Tulane 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
- 64/100
- 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.
- 2022Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicNeutral site
W 46-45 vs. USC
No. 8 USC vs. No. 14 Tulane · 1-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
64
Game score
Highlight · 2022 USC vs. Tulane (Bowl Full Game)
- 2025Week 15Home
W 34-21 vs. North Texas
No. 21 Tulane vs. No. 20 North Texas · 13-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
Full Game · 2025 Tulane vs. North Texas (American Football Championship Full Game)
- 2022Week 14Home
W 45-28 vs. UCF
No. 18 Tulane vs. No. 22 UCF · 17-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
Full Game · 2022 Tulane vs. UCF (American Football Championship Full Game)
- 2025College Football Playoff First Round GameAway
L 10-41 vs. Ole Miss
No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 17 Tulane · 31-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
29
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Ole Miss vs. Tulane (CFP First Round Full Game)
- 2023Week 14Home
L 14-26 vs. SMU
No. 17 Tulane vs. No. 25 SMU · 12-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
28
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Tulane vs. SMU (American Football Championship 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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