Florida State, Alabama record monster TV ratings: Two combine for 6 most-watched games this season
"The duo is at the top of the college football world.
Alabama is currently ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff committee's rankings, while Florida State is the lone unbeaten in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
The pair - which has combined to win four of the last five national championships - can draw a television audience, too.
Through the first 13 weeks of the college football season, the six highest-rated games feature either Florida State or Alabama, based on ratings from Sports Media Watch.
The Seminoles' 31-27 win over Notre Dame is the highest-rated game of the 2014 season. The then-top-5 matchup drew 13.2 millions viewers and a 7.9 rating.
The game's 8.5 overnight rating of major markets is the fourth-highest in ABC's Saturday-night package, which is in its ninth year, according to Sports Media Watch.
Alabama's 25-20 victory over Mississippi State, which was a top-3 showdown, is the second-highest rated game of the season. The interdivisional matchup had an audience of 10.27 million, and a 6.4 rating.
The Alabama-LSU (5.3 rating, 9.11 million viewers), Florida State-Miami (5.3 rating, 8.74 million viewers), Alabama-Florida (5.1 rating, 7.95 million viewers) and Florida State-Clemson (4.5 rating, 7.34 million viewers) games round out the six highest-rated games of the 2014 season.
With the start of the inaugural College Football Playoffs, CBSsports.com reports that regular-season TV ratings have not been impacted by the new post-season format.
In all, Jimbo Fisher's team has played in six games that are among the 25 most-watched this season, while Nick Saban's team has been a part of five.
With ESPN's College GameDay in Tuscaloosa for Saturday's Iron Bowl, the Crimson Tide and Seminoles have each had the popular pre-game show travel to three of their games this season, which leads the nation.
Below, you can see a full list of the top 25 highest-rated games so far this year.
TOP 25 HIGHEST-RATED GAMES DURING 2014 SEASON
| Game | Rating | Viewers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State-Notre Dame | 7.9 | 13.2M | ABC |
| Alabama-Mississippi State | 6.4 | 10.27M | CBS |
| Alabama-LSU | 5.3 | 9.11M | CBS |
| Florida State-Miami | 5.3 | 8.74M | ABC |
| Alabama-Florida | 5.1 | 7.95M | CBS |
| Florida State-Clemson | 4.5 | 7.34M | ABC |
| Auburn-Texas A&M | 4.4 | 7.21M | CBS |
| Georgia-South Carolina | 4.1 | 6.77M | CBS |
| USC-Stanford | 4.1 | 6.54M | ABC |
| Alabama-West Virginia | 4.0 | 6.40M | ABC |
| Ohio State-Michigan State | 3.9 | 6.83M | ABC |
| Florida State-Oklahoma State | 3.8 | 6.03M | ABC |
| Mississippi State-Auburn | 3.8 | 6.00M | CBS |
| Ohio State-Minnesota | 3.7 | 5.73M | ABC |
| Georgia-Florida | 3.7 | 5.71M | CBS |
| Alabama-Ole Miss | 3.7 | 5.92M | CBS |
| Florida State-N.C. State | 3.5 | 5.49M | ABC |
| Oregon-Michigan State | 3.5 | 5.98M | FOX |
| Auburn-Ole Miss | 3.4 | 5.80M | ESPN |
| Florida State-Louisville | 3.1 | 4.97M | ESPN |
| Mississippi State-Kentucky | 3.1 | 5.00M | CBS |
| Georgia-Tennessee | 3.1 | 4.72M | ESPN |
| Arizona State-Notre Dame | 3.0 | 4.67M | ABC |
| Ole Miss-LSU | 3.0 | 4.95M | ESPN |
| Ohio State-Penn State | 2.9 | 4.67M | ABC |
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