Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2018

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: 75/100
Overtime: 5

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.

2018Week 14Neutral site
Alabama vs. Georgia
Alabama 35, Georgia 28
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Georgia · 7-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2018 CFP National Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia (Full Game)
2018Week 5
Ohio State at Penn State
Ohio State 27, Penn State 26
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Penn State · 1-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Penn State vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
2018CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL - CFP SEMIFINALNeutral site
Oklahoma vs. Alabama
Oklahoma 34, Alabama 45
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Alabama · 11-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Alabama vs. Oklahoma (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
2018Week 71OT
Washington at Oregon
Washington 27, Oregon 30
No. 7 Washington vs. No. 17 Oregon · 3-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
69
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Oregon vs. Washington (Regular Season Full Game)
2018ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALNeutral site
Washington vs. Ohio State
Washington 23, Ohio State 28
No. 9 Washington vs. No. 5 Ohio State · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Ohio State vs. Washington (Bowl Full Game)
2018Week 3
LSU at Auburn
LSU 22, Auburn 21
No. 12 LSU vs. No. 7 Auburn · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
2018Week 13
Oklahoma at West Virginia
Oklahoma 59, West Virginia 56
No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 West Virginia · 3-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2018Week 137OT
LSU at Texas A&M
LSU 72, Texas A&M 74
No. 8 LSU vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 2-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 15/15
66
Game score
2018Week 41OT
Stanford at Oregon
Stanford 38, Oregon 31
No. 7 Stanford vs. No. 20 Oregon · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
62
Game score
2018Week 14Neutral site
Texas vs. Oklahoma
Texas 27, Oklahoma 39
No. 9 Texas vs. No. 5 Oklahoma · 12-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Oklahoma vs. Texas (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
2018PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
LSU vs. UCF
LSU 40, UCF 32
No. 11 LSU vs. No. 7 UCF · 8-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2018 UCF vs. LSU (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2018ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLNeutral site
Texas vs. Georgia
Texas 28, Georgia 21
No. 14 Texas vs. No. 6 Georgia · 7-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Georgia vs. Texas (Bowl Full Game)
2018Week 121OT
Ohio State at Maryland
Ohio State 52, Maryland 51
No. 9 Ohio State vs. Unranked Maryland · 1-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 9/15
60
Game score
2018Week 10
West Virginia at Texas
West Virginia 42, Texas 41
No. 12 West Virginia vs. No. 15 Texas · 1-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Texas vs. West Virginia (Regular Season Full Game)
2018Week 6Neutral site
Texas vs. Oklahoma
Texas 48, Oklahoma 45
No. 19 Texas vs. No. 7 Oklahoma · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Oklahoma vs. Texas (Regular Season Full Game)
2018Week 41OT
Army at Oklahoma
Army 21, Oklahoma 28
Unranked Army vs. No. 5 Oklahoma · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
58
Game score
2018Week 2
Clemson at Texas A&M
Clemson 28, Texas A&M 26
No. 2 Clemson vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 2-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2018CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY AT&TNeutral site
Clemson vs. Alabama
Clemson 44, Alabama 16
No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama · 28-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Alabama vs. Clemson (National Championship Full Game)
2018Week 3Neutral site
Ohio State vs. TCU
Ohio State 40, TCU 28
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 15 TCU · 12-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2018GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC - CFP SEMIFINALNeutral site
Notre Dame vs. Clemson
Notre Dame 3, Clemson 30
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Clemson · 27-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 8/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Clemson vs. Notre Dame (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
2018VRBO CITRUS BOWLNeutral site
Kentucky vs. Penn State
Kentucky 27, Penn State 24
No. 16 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2018Week 5
Syracuse at Clemson
Syracuse 23, Clemson 27
Unranked Syracuse vs. No. 3 Clemson · 4-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2018Week 11
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Oklahoma State 47, Oklahoma 48
Unranked Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2018Week 10
Alabama at LSU
Alabama 29, LSU 0
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 LSU · 29-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 6/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
Highlight · 2018 LSU vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
2018Week 10
Georgia at Kentucky
Georgia 34, Kentucky 17
No. 6 Georgia vs. No. 11 Kentucky · 17-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
Full Game · 2018 Kentucky vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)

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.