Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2018
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
163
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2018
1
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Georgia
28,440,000
2
Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs
17,499,000
3
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
13,200,000
4
Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers
11,543,000
5
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
10,155,000
6
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,141,000
7
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
9,132,000
8
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
8,659,000
9
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
8,050,000
10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans
7,736,000
11
Ohio State Buckeyes at TCU Horned Frogs
7,232,000
12
Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7,091,000
13
Miami Hurricanes at LSU Tigers
6,553,000
14
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
6,347,000
15
Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
6,292,000
16
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
6,038,000
17
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
5,936,000
18
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,650,000
19
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
5,608,000
20
Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins
5,588,000
21
Georgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
5,539,000
22
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,419,000
23
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
5,416,000
24
Washington Huskies at Auburn Tigers
5,253,000
25
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
5,191,000
26
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
5,006,000
27
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators
4,703,000
28
Louisville Cardinals at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,540,000
29
Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers
4,475,000
30
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,473,000
31
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns
4,431,000
32
Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats
4,392,000
33
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
4,305,000
34
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
4,252,000
35
Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers
4,236,000
36
Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks
4,165,000
37
Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars
4,082,000
38
Utah Utes at Washington Huskies
4,059,000
39
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,988,000
40
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners
3,917,000
41
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,900,000
42
Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles
3,885,000
43
Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks
3,785,000
44
Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,747,000
45
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,664,000
46
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
3,640,000
47
Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats
3,618,000
48
Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,553,000
49
Oregon State Beavers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,487,000
50
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,486,000
51
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,443,000
52
Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
3,394,000
53
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
3,346,000
54
Arizona State Sun Devils at Fresno State Bulldogs
3,334,000
55
Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights
3,321,000
56
Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,313,000
57
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Northwestern Wildcats
3,293,000
58
Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers
3,286,000
59
Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies
3,173,000
60
Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,173,000
61
Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
3,163,000
62
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,135,000
63
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
3,133,000
64
Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights
3,098,000
65
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans
3,038,000
66
Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks
2,990,000
67
USC Trojans at Texas Longhorns
2,950,000
68
BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers
2,913,000
69
UCLA Bruins at Oklahoma Sooners
2,896,000
70
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
2,887,000
71
Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,873,000
72
Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,821,000
73
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
2,810,000
74
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners
2,767,000
75
Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners
2,762,000
76
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,679,000
77
West Virginia Mountaineers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,647,000
78
Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,636,000
79
Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers
2,622,000
80
Stanford Cardinal at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,617,000
81
Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars
2,591,000
82
South Carolina Gamecocks at Virginia Cavaliers
2,550,000
83
Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars
2,539,000
84
Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2,515,000
85
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,488,000
86
Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,453,000
87
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen
2,447,000
88
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,439,000
89
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,428,000
90
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,405,000
91
Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
2,380,000
92
Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines
2,329,000
93
USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal
2,290,000
94
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
2,273,000
95
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,270,000
96
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,241,000
97
Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,176,000
98
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies
2,138,000
99
Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,108,000
100
South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars
2,035,000
Top 100 of 163 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:37 UTC