ESPN will air the Top 25 college football games of the 2012 season, the network has announced. The 11-day marathon of games will begin on Wednesday, July 17.
ESPN selected and ranked the Top 25 games of 2012 and will let the fans decide the order of the Top 5 via a SportsNation poll. Those five games are listed below:
The following games do not have air dates yet:
No. 23 – Stanford at Arizona
No. 21 – Texas at Oklahoma State
No. 18 – Oklahoma at West Virginia
No. 11 – West Virginia at Baylor
No. 9 – Notre Dame at Stanford
No. 7 – Notre Dame at Pittsburgh
Listed below is the complete schedule of games. The Top 5 games will be added after the completion of fan voting.
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<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: tvs-date"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="class: tvs-team"]Game[/TD]
[TD="class: tvs-time"]Time (ET)[/TD]
[TD="class: tvs-net"]Date[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 25[/TD]
[TD]Nebraska 29, Northwestern 28[/TD]
[TD]7:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Wednesday, July 17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 24[/TD]
[TD]Utah 24, BYU 21[/TD]
[TD]10:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Wednesday, July 17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 22[/TD]
[TD]LSU 41, Ole Miss 35[/TD]
[TD]7:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Thursday, July 18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 20[/TD]
[TD]Miami Fla. 44, North Carolina State 37[/TD]
[TD]10:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Thursday, July 18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 19[/TD]
[TD]Arizona 49, Nevada 48[/TD]
[TD]7:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Friday, July 19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 17[/TD]
[TD]North Carolina State 17, Florida State 16[/TD]
[TD]Noon[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 16[/TD]
[TD]Nebraska 28, Michigan State 24[/TD]
[TD]3:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 15[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma 51, Oklahoma State 48 (OT)[/TD]
[TD]6 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 14[/TD]
[TD]Louisville 34, Cincinnati 31 (OT)[/TD]
[TD]9:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 13[/TD]
[TD]ULM 34, Arkansas 31[/TD]
[TD]Noon[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 12[/TD]
[TD]Michigan 38, Northwestern 31 (OT)[/TD]
[TD]3:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 10[/TD]
[TD]Ohio State 29, Purdue 22 (OT)[/TD]
[TD]6:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 8[/TD]
[TD]Texas A&M 59, Louisiana Tech 57[/TD]
[TD]9:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 6[/TD]
[TD]Clemson 25, LSU 24[/TD]
[TD]3:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 5[/TD]
[TD]No. 5 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]6:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 4[/TD]
[TD]No. 4 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]9:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 3[/TD]
[TD]No. 3 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]3:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 2[/TD]
[TD]No. 2 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]6:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 1[/TD]
[TD]No. 1 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]9:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 28[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
ESPN selected and ranked the Top 25 games of 2012 and will let the fans decide the order of the Top 5 via a SportsNation poll. Those five games are listed below:
- Texas A&M at Alabama
- South Carolina vs. Michigan (Outback Bowl)
- Alabama at LSU
- Stanford at Oregon
- Alabama vs. Georgia (SEC Championship)
The following games do not have air dates yet:
No. 23 – Stanford at Arizona
No. 21 – Texas at Oklahoma State
No. 18 – Oklahoma at West Virginia
No. 11 – West Virginia at Baylor
No. 9 – Notre Dame at Stanford
No. 7 – Notre Dame at Pittsburgh
Listed below is the complete schedule of games. The Top 5 games will be added after the completion of fan voting.
[TABLE="class: tvs"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: tvs-date"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="class: tvs-team"]Game[/TD]
[TD="class: tvs-time"]Time (ET)[/TD]
[TD="class: tvs-net"]Date[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 25[/TD]
[TD]Nebraska 29, Northwestern 28[/TD]
[TD]7:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Wednesday, July 17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 24[/TD]
[TD]Utah 24, BYU 21[/TD]
[TD]10:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Wednesday, July 17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 22[/TD]
[TD]LSU 41, Ole Miss 35[/TD]
[TD]7:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Thursday, July 18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 20[/TD]
[TD]Miami Fla. 44, North Carolina State 37[/TD]
[TD]10:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Thursday, July 18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 19[/TD]
[TD]Arizona 49, Nevada 48[/TD]
[TD]7:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Friday, July 19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 17[/TD]
[TD]North Carolina State 17, Florida State 16[/TD]
[TD]Noon[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 16[/TD]
[TD]Nebraska 28, Michigan State 24[/TD]
[TD]3:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 15[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma 51, Oklahoma State 48 (OT)[/TD]
[TD]6 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 14[/TD]
[TD]Louisville 34, Cincinnati 31 (OT)[/TD]
[TD]9:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 13[/TD]
[TD]ULM 34, Arkansas 31[/TD]
[TD]Noon[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 12[/TD]
[TD]Michigan 38, Northwestern 31 (OT)[/TD]
[TD]3:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 10[/TD]
[TD]Ohio State 29, Purdue 22 (OT)[/TD]
[TD]6:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 8[/TD]
[TD]Texas A&M 59, Louisiana Tech 57[/TD]
[TD]9:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 6[/TD]
[TD]Clemson 25, LSU 24[/TD]
[TD]3:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 5[/TD]
[TD]No. 5 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]6:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 4[/TD]
[TD]No. 4 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]9:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Saturday, July 27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 3[/TD]
[TD]No. 3 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]3:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 2[/TD]
[TD]No. 2 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]6:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]No. 1[/TD]
[TD]No. 1 – TBD[/TD]
[TD]9:00 p.m.[/TD]
[TD]Sunday, July 28[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]