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.

2011Week 12Home2OT
W 37-31 vs. Oklahoma State
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State · 6-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 11/15 · Win 5/5
64
Game score
2010Week 10Home1OT
L 30-31 vs. Nebraska
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 9 Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
55
Game score
2017Week 9Home
W 14-7 vs. TCU
No. 25 Iowa State vs. No. 4 TCU · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2017Week 6Away
W 38-31 vs. Oklahoma
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Iowa State · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Oklahoma vs. Iowa State (Regular Season Full Game)
2019Week 1Home3OT
W 29-26 vs. Northern Iowa
No. 21 Iowa State vs. Unranked Northern Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 13/15 · Win 5/5
50
Game score
2015Week 11Home
L 31-35 vs. Oklahoma State
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State · 4-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
47
Game score
2019Week 11Away
L 41-42 vs. Oklahoma
No. 9 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Iowa State · 1-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
46
Game score
2011Week 2Home3OT
W 44-41 vs. Iowa
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 13/15 · Win 5/5
45
Game score
2012Week 7Home
L 21-27 vs. Kansas State
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 6 Kansas State · 6-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
44
Game score
2018VALERO ALAMO BOWLNeutral site
L 26-28 vs. Washington State
No. 12 Washington State vs. No. 25 Iowa State · 2-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
43
Game score
2017PostseasonAway
W 21-20 vs. Memphis
No. 19 Memphis vs. No. 24 Iowa State · 1-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
43
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Memphis vs. Iowa State (Bowl Full Game)
2018Week 3Home
L 27-37 vs. Oklahoma
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 5 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
41
Game score
2016Week 5Home
L 42-45 vs. Baylor
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 13 Baylor · 3-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
40
Game score
2013Week 14Away3OT
W 52-44 vs. West Virginia
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Iowa State · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 13/15 · Win 5/5
40
Game score
2018Week 7Home
W 30-14 vs. West Virginia
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 6 West Virginia · 16-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 14/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
39
Game score
2017Week 11Home
L 42-49 vs. Oklahoma State
No. 24 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State · 7-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
39
Game score
Full Game · 2017 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State (Regular Season Full Game)
2017Week 10Away
L 16-20 vs. West Virginia
Unranked West Virginia vs. No. 14 Iowa State · 4-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
38
Game score
2018Week 12Away
L 10-24 vs. Texas
No. 13 Texas vs. No. 18 Iowa State · 14-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
37
Game score
2019Week 12Home
W 23-21 vs. Texas
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 22 Texas · 2-point margin
Ranking 4/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
37
Game score
2015Week 8Away
L 27-45 vs. Baylor
No. 2 Baylor vs. Unranked Iowa State · 18-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
36
Game score
2019Week 3Home
L 17-18 vs. Iowa
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 19 Iowa · 1-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
36
Game score
2017Week 2Home1OT
L 41-44 vs. Iowa
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
36
Game score
2016Week 10Home
L 24-34 vs. Oklahoma
Unranked Iowa State vs. No. 12 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
34
Game score
2018Week 14Home
W 27-24 vs. Drake
No. 24 Iowa State vs. Unranked Drake · 3-point margin
Ranking 2/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
Game score
2011Week 1Home
W 20-19 vs. Northern Iowa
Unranked Iowa State vs. Unranked Northern Iowa · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
34
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.

Iowa State Top 25 Games of the 2010s

Top 25 games of the 2010s in the database

How each game earns up to 100 points

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