ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 27.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 27PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 80.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oklahoma State85 | #1 Kansas77 | At home · Gallagher-Iba Arena · Stillwater, OK |
| 1983 | West Virginia87 | #1 Nevada-Las Vegas78 | At home · WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV |
| 1982 | Maryland47 | #1 Virginia46 | At home · OT |
| 1953 | Idaho64 | #3 Washington61 | At home · Memorial Gymnasium · Moscow, ID |
| 2013 | Penn State84 | #4 Michigan78 | At home · Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA |
| 2002 | Louisville74 | #4 Cincinnati71 | At home |
| 1995 | Providence72 | #4 Connecticut70 | At home · Providence Civic Center · Providence, RI |
| 1984 | Tennessee63 | #4 Kentucky58 | At home · William B. Stokely Athletics Center · Knoxville, TN |
| 2007 | Tennessee86 | #5 Florida76 | At home · Food City Center · Knoxville, TN |
| 1965 | North Carolina71 | #5 Duke66 | At home · A |
| 1956 | Auburn74 | #5 Vanderbilt65 | At home · Auburn Sports Arena · Auburn, AL |
| 1982 | Rutgers74 | #6 West Virginia64 | At home · Rutgers Athletic Center · Piscataway, NJ |
| 1971 | Houston83 | #6 Jacksonville82 | At home · Hofheinz Pavilion · Houston, TX |
| 1960 | Vanderbilt62 | #6 Georgia Tech57 | At home · Memorial Gymnasium · Nashville, TN |
ON THIS DAY · February 27PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 57.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #2 Georgetown85 | #1 St. John's (NY)69 | Neutral site |
| 1990 | #5 Oklahoma100 | #1 Kansas78 | At home · Lloyd Noble Center · Norman, OK |
| 1993 | #3 North Carolina86 | #6 Florida State76 | On the road |
| 1973 | #2 NC State82 | #7 North Carolina78 | On the road · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2016 | #3 Virginia79 | #7 North Carolina74 | At home · John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA |
| 1994 | #2 Duke59 | #8 Temple47 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 2010 | #4 Syracuse95 | #7 Villanova77 | At home · JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 2005 | #8 Kansas81 | #4 Oklahoma State79 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 2026 | #3 Michigan84 | #10 Illinois70 | On the road · State Farm Center · Champaign, IL |
| 1999 | #6 Stanford98 | #7 Arizona83 | At home · Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
ON THIS DAY · February 27PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #13 Minnesota57 | #11 Iowa55 | 2 pts |
| 1980 | #14 Notre Dame76 | #1 DePaul74 | 2 pts |
| 2010 | #10 New Mexico83 | #13 Brigham Young81 | 2 pts |
| 2005 | #8 Kansas81 | #4 Oklahoma State79 | 2 pts |
| 1993 | #12 Wake Forest58 | #22 Virginia56 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 27PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #5 Oklahoma100 | #1 Kansas78 | 22 pts |
| 1952 | Penn State84 | #10 West Virginia65 | 19 pts |
| 2010 | #4 Syracuse95 | #7 Villanova77 | 18 pts |
| 1954 | NC State81 | #8 George Washington63 | 18 pts |
| 1992 | #22 Florida State110 | #10 North Carolina94 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 27PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Texas92 | Oklahoma86 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2016 | Longwood92 | Radford81 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2019 | Baylor84 | Texas83 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2016 | St. Bonaventure85 | Massachusetts83 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2013 | Akron88 | Ohio81 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · February 27PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #19 Loyola Marymount141 | San Diego126 | 267 total pts |
| 2010 | Marshall121 | UCF115 | 236 total pts |
| 1988 | Rutgers119 | Massachusetts114 | 233 total pts |
| 2018 | St. Bonaventure117 | Davidson113 | 230 total pts |
| 1991 | San Diego State123 | U.S. International103 | 226 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · February 27PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #4 Syracuse95 | #7 Villanova77 | 34,616 fans |
| 2000 | #13 Syracuse67 | Georgetown52 | 31,009 fans |
| 2016 | Syracuse75 | NC State66 | 27,141 fans |
| 2007 | Tennessee86 | #5 Florida76 | 24,047 fans |
| 2013 | Kentucky85 | Mississippi State55 | 24,023 fans |
ON THIS DAY · February 27PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rob McKiver | Houston vs. Southern Mississippi | 52 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast · 7 threes |
| 2018 | Peyton Aldridge | Davidson vs. St. Bonaventure | 45 pts · 12 reb · 0 ast · 8 threes |
| 2020 | Taveion Hollingsworth | Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech | 43 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast · 4 threes |
| 2010 | J.B. Conley | Texas State vs. Northwestern State | 42 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast · 2 threes |
| 2008 | O'Darien Bassett | Troy vs. Florida Atlantic | 42 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |