Iowa Top 25 Games of the 2010s
A 2010s ranking built from game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, overtime, and the featured team's result.
- Games ranked
- 25
- Highest score
- 70/100
- Ranked matchups
- 23
2010s ranking
Top 25 games of the 2010s 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.
- 2015Week 14Neutral site
L 13-16 vs. Michigan State
No. 4 Iowa vs. No. 5 Michigan State · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
70
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Iowa vs. Michigan State (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
- 2015ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALNeutral site
L 16-45 vs. Stanford
No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 5 Stanford · 29-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 1/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
42
Game score
Full Game · 2015 Iowa vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl 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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