ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 1.
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 84.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | California60 | #1 Arizona58 | At home · Haas Pavilion · Berkeley, CA |
| 1987 | Notre Dame60 | #1 North Carolina58 | At home · Athletic & Convocation Center · Notre Dame, IN |
| 2023 | Florida67 | #2 Tennessee54 | At home · Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center · Gainesville, FL |
| 2025 | Kansas State80 | #3 Iowa State61 | On the road · Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA |
| 1989 | Clemson85 | #3 North Carolina82 | At home · Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC |
| 1969 | Iowa76 | #4 Davidson61 | Neutral site |
| 1967 | New Mexico State68 | #4 UTEP55 | On the road |
| 2019 | Iowa74 | #5 Michigan59 | At home · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 1983 | Pittsburgh72 | #5 St. John's (NY)71 | At home · Fitzgerald Field House · Allequippa St & Darragh St Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1982 | Rice80 | #5 Texas49 | At home · Rice Gymnasium · Houston, TX |
| 1964 | Auburn81 | #5 Vanderbilt63 | At home · Auburn Sports Arena · Auburn, AL |
| 2024 | Nebraska80 | #6 Wisconsin72 | At home · OT · Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE |
| 1992 | St. John's (NY)90 | #6 Connecticut57 | At home |
| 2025 | Southern California70 | #7 Michigan State64 | At home · Galen Center · Los Angeles, CA |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 63.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #3 Kansas73 | #2 Baylor68 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2001 | #4 North Carolina85 | #2 Duke83 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1997 | #2 Wake Forest74 | #5 Maryland69 | On the road |
| 1975 | #8 Maryland98 | #2 NC State97 | On the road · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 1975 | #4 UCLA89 | #6 Southern California84 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2003 | #3 Texas78 | #9 Oklahoma State65 | At home · Frank Erwin Center · Austin, TX |
| 2025 | #8 Tennessee64 | #5 Florida44 | At home · Food City Center · Knoxville, TN |
| 2005 | #1 Illinois81 | #12 Michigan State68 | On the road · Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI |
| 2026 | #9 Illinois78 | #5 Nebraska69 | On the road · Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE |
| 2007 | #5 UCLA69 | #9 Oregon57 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #22 Texas Tech82 | #6 Houston81 | 1 pt |
| 2014 | #24 Ohio State59 | #14 Wisconsin58 | 1 pt |
| 1995 | #24 Oklahoma79 | #11 Iowa State78 | 1 pt |
| 1994 | #13 Michigan63 | #8 Purdue62 | 1 pt |
| 1992 | #5 Kansas96 | #18 Oklahoma95 | 1 pt |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | St. John's (NY)90 | #6 Connecticut57 | 33 pts |
| 1982 | Rice80 | #5 Texas49 | 31 pts |
| 2025 | #8 Tennessee64 | #5 Florida44 | 20 pts |
| 2025 | Kansas State80 | #3 Iowa State61 | 19 pts |
| 1964 | Auburn81 | #5 Vanderbilt63 | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor81 | #11 Kansas70 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2024 | Nebraska80 | #6 Wisconsin72 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2023 | Winthrop76 | Longwood74 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2014 | Central Connecticut State74 | Robert Morris73 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2020 | Hawaii80 | Cal State Northridge75 | Trailed by 17 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #20 Loyola Marymount150 | Saint Mary's119 | 269 total pts |
| 1971 | Indiana113 | Northern Illinois112 | 225 total pts |
| 1968 | Brigham Young118 | Utah State103 | 221 total pts |
| 1964 | #3 Davidson129 | Virginia Military Institute91 | 220 total pts |
| 1992 | Southern114 | Mississippi Valley State102 | 216 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2 Syracuse91 | #17 Duke89 | 35,446 fans |
| 2020 | #9 Duke97 | Syracuse88 | 31,458 fans |
| 1992 | #12 Syracuse70 | Seton Hall67 | 30,428 fans |
| 2003 | #24 Syracuse67 | #2 Pittsburgh65 | 30,303 fans |
| 1994 | #15 Syracuse108 | #5 Connecticut95 | 24,540 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | John Gillon | Syracuse vs. NC State | 43 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast · 9 threes |
| 2006 | Quincy Douby | Rutgers vs. Syracuse | 41 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast · 9 threes |
| 2025 | Darryl Simmons II | Gardner-Webb vs. Winthrop | 40 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast · 8 threes |
| 2018 | Bogdan Bliznyuk | Eastern Washington vs. Sacramento State | 40 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast · 4 threes |
| 2020 | Davion Buster | Lamar vs. McNeese | 39 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast · 11 threes |