ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 6.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 6PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 84.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas State80 | #1 Oklahoma69 | At home · Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS |
| 1982 | Nebraska67 | #1 Missouri51 | On the road |
| 2016 | Notre Dame80 | #2 North Carolina76 | At home · Purcell Pavilion · South Bend, IN |
| 1988 | UC Santa Barbara71 | #2 Nevada-Las Vegas66 | At home · Events Center · Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2024 | Clemson80 | #3 North Carolina76 | On the road · Dean Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1999 | DePaul61 | #3 Cincinnati60 | At home · 2OT |
| 1995 | Oklahoma State79 | #3 Kansas69 | At home · Gallagher-Iba Arena · Stillwater, OK |
| 1988 | UAB102 | #3 Brigham Young83 | At home · BJCC Coliseum · Birmingham, AL |
| 1976 | Pepperdine93 | #3 Nevada-Las Vegas91 | At home · Firestone Fieldhouse · Malibu, CA |
| 1961 | Drake86 | #3 Bradley76 | On the road |
| 1993 | Memphis68 | #4 Cincinnati66 | At home |
| 1988 | NC State77 | #4 Duke74 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1985 | Arkansas69 | #4 Southern Methodist66 | At home · John Barnhill Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 1966 | Duquesne78 | #4 Providence76 | At home · Civic Arena · Pittsburgh, PA |
ON THIS DAY · February 6PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 48.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #2 Duke89 | #3 North Carolina78 | On the road · Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1999 | #1 Connecticut70 | #4 Stanford59 | On the road · Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
| 1971 | #3 UCLA64 | #2 Southern California60 | On the road |
| 2010 | #7 Georgetown103 | #2 Villanova90 | At home · Capital One Arena · Washington, DC |
| 1993 | #1 Indiana73 | #9 Iowa66 | On the road · Carver–Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 2001 | #7 Illinois77 | #4 Michigan State66 | At home · Assembly Hall · Champaign, IL |
| 1993 | #2 Kentucky82 | #11 Vanderbilt67 | At home · Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center · Lexington, KY |
| 2016 | #3 Villanova72 | #11 Providence60 | On the road · Amica Mutual Pavilion · Providence, RI |
| 2017 | #9 Virginia71 | #6 Louisville55 | At home · John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA |
| 1989 | #8 Florida State81 | #7 Louisville78 | On the road |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #12 Cincinnati65 | #21 Tulane64 | 1 pt |
| 1977 | #12 Cincinnati63 | #6 Marquette62 | 1 pt |
| 1969 | #6 Davidson64 | #19 Dayton63 | 1 pt |
| 1952 | #11 Dayton72 | #13 Louisville71 | 1 pt |
| 1950 | #7 Ohio State56 | #12 Indiana55 | 1 pt |
ON THIS DAY · February 6PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #12 Alabama88 | #3 Vanderbilt61 | 27 pts |
| 1988 | UAB102 | #3 Brigham Young83 | 19 pts |
| 2002 | NC State85 | #10 Virginia68 | 17 pts |
| 2017 | #9 Virginia71 | #6 Louisville55 | 16 pts |
| 1982 | Nebraska67 | #1 Missouri51 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 6PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #25 Mississippi74 | Alabama67 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2016 | Grand Canyon64 | Texas-Rio Grande Valley58 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2016 | UTEP93 | Western Kentucky89 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2024 | Indiana76 | Ohio State73 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2025 | Ohio State73 | #18 Maryland70 | Trailed by 17 |
ON THIS DAY · February 6PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Virginia Tech141 | Southern Mississippi133 | 274 total pts |
| 1956 | George Washington126 | Furman109 | 235 total pts |
| 1976 | #18 Centenary (LA)133 | Hardin-Simmons94 | 227 total pts |
| 1993 | Toledo115 | Central Michigan109 | 224 total pts |
| 1989 | #1 Oklahoma126 | Iowa State97 | 223 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #20 Kentucky80 | Florida61 | 24,406 fans |
| 2008 | #19 Connecticut63 | Syracuse61 | 23,721 fans |
| 2018 | #15 Tennessee61 | #24 Kentucky59 | 23,332 fans |
| 2012 | Louisville80 | Connecticut59 | 21,804 fans |
| 2016 | #19 Louisville79 | Boston College47 | 21,803 fans |
ON THIS DAY · February 6PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jerome Robinson | Boston College vs. Notre Dame | 46 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 7 threes |
| 2020 | Jhivvan Jackson | UTSA vs. Old Dominion | 45 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast · 8 threes |
| 2020 | Jerrick Harding | Weber State vs. Sacramento State | 44 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast · 5 threes |
| 2019 | Jordan Caroline | Nevada vs. Colorado State | 40 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast · 6 threes |
| 2003 | Henry Domercant | Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky | 40 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast · 2 threes |