Ole Miss Top 25 Games of the 2020s
A 2020s ranking built from game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, overtime, and the featured team's result.
- Games ranked
- 25
- Highest score
- 74/100
- Ranked matchups
- 24
2020s ranking
Top 25 games of the 2020s in the database
Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.
- 2025College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar BowlNeutral site
W 39-34 vs. Georgia
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss · 5-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
74
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Georgia vs. Ole Miss (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
- 2024Week 7Away1OT
L 26-29 vs. LSU
No. 13 LSU vs. No. 9 Ole Miss · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
66
Game score
Highlight · 2024 LSU vs. Ole Miss (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta BowlNeutral site
L 27-31 vs. Miami
No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Miami · 4-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
62
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Ole Miss vs. Miami (CFP Semifinal Full Game)
- 2025Week 8Away
L 35-43 vs. Georgia
No. 9 Georgia vs. No. 5 Ole Miss · 8-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
60
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Georgia vs. Ole Miss (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2021Week 6Home
W 52-51 vs. Arkansas
No. 17 Ole Miss vs. No. 13 Arkansas · 1-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
56
Game score
Highlight · 2021 Ole Miss vs. Arkansas (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2021Allstate Sugar BowlNeutral site
L 7-21 vs. Baylor
No. 8 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 Baylor · 14-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
54
Game score
Full Game · 2021 Ole Miss vs. Baylor (Sugar Bowl Full Game)
- 2023Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNeutral site
W 38-25 vs. Penn State
No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 11 Ole Miss · 13-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Penn State vs. Ole Miss (Peach Bowl Full Game)
- 2024Week 11Home
W 28-10 vs. Georgia
No. 16 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Georgia · 18-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Ole Miss vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2023Week 5Home
W 55-49 vs. LSU
No. 20 Ole Miss vs. No. 13 LSU · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
48
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Ole Miss vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.
Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.
Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded 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. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.
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