There are big college football games and then there are those that rise to the level of being called Game of the Century. To be one of those games, what's needed is a No. 1 and No. 2.
The Associated Press poll has been ranking college football teams for 80 years, helping to set the agenda for the season and provide context for big games. A matchup of undefeated teams or rivals with winning records is appealing. Make it 1 vs 2 and now you have something special. Maybe even a Game of the Century.
In 1966 Notre Dame and Michigan State played a Game of the Century that still holds up today.