ESPNU Marathon of Best Games in 2012; Fans To Choose Order of Top 5
ESPN has ranked the Top 25 games in the 2012 season and fans will once again decide the order of the Top 5. ESPNU will air an 11-day marathon of games within the list starting with No. 25 on Wednesday, July 17, Nebraska vs. Northwestern. The order of the Top 5 games will be decided by fans through a SportsNation poll on ESPN.com.
An ESPN stats & info team, led by ESPN college football research analyst Brad Edwards, determined No.25-6 to be as follows:
25. Nebraska vs. Northwestern (game highlight)
24. BYU vs. Utah (game highlight)
22. Ole Miss vs. LSU (post game presser – Les Miles)
20. North Carolina State vs. Miami (game highlight)
19. Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Nevada vs. Arizona (game highlight)
18. Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
17. Florida State vs. North Carolina State (game highlight)
16. Nebraska vs. Michigan State (game highlight)
15. Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma (game highlight)
13. Louisiana-Monroe vs. Arkansas (game highlight)
10. Purdue vs. Ohio State (game highlight)
8. Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech (game highlight)
6. Chick-Fil-a Bowl: Clemson vs. LSU (game highlight)
The Top 5 games of 2012 were narrowed down to:
- Texas A&M vs. Alabama (game highlight)
- Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs. Michigan (game highlight)
- Alabama vs. LSU
- Stanford vs. Oregon (game highlight)
- SEC Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia
Fans are invited to rank the games here, and compare their order to other voters. ESPNU will air America’s choice rankings of No. 5 & 4 on Saturday, July 27 and No. 1-3 on Sunday, July 28.
Relive every seat-gripping moment of last season’s best matchups on ESPNU at the following times:
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No. |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
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No. 25 |
Wed, July 17 |
7 p.m. |
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No. 24 |
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10 p.m. |
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No. 22 |
Thu, July 18 |
7 p.m. |
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No. 20 |
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10 p.m. |
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No. 19 |
Fri, July 19 |
7 p.m. |
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No. 17 |
Sat, July 20 |
Noon |
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No. 16 |
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3 p.m. |
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No. 15 |
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6 p.m. |
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No. 14 |
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9 p.m. |
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No. 13 |
Sun, July 21 |
Noon |
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No. 12 |
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3 p.m. |
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No. 10 |
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6 p.m. |
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No. 8 |
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9 p.m. |
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No. 6 |
Sat, July 27 |
3 p.m. |
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No. 5 |
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6 p.m. |
No. 5 – TBD |
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No. 4 |
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9 p.m. |
No. 4 – TBD |
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No. 3 |
Sun, July 28 |
3 p.m. |
No. 3 – TBD |
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No. 2 |
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6 p.m. |
No. 2 – TBD |
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No. 1 |
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9 p.m. |
No. 1 – TBD |
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