2000s ranking

Top 25 games of the 2000s 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.

2001Week 10Home
W 20-10 vs. Oklahoma
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
72
Game score
2000Week 10Away
L 14-31 vs. Oklahoma
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Nebraska · 17-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
61
Game score
2000Week 12Away
L 28-29 vs. Kansas State
No. 16 Kansas State vs. No. 4 Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
61
Game score
2000Week 3Away
W 27-24 vs. Notre Dame
No. 23 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
60
Game score
2006Week 8Home
L 20-22 vs. Texas
No. 17 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Texas · 2-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
58
Game score
2009Week 14Neutral site
L 12-13 vs. Texas
No. 21 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Texas · 1-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Nebraska vs. Texas (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
2001PostseasonAway
L 14-37 vs. Miami
No. 1 Miami vs. No. 4 Nebraska · 23-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 7/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
54
Game score
Full Game · 2001 Miami vs. Nebraska (Bowl Full Game)
2008Week 7Away1OT
L 31-37 vs. Texas Tech
No. 7 Texas Tech vs. Unranked Nebraska · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
52
Game score
2000Week 14Home
W 34-32 vs. Colorado
No. 9 Nebraska vs. Unranked Colorado · 2-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
50
Game score
2007Week 3Home
L 31-49 vs. USC
No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 1 USC · 18-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
49
Game score
2001Week 12Home
W 31-21 vs. Kansas State
No. 2 Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas State · 10-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
2006COTTON BOWL AT DALLAS TXHome
L 14-17 vs. Auburn
No. 19 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
49
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Nebraska vs. Auburn (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2009Week 3Away
L 15-16 vs. Virginia Tech
No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. No. 19 Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
49
Game score
2001Week 3Home
W 27-10 vs. Notre Dame
No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 17 Notre Dame · 17-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
48
Game score
2002Week 11Home
L 24-27 vs. Texas
Unranked Nebraska vs. No. 7 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
46
Game score
2000Week 6Home
W 42-24 vs. Missouri
No. 1 Nebraska vs. Unranked Missouri · 18-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
42
Game score
2007Week 2Away
W 20-17 vs. Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 16 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
42
Game score
2006Week 5Home1OT
W 39-32 vs. Kansas
No. 21 Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 7-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
42
Game score
2005Week 5Home2OT
W 27-20 vs. Iowa State
Unranked Nebraska vs. No. 23 Iowa State · 7-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 5/5
42
Game score
2006Week 3Away
L 10-28 vs. USC
No. 4 USC vs. No. 19 Nebraska · 18-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
41
Game score
2006Week 14Away
L 7-21 vs. Oklahoma
No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 19 Nebraska · 14-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
41
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Oklahoma vs. Nebraska (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
2001Week 14Away
L 36-62 vs. Colorado
No. 14 Colorado vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 26-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 4/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
40
Game score
2005Week 6Home
L 31-34 vs. Texas Tech
Unranked Nebraska vs. No. 15 Texas Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
38
Game score
2000Week 7Away
W 49-27 vs. Iowa State
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 22-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 8/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
37
Game score
2002Week 2Home
W 31-16 vs. Troy
No. 9 Nebraska vs. Unranked Troy · 15-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
37
Game score

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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Top 25 games of the 2000s in the database

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