Pittsburgh 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
- 48/100
- Ranked matchups
- 20
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.
- 2021Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNeutral site
L 21-31 vs. Michigan State
No. 11 Michigan State vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh · 10-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
Full Game · 2021 Michigan State vs. Pittsburgh (Peach Bowl Full Game)
- 2021Week 14Neutral site
W 45-21 vs. Wake Forest
No. 18 Wake Forest vs. No. 17 Pittsburgh · 24-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 6/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
28
Game score
Full Game · 2021 Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh (ACC 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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