Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2023

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: 83/100
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.

2023CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Pres. by PrudentialNeutral site1OT
Alabama vs. Michigan
Alabama 20, Michigan 27
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 1 Michigan · 7-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
83
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Michigan vs. Alabama (Bowl Full Game)
2023CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar BowlNeutral site
Texas vs. Washington
Texas 31, Washington 37
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Washington · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Washington vs. Texas (Bowl Full Game)
2023Week 13
Ohio State at Michigan
Ohio State 24, Michigan 30
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Michigan · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Michigan vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
2023Week 14Neutral site
Oregon vs. Washington
Oregon 31, Washington 34
No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 3 Washington · 3-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
2023Week 14Neutral site
Georgia vs. Alabama
Georgia 24, Alabama 27
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Alabama vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
2023Week 12
Washington at Oregon State
Washington 22, Oregon State 20
No. 5 Washington vs. No. 10 Oregon State · 2-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Oregon State vs. Washington (Regular Season Full Game)
2023Week 8
Penn State at Ohio State
Penn State 12, Ohio State 20
No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 8-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Ohio State vs. Penn State (Regular Season Full Game)
2023Week 7
Oregon at Washington
Oregon 33, Washington 36
No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 7 Washington · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Washington vs. Oregon (Regular Season Full Game)
2023Week 4
Ohio State at Notre Dame
Ohio State 17, Notre Dame 14
No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Notre Dame vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
2023Week 6Neutral site
Oklahoma vs. Texas
Oklahoma 34, Texas 30
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Texas vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
2023Week 11
Michigan at Penn State
Michigan 24, Penn State 15
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 9 Penn State · 9-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Penn State vs. Michigan (Regular Season Full Game)
2023CFP National Championship Pres. by AT&TNeutral site
Washington vs. Michigan
Washington 13, Michigan 34
No. 2 Washington vs. No. 1 Michigan · 21-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Michigan vs. Washington (National Championship Full Game)
2023Week 2
Texas at Alabama
Texas 34, Alabama 24
No. 11 Texas vs. No. 3 Alabama · 10-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2023Week 10
Missouri at Georgia
Missouri 21, Georgia 30
No. 14 Missouri vs. No. 1 Georgia · 9-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2023Week 63OT
Arizona at USC
Arizona 41, USC 43
Unranked Arizona vs. No. 9 USC · 2-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 13/15
63
Game score
2023Week 11
Utah at Washington
Utah 28, Washington 35
No. 13 Utah vs. No. 5 Washington · 7-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Washington vs. Utah (Regular Season Full Game)
2023Week 101OT
Kansas State at Texas
Kansas State 30, Texas 33
No. 25 Kansas State vs. No. 7 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
61
Game score
2023Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicNeutral site
Missouri vs. Ohio State
Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
No. 9 Missouri vs. No. 7 Ohio State · 11-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Ohio State vs. Missouri (Bowl Full Game)
2023Week 41OT
Florida State at Clemson
Florida State 31, Clemson 24
No. 4 Florida State vs. Unranked Clemson · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
59
Game score
2023Week 14Neutral site
Louisville vs. Florida State
Louisville 6, Florida State 16
No. 15 Louisville vs. No. 4 Florida State · 10-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Florida State vs. Louisville (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
2023Week 3
Florida State at Boston College
Florida State 31, Boston College 29
No. 3 Florida State vs. Unranked Boston College · 2-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2023Week 13
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 21, Washington 24
Unranked Washington State vs. No. 4 Washington · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2023Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNeutral site
Ole Miss vs. Penn State
Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25
No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Penn State · 13-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Penn State vs. Ole Miss (Peach Bowl Full Game)
2023Week 5
Georgia at Auburn
Georgia 27, Auburn 20
No. 1 Georgia vs. Unranked Auburn · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2023Week 8
Utah at USC
Utah 34, USC 32
No. 14 Utah vs. No. 18 USC · 2-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 33/35 · 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.