2017 season

The 2017 season

92 ranked teams lost, 31 of them in the top 10. The No. 1 or No. 2 team lost 8 times.

Ranked teams lost92

Top 10 lost31

No. 1 or 2 lost8

Favorites lost160

Upsets180

2017 vs 2026

20172026

Running total of AP-ranked teams that lost in the regular season. Season totals elsewhere also count bowl games, so they run a little higher. Hover a point for that week.

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Week	2017 lost (total)	2026 lost (total)
1	4 (4)	1 (1)
2	4 (8)	3 (4)
3	6 (14)	5 (9)
4	4 (18)	8 (17)
5	4 (22)	3 (20)
6	6 (28)	6 (26)
7	7 (35)	–
8	2 (37)	–
9	7 (44)	–
10	9 (53)	–
11	9 (62)	–
12	4 (66)	–
13	7 (73)	–
14	7 (80)	–
15	0 (80)	–

Compare 2017 with any season

Biggest upsets of 2017

Howard 43, UNLV 40
Week 145-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
Upset size45
Iowa State 38, No. 3 Oklahoma 31
Week 630.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3Recap
Upset size42
Syracuse 27, No. 2 Clemson 24
Week 724-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2Recap
Upset size36
Idaho State 30, Nevada 28
Week 334.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
Upset size34.5
Liberty 48, Baylor 45
Week 133-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
Upset size33
Iowa 55, No. 3 Ohio State 24
Week 1021-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3Recap
Upset size32.5
Arizona State 13, No. 5 Washington 7
Week 718-point underdogUnranked beat No. 5Recap
Upset size28.5
Kansas State 45, No. 10 Oklahoma State 40
Week 1219.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
Upset size27.5
California 37, No. 8 Washington State 3
Week 716.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8Recap
Upset size25.5
Pittsburgh 24, No. 2 Miami 14
Week 1312-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2Recap
Upset size24
Michigan State 14, No. 7 Michigan 10
Week 612.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 7Recap
Upset size22
UNLV 26, Fresno State 16
Week 921.5-point underdogRecap
Upset size21.5
Troy 24, No. 25 LSU 21
Week 520.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
Upset size21
Boston College 45, Louisville 42
Week 720-point underdogRecap
Upset size20
Maryland 51, No. 23 Texas 41
Week 118.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
Upset size20
San José State 20, Wyoming 17
Week 1319-point underdogRecap
Upset size19
Ole Miss 31, No. 16 Mississippi State 28
Week 1314-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
Upset size19
NC State 27, No. 12 Florida State 21
Week 411.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 12Recap
Upset size18.5
No. 24 Michigan State 27, No. 7 Penn State 24
Week 1010-point underdogNo. 24 beat No. 7Recap
Upset size18.5
South Alabama 19, Troy 8
Week 718-point underdogRecap
Upset size18
No. 25 Iowa State 14, No. 4 TCU 7
Week 97-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 4Recap
Upset size17.5
Bowling Green 37, Miami (OH) 29
Week 616.5-point underdogRecap
Upset size16.5
Stanford 30, No. 9 Washington 22
Week 117-point underdogUnranked beat No. 9Recap
Upset size15.5
No. 16 TCU 44, No. 6 Oklahoma State 31
Week 410.5-point underdogNo. 16 beat No. 6Recap
Upset size15.5
Arizona State 37, No. 24 Oregon 35
Week 414.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
Upset size15.5