ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
January 18.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · January 18PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 84.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia64 | #2 Iowa State57 | At home · WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV |
| 1955 | North Carolina84 | #2 NC State80 | On the road · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 2014 | Michigan77 | #3 Wisconsin70 | On the road · Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 2005 | Florida State91 | #3 Wake Forest83 | At home · OT · Tucker Center · Tallahassee, FL |
| 1979 | Arizona70 | #3 UCLA69 | At home · McKale Center at ALKEME Arena · Tucson, AZ |
| 1957 | Texas77 | #3 Southern Methodist68 | At home · Gregory Gymnasium · Austin, TX |
| 2020 | Florida69 | #4 Auburn47 | At home · Stephen C. O'Connell Center · Gainesville, FL |
| 2020 | DePaul79 | #5 Butler66 | At home · Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL |
| 1987 | Michigan91 | #5 Syracuse88 | At home · Crisler Arena · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1965 | Iowa74 | #5 Indiana68 | On the road |
| 1961 | Xavier84 | #5 Louisville77 | At home |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt76 | #6 Tennessee75 | At home · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · Nashville, TN |
| 2022 | Florida State79 | #6 Duke78 | At home · OT · Donald L. Tucker Center · Tallahassee, FL |
| 2003 | North Carolina68 | #6 Connecticut65 | At home · Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
ON THIS DAY · January 18PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 47.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #1 North Carolina95 | #3 Duke92 | At home |
| 2021 | #2 Baylor77 | #6 Kansas69 | At home · Ferrell Center · Waco, TX |
| 1962 | #3 Cincinnati62 | #5 Duquesne54 | On the road · Fitzgerald Field House · Allequippa St & Darragh St Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1968 | #6 New Mexico72 | #5 Utah66 | At home · University Arena · Albuquerque, NM |
| 2025 | #4 Alabama102 | #8 Kentucky97 | On the road · Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY |
| 1956 | #9 North Carolina73 | #3 NC State69 | At home · Charles T. Woollen Gymnasium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2020 | #11 Louisville79 | #3 Duke73 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 2010 | #13 Kansas State71 | #1 Texas62 | At home · Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS |
| 1989 | #13 North Carolina91 | #1 Duke71 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 2006 | #1 Duke81 | #14 NC State68 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
ON THIS DAY · January 18PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #13 NC State68 | #7 North Carolina67 | 1 pt |
| 2000 | #16 Tennessee81 | #9 Florida79 | 2 pts |
| 2025 | #1 Auburn70 | #23 Georgia68 | 2 pts |
| 2014 | #25 Oklahoma66 | #12 Baylor64 | 2 pts |
| 2014 | #15 Kansas80 | #9 Oklahoma State78 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 18PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Colorado70 | #8 Iowa State45 | 25 pts |
| 2020 | Florida69 | #4 Auburn47 | 22 pts |
| 1989 | #13 North Carolina91 | #1 Duke71 | 20 pts |
| 1992 | Auburn81 | #9 Alabama63 | 18 pts |
| 2003 | #17 Maryland87 | #1 Duke72 | 15 pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 18PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State72 | Western Kentucky70 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2020 | Southern California82 | Stanford78 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2024 | South Florida74 | #10 Memphis73 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2022 | UCF92 | East Carolina85 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2020 | Boise State88 | Utah State83 | Trailed by 19 |
ON THIS DAY · January 18PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Niagara119 | Marist108 | 227 total pts |
| 1989 | Oklahoma State124 | Oral Roberts98 | 222 total pts |
| 1988 | Holy Cross130 | New Hampshire92 | 222 total pts |
| 1989 | #5 Oklahoma123 | #17 Kansas95 | 218 total pts |
| 1989 | #14 Florida State112 | Arkansas105 | 217 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 18PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2 Syracuse59 | #22 Pittsburgh54 | 30,046 fans |
| 2014 | #13 Kentucky74 | Tennessee66 | 24,246 fans |
| 2005 | #7 Syracuse78 | Georgetown73 | 23,485 fans |
| 2003 | #16 Kentucky88 | #10 Notre Dame73 | 22,778 fans |
| 2025 | Stanford72 | North Carolina71 | 21,750 fans |
ON THIS DAY · January 18PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CJ Carter | Omaha vs. IU Indy | 45 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 7 threes |
| 2026 | David Coit | Maryland vs. Penn State | 43 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast · 9 threes |
| 2020 | Markus Howard | Marquette vs. Georgetown | 42 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |
| 2025 | Barrington Hargress | UC Riverside vs. UC San Diego | 40 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast · 5 threes |
| 2020 | Javon Greene | George Mason vs. Richmond | 39 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |