Rivalry leaderboard
Battle for the Bell Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 40/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 70
- Series record
- Cincinnati 35-34-1 Miami (OH)
- Tracked years
- 1888-2024
- Trophy
- Victory Bell
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
4 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1973Week 12
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 0, Miami (OH) 6
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Miami (OH) · 6-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
- 1975Week 12
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 13, Miami (OH) 21
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Miami (OH) · 8-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1994Week 4
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 17, Cincinnati 17
Result: Tie
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1968Week 11
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 21, Cincinnati 23
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1963Week 12
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 21, Cincinnati 19
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1997Week 10
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 34, Miami (OH) 31
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1992Week 4
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 14, Miami (OH) 17
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1955Week 11
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 14, Cincinnati 0
Winner: Miami (OH)
No. 16 Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 14-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1990Week 5
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 16, Cincinnati 12
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1983Week 13
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 10, Miami (OH) 14
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1981Week 12
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 3, Miami (OH) 7
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1978Week 12
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 24, Miami (OH) 28
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1961Week 10
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 7, Cincinnati 3
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1960Week 11
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 10, Cincinnati 6
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 2003Week 6
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 37, Miami (OH) 42
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 2002Week 7
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 31, Cincinnati 26
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1987Week 5
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 26, Cincinnati 31
Winner: Cincinnati
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1984Week 14
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 31, Cincinnati 26
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1977Week 13
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 12, Cincinnati 7
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1974Week 11
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 27, Cincinnati 7
Winner: Miami (OH)
No. 12 Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 20-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1985Week 13
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)
Cincinnati 10, Miami (OH) 16
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Cincinnati vs. Unranked Miami (OH) · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1957Week 12
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Miami (OH) 20, Cincinnati 14
Winner: Miami (OH)
Unranked Miami (OH) vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
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 meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.