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.
164
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
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
Florida Gators at Michigan Wolverines
8,370,000
10
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
8,050,000
11
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans
7,736,000
12
Ohio State Buckeyes at TCU Horned Frogs
7,232,000
13
Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7,091,000
14
Miami Hurricanes at LSU Tigers
6,553,000
15
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
6,347,000
16
Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
6,292,000
17
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
6,038,000
18
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
5,936,000
19
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,650,000
20
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
5,608,000
21
Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins
5,588,000
22
Georgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
5,539,000
23
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,419,000
24
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
5,416,000
25
Washington Huskies at Auburn Tigers
5,253,000
26
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
5,191,000
27
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
5,006,000
28
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators
4,703,000
29
Louisville Cardinals at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,540,000
30
Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers
4,475,000
31
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,473,000
32
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns
4,431,000
33
Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats
4,392,000
34
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
4,305,000
35
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
4,252,000
36
Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers
4,236,000
37
Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks
4,165,000
38
Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars
4,082,000
39
Utah Utes at Washington Huskies
4,059,000
40
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,988,000
41
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners
3,917,000
42
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,900,000
43
Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles
3,885,000
44
Miami Hurricanes at Wisconsin Badgers
3,790,000
45
Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks
3,785,000
46
Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,747,000
47
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,664,000
48
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
3,640,000
49
Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats
3,618,000
50
Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,553,000
51
Oregon State Beavers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,487,000
52
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,486,000
53
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,443,000
54
Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
3,394,000
55
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
3,346,000
56
Arizona State Sun Devils at Fresno State Bulldogs
3,334,000
57
Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights
3,321,000
58
Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,313,000
59
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Northwestern Wildcats
3,293,000
60
Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers
3,286,000
61
Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies
3,173,000
62
Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,173,000
63
Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
3,163,000
64
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,135,000
65
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
3,133,000
66
Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights
3,098,000
67
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans
3,038,000
68
USC Trojans at Texas Longhorns
2,950,000
69
BYU Cougars at Wisconsin Badgers
2,913,000
70
UCLA Bruins at Oklahoma Sooners
2,896,000
71
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
2,887,000
72
Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,873,000
73
Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,821,000
74
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
2,810,000
75
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners
2,767,000
76
Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners
2,762,000
77
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,679,000
78
West Virginia Mountaineers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,647,000
79
Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,636,000
80
Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers
2,622,000
81
Stanford Cardinal at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,617,000
82
Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars
2,591,000
83
South Carolina Gamecocks at Virginia Cavaliers
2,550,000
84
Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars
2,539,000
85
Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2,515,000
86
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,488,000
87
Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,453,000
88
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen
2,447,000
89
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,439,000
90
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,428,000
91
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,405,000
92
Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
2,380,000
93
Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines
2,329,000
94
USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal
2,290,000
95
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
2,273,000
96
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,270,000
97
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,241,000
98
Maryland Terrapins at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,176,000
99
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies
2,138,000
100
Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,108,000
Top 100 of 164 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 03:32 UTC