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.

2023Week 6Home3OT
W 43-41 vs. Arizona
No. 9 USC vs. Unranked Arizona · 2-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 13/15 · Win 5/5
63
Game score
2022Week 12Away
W 48-45 vs. UCLA
No. 16 UCLA vs. No. 7 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
61
Game score
Highlight · 2022 UCLA vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
2022Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicNeutral site
L 45-46 vs. Tulane
No. 8 USC vs. No. 14 Tulane · 1-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
59
Game score
Highlight · 2022 USC vs. Tulane (Bowl Full Game)
2022Week 13Home
W 38-27 vs. Notre Dame
No. 5 USC vs. No. 13 Notre Dame · 11-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
58
Game score
2024Week 7Home1OT
L 30-33 vs. Penn State
Unranked USC vs. No. 4 Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
58
Game score
2022Week 7Away
L 42-43 vs. Utah
No. 20 Utah vs. No. 7 USC · 1-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
54
Game score
Highlight · 2022 Utah vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
2024SRS Distribution Las Vegas BowlNeutral site
W 35-31 vs. Texas A&M
No. 11 USC vs. No. 20 Texas A&M · 4-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
52
Game score
Highlight · 2024 USC vs. Texas A&M (Bowl Full Game)
2022Week 4Away
W 17-14 vs. Oregon State
Unranked Oregon State vs. No. 7 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2024Week 4Away
L 24-27 vs. Michigan
No. 18 Michigan vs. No. 11 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
50
Game score
2023Week 8Home
L 32-34 vs. Utah
No. 18 USC vs. No. 14 Utah · 2-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
2025Valero Alamo BowlNeutral site1OT
L 27-30 vs. TCU
No. 24 TCU vs. No. 16 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
2023Week 5Away
W 48-41 vs. Colorado
Unranked Colorado vs. No. 8 USC · 7-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
46
Game score
2022Week 10Home
W 41-35 vs. California
No. 9 USC vs. Unranked California · 6-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
46
Game score
2025Week 13Away
L 27-42 vs. Oregon
No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 16 USC · 15-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
45
Game score
2024Week 1Neutral site
W 27-20 vs. LSU
No. 13 LSU vs. No. 23 USC · 7-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
44
Game score
Highlight · 2024 LSU vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
2022Week 14Neutral site
L 24-47 vs. Utah
No. 4 USC vs. No. 12 Utah · 23-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 7/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
43
Game score
2023Week 10Home
L 42-52 vs. Washington
No. 24 USC vs. No. 5 Washington · 10-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
43
Game score
Highlight · 2023 USC vs. Washington (Regular Season Full Game)
2022Week 9Away
W 45-37 vs. Arizona
Unranked Arizona vs. No. 10 USC · 8-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
43
Game score
2023Week 4Away
W 42-28 vs. Arizona State
Unranked Arizona State vs. No. 5 USC · 14-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
42
Game score
2023Week 11Away
L 27-36 vs. Oregon
No. 6 Oregon vs. Unranked USC · 9-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
41
Game score
2020Week 15Away
W 43-38 vs. UCLA
Unranked UCLA vs. No. 16 USC · 5-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
40
Game score
2020Week 10Home
W 28-27 vs. Arizona State
No. 20 USC vs. Unranked Arizona State · 1-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
40
Game score
2022Week 6Home
W 30-14 vs. Washington State
No. 6 USC vs. Unranked Washington State · 16-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 14/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
39
Game score
2025Week 8Away
L 24-34 vs. Notre Dame
No. 13 Notre Dame vs. No. 20 USC · 10-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
39
Game score
2021Week 13Home
L 31-35 vs. BYU
Unranked USC vs. No. 13 BYU · 4-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
39
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.

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Top 25 games of the 2020s in the database

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