizona State · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
60
Game score
2014Week 14
Auburn at Alabama
Auburn 44, Alabama 55
No. 15 Auburn vs. No. 2 Alabama · 11-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
2014Week 2
Michigan State at Oregon
Michigan State 27, Oregon 46
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 3 Oregon · 19-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Oregon vs. Michigan State (Regular Season Full Game)
2014CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRES. BY AT&TNeutral site
Oregon vs. Ohio State
Oregon 20, Ohio State 42
No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 5 Ohio State · 22-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Ohio State vs. Oregon (National Championship Full Game)
2014VALERO ALAMO BOWLNeutral site
Kansas State vs. UCLA
Kansas State 35, UCLA 40
No. 11 Kansas State vs. No. 14 UCLA · 5-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2014Week 13
Boston College at Florida State
Boston College 17, Florida State 20
Unranked Boston College vs. No. 1 Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2014Week 9
Ole Miss at LSU
Ole Miss 7, LSU 10
No. 3 Ole Miss vs. No. 24 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2014Week 2
USC at Stanford
USC 13, Stanford 10
No. 14 USC vs. No. 13 Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2014Week 5Neutral site1OT
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M
Arkansas 28, Texas A&M 35
Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 6 Texas A&M · 7-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
57
Game score
2014OUTBACK BOWLNeutral site1OT
Auburn vs. Wisconsin
Auburn 31, Wisconsin 34
No. 19 Auburn vs. No. 17 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
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.