ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 9.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · March 9PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 81.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas Christian85 | #1 Kansas82 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 2006 | Syracuse86 | #1 Connecticut84 | Neutral site · OT · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2000 | Saint Louis68 | #1 Cincinnati58 | Neutral site |
| 1980 | UCLA77 | #1 DePaul71 | Neutral site · NCAA Tournament |
| 2012 | Cincinnati71 | #2 Syracuse68 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2002 | NC State86 | #2 Maryland82 | Neutral site |
| 2001 | Penn State65 | #2 Michigan State63 | Neutral site |
| 1991 | Iowa80 | #2 Ohio State69 | At home · Carver–Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 1988 | Ohio State71 | #2 Purdue60 | At home · St. John Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 1964 | Purdue81 | #2 Michigan79 | On the road · Fielding H. Yost Field House · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1953 | St. John's (NY)75 | #2 La Salle74 | At home |
| 2018 | Providence75 | #3 Xavier72 | Neutral site · OT · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1963 | Indiana87 | #3 Ohio State85 | At home · OT |
| 2013 | Baylor81 | #4 Kansas58 | At home · Ferrell Center · Waco, TX |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 45.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #1 Georgetown92 | #2 St. John's (NY)80 | Neutral site |
| 1974 | #1 NC State103 | #4 Maryland100 | Neutral site · OT |
| 2019 | #3 North Carolina79 | #4 Duke70 | At home · Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1986 | #1 Duke68 | #6 Georgia Tech67 | Neutral site |
| 1996 | #3 Connecticut75 | #6 Georgetown74 | Neutral site |
| 1954 | #1 Kentucky63 | #8 Louisiana State56 | Neutral site |
| 1974 | #3 UCLA82 | #7 Southern California52 | On the road · Los Angeles, Memorial Sports Arena · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000 | #9 Arizona86 | #2 Stanford81 | At home · McKale Center at ALKEME Arena · Tucson, AZ |
| 2024 | #1 Houston76 | #14 Kansas46 | At home · Fertitta Center · Houston, TX |
| 2012 | #12 Baylor81 | #3 Kansas72 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #8 Cincinnati85 | #21 Marquette84 | 1 pt |
| 1996 | #3 Connecticut75 | #6 Georgetown74 | 1 pt |
| 1986 | #1 Duke68 | #6 Georgia Tech67 | 1 pt |
| 2007 | #9 Georgetown84 | #20 Notre Dame82 | 2 pts |
| 1984 | #14 Maryland66 | #19 Wake Forest64 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #3 UCLA82 | #7 Southern California52 | 30 pts |
| 2013 | Baylor81 | #4 Kansas58 | 23 pts |
| 2006 | Temple68 | #6 George Washington53 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #15 Texas74 | Baylor69 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2013 | UC Irvine88 | UC Davis85 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech88 | Clemson85 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2022 | Stanford71 | Arizona State70 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2019 | Marshall76 | Florida Atlantic61 | Trailed by 17 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Seton Hall109 | Providence106 | 215 total pts |
| 2016 | Nevada-Las Vegas108 | Air Force102 | 210 total pts |
| 1989 | Southern109 | Mississippi Valley State101 | 210 total pts |
| 1965 | Illinois121 | Michigan State89 | 210 total pts |
| 1996 | Mississippi Valley State111 | Jackson State94 | 205 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #12 Syracuse83 | Rutgers74 | 33,071 fans |
| 2019 | #6 Kentucky66 | Florida57 | 24,456 fans |
| 2013 | Kentucky61 | #11 Florida57 | 24,294 fans |
| 2008 | Kentucky75 | Florida70 | 24,257 fans |
| 2006 | Miami (FL)66 | Clemson63 | 23,745 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Elvin Hayes | Houston vs. Loyola (IL) | 49 pts · 27 reb · 1 ast |
| 2014 | T.J. Warren | NC State vs. Boston College | 42 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast · 0 threes |
| 1964 | Jim Barnes | UTEP vs. Texas A&M | 42 pts · 19 reb |
| 2026 | Money Williams | Montana vs. Northern Colorado | 40 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast · 2 threes |
| 2024 | Dalton Knecht | Tennessee vs. Kentucky | 40 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast · 6 threes |