Buffalo 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
- 44/100
- Ranked matchups
- 4
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.
- 2024Week 4Away1OT
W 23-20 vs. Northern Illinois
No. 23 Northern Illinois vs. Unranked Buffalo · 3-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
44
Game score
Highlight · 2024 Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 16Neutral site
L 28-38 vs. Ball State
No. 23 Buffalo vs. Unranked Ball State · 10-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
23
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Buffalo vs. Ball State (MAC Football Championship Game 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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