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.

2005The Rose Bowl Game presented by CitiHome
W 41-38 vs. USC
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
81
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Texas vs. USC (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2005Week 2Away
W 25-22 vs. Ohio State
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
78
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Ohio State vs. Texas (Regular Season Full Game)
2008Week 9Home
W 28-24 vs. Oklahoma State
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State · 4-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
75
Game score
2008Week 7Neutral site
W 45-35 vs. Oklahoma
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Texas · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
71
Game score
2008TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
W 24-21 vs. Ohio State
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 10 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
71
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Texas vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
2008Week 10Away
L 33-39 vs. Texas Tech
No. 6 Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Texas · 6-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
69
Game score
Full Game · Texas Tech vs. Texas (Full Game)
2001Week 15Home
L 37-39 vs. Colorado
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 9 Colorado · 2-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
68
Game score
Full Game · 2001 Texas vs. Colorado (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
2002Week 8Away
L 24-35 vs. Oklahoma
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas · 11-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
66
Game score
2004ROSE BOWLHome
W 38-37 vs. Michigan
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 14 Michigan · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
66
Game score
2009CITI BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMENeutral site
L 21-37 vs. Alabama
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Texas · 16-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 14/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
63
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. Texas (National Championship Full Game)
2004Week 7Away
L 0-12 vs. Oklahoma
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Texas · 12-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
63
Game score
2001Week 7Home
L 3-14 vs. Oklahoma
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 3 Oklahoma · 11-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
63
Game score
2006Week 8Away
W 22-20 vs. Nebraska
No. 17 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Texas · 2-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
63
Game score
2006Week 2Home
L 7-24 vs. Ohio State
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Ohio State · 17-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
62
Game score
2009Week 14Neutral site
W 13-12 vs. Nebraska
No. 21 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Texas · 1-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
62
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Nebraska vs. Texas (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
2009Week 7Neutral site
W 16-13 vs. Oklahoma
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 20 Oklahoma · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
61
Game score
2002Week 9Away
W 17-14 vs. Kansas State
No. 17 Kansas State vs. No. 8 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
59
Game score
2000PostseasonNeutral site
L 30-35 vs. Oregon
No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 12 Texas · 5-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
2002Week 7Home
W 17-15 vs. Oklahoma State
No. 2 Texas vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 2-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
57
Game score
2003Week 7Home
W 24-20 vs. Kansas State
No. 13 Texas vs. No. 16 Kansas State · 4-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
54
Game score
2003PostseasonAway
L 20-28 vs. Washington State
No. 15 Washington State vs. No. 6 Texas · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
53
Game score
2001PostseasonHome
W 47-43 vs. Washington
No. 9 Texas vs. No. 21 Washington · 4-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
2006PostseasonAway
W 26-24 vs. Iowa
No. 15 Iowa vs. No. 17 Texas · 2-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
2002Week 10Home
W 21-10 vs. Iowa State
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 17 Iowa State · 11-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
52
Game score
2006Week 9Away
W 35-31 vs. Texas Tech
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
52
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.

Texas Top 25 Games of the 2000s

Top 25 games of the 2000s in the database

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