Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2015

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: 79/100
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.

2015CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRES. BY AT&TNeutral site
Alabama vs. Clemson
Alabama 45, Clemson 40
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson · 5-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Clemson vs. Alabama (National Championship Full Game)
2015Week 14Neutral site
Michigan State vs. Iowa
Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Iowa vs. Michigan State (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
2015Week 12
Michigan State at Ohio State
Michigan State 17, Ohio State 14
No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Ohio State vs. Michigan State (Regular Season Full Game)
2015Week 2
Oregon at Michigan State
Oregon 28, Michigan State 31
No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 5 Michigan State · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Michigan State vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
2015Week 14Neutral site
North Carolina vs. Clemson
North Carolina 37, Clemson 45
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 1 Clemson · 8-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Clemson vs. North Carolina (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
2015Week 132OT
Baylor at TCU
Baylor 21, TCU 28
No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 15 TCU · 7-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 11/15
69
Game score
2015Week 13
Notre Dame at Stanford
Notre Dame 36, Stanford 38
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Stanford · 2-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Stanford vs. Notre Dame (Regular Season Full Game)
2015Week 12
TCU at Oklahoma
TCU 29, Oklahoma 30
No. 11 TCU vs. No. 7 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
2015VALERO ALAMO BOWLNeutral site3OT
Oregon vs. TCU
Oregon 41, TCU 47
No. 15 Oregon vs. No. 11 TCU · 6-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 13/15
68
Game score
2015Week 5
Notre Dame at Clemson
Notre Dame 22, Clemson 24
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Clemson · 2-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
2015Week 7
Florida at LSU
Florida 28, LSU 35
No. 8 Florida vs. No. 6 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
Full Game · 2015 LSU vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
2015Week 3
Ole Miss at Alabama
Ole Miss 43, Alabama 37
No. 15 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Alabama · 6-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
2015Week 7
Michigan State at Michigan
Michigan State 27, Michigan 23
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Michigan · 4-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
2015Week 12
Baylor at Oklahoma State
Baylor 45, Oklahoma State 35
No. 10 Baylor vs. No. 4 Oklahoma State · 10-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Oklahoma State vs. Baylor (Regular Season Full Game)
2015PostseasonNeutral site
Oklahoma vs. Clemson
Oklahoma 17, Clemson 37
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Clemson · 20-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Clemson vs. Oklahoma (Bowl Full Game)
2015Week 10
LSU at Alabama
LSU 16, Alabama 30
No. 4 LSU vs. No. 7 Alabama · 14-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Alabama vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2015Week 11
Oklahoma at Baylor
Oklahoma 44, Baylor 34
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Baylor · 10-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2015Week 10
Florida State at Clemson
Florida State 13, Clemson 23
No. 17 Florida State vs. No. 3 Clemson · 10-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2015Week 3
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Georgia Tech 22, Notre Dame 30
No. 14 Georgia Tech vs. No. 8 Notre Dame · 8-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2015Week 3
BYU at UCLA
BYU 23, UCLA 24
No. 19 BYU vs. No. 10 UCLA · 1-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2015Week 21OT
Jacksonville State at Auburn
Jacksonville State 20, Auburn 27
Unranked Jacksonville State vs. No. 6 Auburn · 7-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
57
Game score
2015BATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
Notre Dame 28, Ohio State 44
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Ohio State · 16-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2015Week 5
Purdue at Michigan State
Purdue 21, Michigan State 24
Unranked Purdue vs. No. 2 Michigan State · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2015Week 121OT
Florida Atlantic at Florida
Florida Atlantic 14, Florida 20
Unranked Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Florida · 6-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
56
Game score
2015Week 13
Clemson at South Carolina
Clemson 37, South Carolina 32
No. 1 Clemson vs. Unranked South Carolina · 5-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 30/35 · 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.