Top 25 Closest Matchups of All Time 

Game #1 is coming down to the wire and the victory is sealed by the slimmest of margins. The very next game, it's another nail biter. Again?!? Game #3 comes down to the very last frame as well. In the end, every game was very close...but does it make your matchup one of the closest in league history? Take a look.Check out the Top 25 Closest Matchups of All Time:

Top 25 Closest Matchups of All Time
Rank Teams When Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Total Pins Margin Total Difference
1. Team 6 vs.
Team 8
Fall 2000, Wk 9 +2 +2 +2 +6 +12
2. Team 2 vs.
Team 4
Fall 2000, Wk 2 +2 +2 +2 +6 +12
3. Team 5 vs.
Team 7
Fall 2000, Wk 2 +2 +2 +2 +6 +12
4. Team 6 vs.
Team 8
Fall 2000, Wk 2 +2 +2 +2 +6 +12
5. Team 5 vs.
Team 7
Fall 2000, Wk 9 +2 +2 +2 +6 +12
6. Team 8 vs.
Team 4
Fall 2000, Wk 4 +5 +5 +3 +3 +16
7. Bowlumpkin vs.
3 Pin Moon
Spring 2010, Wk 5 +0 +4 +4 +8 +16
8. Team 8 vs.
Team 2
Fall 2000, Wk 7 +3 +3 +3 +9 +18
9. Balderdash vs.
I Can't Believe It's Not...
Fall 2022, Wk 9 +7 +1 +9 +1 +18
10. Tatonka vs.
Split Happens
Spring 2006, Wk 1 +3 +5 +7 +5 +20
11. Brunk Enough to Dowl vs.
Murder, He Wrote
Spring 2013, Wk 7 +0 +4 +10 +6 +20
12. Team 3 vs.
Team 6
Fall 2000, Wk 4 +1 +10 +1 +8 +20
13. Ballz Out vs.
Amazeballs
Spring 2015, Wk 1 +0 +1 +9 +10 +20
14. KLEAN BAWLZ!!1 vs.
Pin Is King 3
Spring 2020, Wk 1 +1 +11 +4 +6 +22
15. Team 2 vs.
Team 6
Fall 2000, Wk 3 +4 +4 +4 +12 +24
16. Squid Row vs.
Scootytang
Fall 2024, Wk 16 +13 +5 +10 +2 +30
17. Team 8 vs.
Team 4
Fall 2000, Wk 11 +5 +5 +5 +15 +30
18. Blue Ballers vs.
Team 3
Fall 2000, Wk 9 +5 +5 +5 +15 +30
19. Team 6 vs.
Team 7
Fall 2000, Wk 6 +5 +5 +5 +15 +30
20. Team 3 vs.
Team 4
Fall 2000, Wk 1 +5 +5 +5 +15 +30
21. Team 2 vs.
Team 3
Fall 2000, Wk 6 +4 +6 +5 +15 +30
22. Less Terra Bowl vs.
Mustache Cash Stash
Fall 2017, Wk 14 +6 +6 +10 +10 +32
23. The Pin is Mightier vs.
Squirtin' Tunas
Spring 2015, Wk 2 +16 +1 +8 +7 +32
24. Team 2 vs.
Team 4
Fall 2000, Wk 9 +2 +2 +12 +16 +32
25. Guttersluts vs.
Churn and Burn
Spring 2007, Wk 1 +4 +0 +16 +12 +32
Ties favor the matchup with the lesser variation among the margins of victory.Want to see more lists? Check out the master list of Top 25s...

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