Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2022
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.
115
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2022
1
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Georgia
22,600,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Georgia Bulldogs
22,450,000
3
TCU Horned Frogs at Michigan Wolverines
21,400,000
4
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
17,000,000
5
Utah Utes at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,630,000
6
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
13,060,000
7
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
11,560,000
8
LSU Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
10,890,000
9
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
10,700,000
10
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas Longhorns
10,600,000
11
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes
10,530,000
12
Baylor Bears at Ole Miss Rebels
9,500,000
13
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
9,410,000
14
Alabama Crimson Tide at Kansas State Wildcats
9,100,000
15
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
8,710,000
16
Tennessee Volunteers at Clemson Tigers
8,600,000
17
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
8,270,000
18
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8,000,000
19
Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers
7,580,000
20
Florida State Seminoles at LSU Tigers
7,550,000
21
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,150,000
22
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
6,940,000
23
Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
6,710,000
24
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans
6,680,000
25
Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats
6,500,000
26
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
5,970,000
27
Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
5,830,000
28
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at South Carolina Gamecocks
5,800,000
29
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
5,620,000
30
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
5,580,000
31
Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
5,570,000
32
Oklahoma Sooners at Florida State Seminoles
5,400,000
33
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
5,030,000
34
Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
4,860,000
35
Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies
4,800,000
36
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
4,760,000
37
Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers
4,750,000
38
Georgia Bulldogs at Kentucky Wildcats
4,480,000
39
Tennessee Volunteers at Pittsburgh Panthers
4,460,000
40
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
4,460,000
41
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
4,440,000
42
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats
4,420,000
43
Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,380,000
44
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators
4,330,000
45
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,240,000
46
Penn State Nittany Lions at Auburn Tigers
4,050,000
47
Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers
4,040,000
48
Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers
4,010,000
49
Oregon Ducks at North Carolina Tar Heels
4,000,000
50
Penn State Nittany Lions at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,900,000
51
Kansas Jayhawks at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,900,000
52
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines
3,880,000
53
Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers
3,860,000
54
NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,610,000
55
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,540,000
56
Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers
3,510,000
57
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
3,500,000
58
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Missouri Tigers
3,500,000
59
Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,470,000
60
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,460,000
61
Miami Hurricanes at Texas A&M Aggies
3,400,000
62
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats
3,380,000
63
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
3,340,000
64
Georgia Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs
3,340,000
65
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
3,270,000
66
UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears
3,270,000
67
Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats
3,000,000
68
Tennessee Volunteers at LSU Tigers
2,960,000
69
Utah Utes at Florida Gators
2,950,000
70
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
2,750,000
71
Syracuse Orange at Minnesota Golden Gophers
2,750,000
72
Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies
2,730,000
73
UCF Knights at Tulane Green Wave
2,700,000
74
Maryland Terrapins at NC State Wolfpack
2,700,000
75
Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns
2,690,000
76
Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins
2,650,000
77
BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,530,000
78
Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs
2,510,000
79
Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2,490,000
80
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles
2,480,000
81
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,470,000
82
Florida Gators at Oregon State Beavers
2,450,000
83
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears
2,410,000
84
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange
2,340,000
85
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,280,000
86
Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars
2,270,000
87
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
2,230,000
88
California Golden Bears at USC Trojans
2,040,000
89
UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
2,030,000
90
Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos
1,940,000
91
Louisville Cardinals at UCF Knights
1,850,000
92
Virginia Cavaliers at Syracuse Orange
1,790,000
93
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,790,000
94
Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans
1,620,000
95
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
1,500,000
96
Ole Miss Rebels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,390,000
97
TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks
1,310,000
98
Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1,290,000
99
UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners
1,220,000
100
Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners
1,210,000
Top 100 of 115 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC