ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
January 24.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
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Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 69.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Marquette74 | #1 Villanova72 | At home · BMO Harris Bradley Center · Milwaukee, WI |
| 1987 | Ohio State80 | #1 Iowa76 | On the road · Carver–Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 1957 | Missouri69 | #3 Iowa State66 | On the road · Iowa State Armory · Ames, IA |
| 2017 | Tennessee82 | #4 Kentucky80 | At home · Food City Center · Knoxville, TN |
| 2004 | Providence66 | #4 Connecticut56 | On the road · XL Center · Hartford, CT |
| 2013 | UCLA84 | #6 Arizona73 | On the road · McKale Memorial Center · Tucson, AZ |
| 2008 | Arizona76 | #6 Washington State64 | At home · McKale Memorial Center · Tucson, AZ |
| 2007 | Texas Tech70 | #6 Texas A&M68 | At home · United Supermarkets Arena · Lubbock, TX |
| 1993 | Florida State89 | #6 Duke88 | At home · OT |
| 1953 | DePaul58 | #7 Oklahoma State47 | At home · University Auditorium · Chicago, IL |
| 2024 | Alabama79 | #8 Auburn75 | At home · Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2016 | Temple89 | #8 Southern Methodist80 | At home · Liacouras Center · Philadelphia, PA |
| 1953 | North Carolina70 | #8 NC State69 | On the road · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 2015 | Texas Tech78 | #9 Iowa State73 | At home · United Supermarkets Arena · Lubbock, TX |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 44.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #2 Duke92 | #8 St. John's (NY)88 | On the road · OT |
| 2001 | #2 Duke85 | #9 Wake Forest62 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1988 | #8 Nevada-Las Vegas59 | #3 Temple58 | At home · Thomas & Mack Center · Paradise, NV |
| 1993 | #3 North Carolina70 | #10 Seton Hall66 | On the road |
| 1981 | #5 Louisiana State80 | #8 Tennessee63 | At home · LSU Assembly Center · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2000 | #6 Syracuse88 | #8 Connecticut74 | At home · Carrier Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 2026 | #11 Illinois88 | #4 Purdue82 | On the road · Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN |
| 2023 | #12 Iowa State80 | #5 Kansas State76 | At home · James H. Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA |
| 2026 | #12 Texas Tech90 | #6 Houston86 | At home · United Supermarkets Arena · Lubbock, TX |
| 2001 | #5 North Carolina88 | #13 Virginia81 | At home · Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #15 Georgetown69 | #14 Syracuse68 | 1 pt |
| 1988 | #8 Nevada-Las Vegas59 | #3 Temple58 | 1 pt |
| 1987 | #7 Syracuse64 | #14 St. John's (NY)63 | 1 pt |
| 1970 | #10 NC State77 | #16 Duke76 | 1 pt |
| 1987 | #12 Duke105 | #10 Clemson103 | 2 pts |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #2 Duke85 | #9 Wake Forest62 | 23 pts |
| 1995 | Alabama88 | #9 Arkansas70 | 18 pts |
| 1981 | #5 Louisiana State80 | #8 Tennessee63 | 17 pts |
| 2017 | #18 West Virginia85 | #2 Kansas69 | 16 pts |
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Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Coppin State83 | Howard81 | Trailed by 26 |
| 2013 | Little Rock65 | Florida Atlantic62 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2026 | Georgetown81 | Providence78 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2022 | Binghamton74 | Hartford64 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2007 | Pennsylvania76 | Temple74 | Trailed by 19 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Florida117 | Bellarmine114 | 231 total pts |
| 1974 | Utah121 | Arizona106 | 227 total pts |
| 2001 | Georgia Tech111 | Clemson108 | 219 total pts |
| 1976 | #4 Nevada-Las Vegas125 | Nevada91 | 216 total pts |
| 2001 | Texas Christian120 | Grambling95 | 215 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #8 Pittsburgh66 | #13 Syracuse45 | 31,347 fans |
| 2015 | Miami (FL)66 | Syracuse62 | 30,677 fans |
| 2000 | #6 Syracuse88 | #8 Connecticut74 | 26,474 fans |
| 1998 | #8 Connecticut63 | #15 Syracuse54 | 25,718 fans |
| 2017 | Syracuse81 | Wake Forest76 | 22,262 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dominique Daniels Jr. | California Baptist vs. Utah Valley | 47 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast · 3 threes |
| 2013 | Travis Bader | Oakland vs. IU Indy | 47 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast · 11 threes |
| 2026 | Keaton Wagler | Illinois vs. Purdue | 46 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast · 9 threes |
| 2026 | AJ Dybantsa | Brigham Young vs. Utah | 43 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast · 4 threes |
| 2023 | Emoni Bates | Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo | 43 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast · 9 threes |