Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 2020
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
- 86/100
- 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.
- 2020Week 102OT
Clemson at Notre Dame
Clemson 40, Notre Dame 47
No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 11/15
86
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 16Neutral site
Alabama vs. Florida
Alabama 52, Florida 46
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 11 Florida · 6-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Florida vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 12
Indiana at Ohio State
Indiana 35, Ohio State 42
No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Ohio State vs. Indiana (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNeutral site
Cincinnati vs. Georgia
Cincinnati 21, Georgia 24
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No. 10 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Georgia vs. Cincinnati (Peach Bowl Full Game)
- 2020Rose Bowl Game Presented by Capital One - CFP SemifinalNeutral site
Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Notre Dame 14, Alabama 31
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Alabama · 17-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Alabama vs. Notre Dame (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
- 2020Week 7
Georgia at Alabama
Georgia 24, Alabama 41
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Alabama · 17-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Alabama vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 16Neutral site
Oklahoma vs. Iowa State
Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 Iowa State · 6-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
- 2020Week 81OT
Penn State at Indiana
Penn State 35, Indiana 36
No. 8 Penn State vs. Unranked Indiana · 1-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 9/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Indiana vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Allstate Sugar Bowl - CFP SemifinalNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Clemson
Ohio State 49, Clemson 28
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Clemson · 21-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Clemson vs. Ohio State (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
- 2020Week 10Neutral site
Florida vs. Georgia
Florida 44, Georgia 28
No. 8 Florida vs. No. 5 Georgia · 16-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Georgia vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 16
Tulsa at Cincinnati
Tulsa 24, Cincinnati 27
No. 20 Tulsa vs. No. 6 Cincinnati · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Cincinnati vs. Tulsa (American Football Championship Full Game)
- 2020Week 16Neutral site
Clemson vs. Notre Dame
Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 24-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Notre Dame vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
- 2020Week 16Neutral site
Northwestern vs. Ohio State
Northwestern 10, Ohio State 22
No. 15 Northwestern vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 12-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Ohio State vs. Northwestern (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
- 2020CFP National Championship pres. by AT&TNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Alabama
Ohio State 24, Alabama 52
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Alabama · 28-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Alabama vs. Ohio State (National Championship Full Game)
- 2020Week 5
Auburn at Georgia
Auburn 6, Georgia 27
No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 4 Georgia · 21-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Georgia vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 6
Miami at Clemson
Miami 17, Clemson 42
No. 7 Miami vs. No. 1 Clemson · 25-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Clemson vs. Miami (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.