ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 16.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 16PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 72.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Oregon56 | #1 UCLA51 | At home |
| 1963 | Wichita State65 | #1 Cincinnati64 | At home · University of Wichita Field House · Wichita, KS |
| 2013 | Maryland83 | #2 Duke81 | At home · XFINITY Center · College Park, MD |
| 1997 | NC State60 | #2 Wake Forest59 | On the road · OT · Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1963 | Bowling Green92 | #2 Loyola (IL)75 | At home · Anderson Arena · Bowling Green, OH |
| 2023 | Maryland68 | #3 Purdue54 | At home · XFINITY Center · College Park, MD |
| 1983 | Maryland106 | #3 North Carolina94 | At home |
| 1961 | Maryland76 | #3 Duke71 | At home · A |
| 1994 | Oklahoma State63 | #4 Kansas59 | At home · OT · Gallagher-Iba Arena · Stillwater, OK |
| 1980 | Washington State69 | #4 Oregon State51 | At home · Beasley Coliseum · Pullman, WA |
| 1963 | Indiana103 | #4 Illinois100 | At home |
| 1991 | Wake Forest86 | #5 Duke77 | At home · Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1979 | Maryland70 | #5 Duke68 | At home · A |
| 2002 | Mississippi68 | #6 Florida51 | At home |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 43.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | #4 Pittsburgh76 | #1 Connecticut68 | On the road · XL Center · Hartford, CT |
| 2019 | #5 Kentucky86 | #1 Tennessee69 | At home · Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY |
| 2026 | #5 Iowa State70 | #3 Houston67 | At home · Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA |
| 1980 | #2 Syracuse72 | #7 St. John's (NY)71 | On the road |
| 1991 | #1 Nevada-Las Vegas86 | #12 New Mexico State74 | At home · Thomas & Mack Center · Paradise, NV |
| 1950 | #7 Duquesne60 | #6 Long Island University53 | On the road |
| 1959 | #7 Bradley72 | #8 Saint Louis65 | At home |
| 1986 | #2 Duke75 | #14 Notre Dame74 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1989 | #10 Louisville78 | #7 Florida State77 | On the road |
| 1974 | #3 Notre Dame72 | #14 South Carolina68 | At home · Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | #21 West Virginia62 | #8 Kansas61 | 1 pt |
| 1989 | #10 Louisville78 | #7 Florida State77 | 1 pt |
| 1986 | #2 Duke75 | #14 Notre Dame74 | 1 pt |
| 1983 | #16 Iowa58 | #2 Indiana57 | 1 pt |
| 1980 | #2 Syracuse72 | #7 St. John's (NY)71 | 1 pt |
ON THIS DAY · February 16PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #18 Creighton101 | #6 Villanova80 | 21 pts |
| 1963 | Florida73 | #6 Mississippi State52 | 21 pts |
| 2008 | #13 Indiana80 | #10 Michigan State61 | 19 pts |
| 1978 | Purdue99 | #10 Michigan State80 | 19 pts |
| 1980 | Washington State69 | #4 Oregon State51 | 18 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 16PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cornell107 | Princeton101 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2025 | Nebraska68 | Northwestern64 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2012 | #5 Duke78 | NC State73 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2017 | Austin Peay85 | Eastern Illinois80 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2026 | Texas Southern74 | Southern73 | Trailed by 18 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Marist128 | Long Island University98 | 226 total pts |
| 2023 | North Florida114 | Lipscomb111 | 225 total pts |
| 1991 | Wright State128 | Chicago State96 | 224 total pts |
| 2005 | Niagara113 | Canisius101 | 214 total pts |
| 1970 | Utah State112 | Arizona State102 | 214 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Syracuse77 | #8 Georgetown70 | 31,327 fans |
| 2004 | Notre Dame84 | Syracuse72 | 26,913 fans |
| 2019 | #5 Kentucky86 | #1 Tennessee69 | 24,467 fans |
| 2008 | Brigham Young74 | Nevada-Las Vegas48 | 22,580 fans |
| 2014 | #13 Louisville102 | Rutgers54 | 21,821 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Michael Lyons | Air Force vs. Colorado State | 45 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast · 6 threes |
| 2023 | Darius McGhee | Liberty vs. Kennesaw State | 43 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast · 8 threes |
| 2019 | Terry Taylor | Austin Peay vs. Morehead State | 42 pts · 18 reb · 0 ast · 5 threes |
| 2002 | Dimeco Childress | East Tennessee State vs. Western Carolina | 42 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |
| 2008 | Charron Fisher | Niagara vs. Iona | 41 pts · 9 reb · 0 ast · 3 threes |