ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 13.
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 61.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UCLA96 | #1 Arizona89 | On the road · OT · crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1983 | NC State81 | #2 Virginia78 | Neutral site |
| 1959 | Louisville76 | #2 Kentucky61 | Neutral site |
| 2014 | Seton Hall64 | #3 Villanova63 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1965 | NC State103 | #3 Saint Joseph's81 | Neutral site |
| 2005 | Florida70 | #4 Kentucky53 | Neutral site · Georgia Dome · Atlanta, GA |
| 1965 | Princeton109 | #4 Providence69 | Neutral site |
| 1964 | Ohio85 | #4 Kentucky69 | Neutral site |
| 1954 | Niagara71 | #4 Western Kentucky65 | At home |
| 1952 | La Salle59 | #4 Duquesne46 | On the road |
| 1993 | Louisiana State72 | #5 Vanderbilt62 | Neutral site |
| 1954 | Bradley71 | #5 Oklahoma State57 | On the road |
| 2010 | Minnesota69 | #6 Purdue42 | Neutral site · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 1954 | Penn State71 | #6 Notre Dame63 | Neutral site · Iowa City Fieldhouse, Iowa City, IA |
ON THIS DAY · March 13PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 69.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #1 UCLA73 | #3 Southern California62 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1965 | #1 Michigan87 | #5 Vanderbilt85 | Neutral site |
| 2021 | #3 Illinois82 | #5 Iowa71 | Neutral site · Lucas Oil Stadium · Indianapolis, IN |
| 2026 | #2 Arizona82 | #7 Iowa State80 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 2010 | #1 Kansas72 | #9 Kansas State64 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 1964 | #3 Duke87 | #7 Villanova73 | Neutral site · N6 |
| 1964 | #2 Michigan84 | #8 Loyola (IL)80 | Neutral site |
| 1954 | #2 Indiana73 | #8 Louisiana State62 | Neutral site |
| 2011 | #5 Duke75 | #6 North Carolina58 | Neutral site · First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro, NC |
| 1954 | #9 Holy Cross71 | #3 Duquesne62 | On the road |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #9 Ohio State68 | #4 Michigan67 | 1 pt |
| 1982 | #9 Memphis56 | #18 Wake Forest55 | 1 pt |
| 1980 | #14 Duke55 | #4 Kentucky54 | 1 pt |
| 1976 | #7 Notre Dame79 | #15 Cincinnati78 | 1 pt |
| 1971 | #6 South Carolina52 | #13 North Carolina51 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Princeton109 | #4 Providence69 | 40 pts |
| 2010 | Minnesota69 | #6 Purdue42 | 27 pts |
| 1965 | NC State103 | #3 Saint Joseph's81 | 22 pts |
| 2011 | #5 Duke75 | #6 North Carolina58 | 17 pts |
| 2005 | Florida70 | #4 Kentucky53 | 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Brigham Young78 | Iona72 | Trailed by 25 |
| 2026 | Saint Louis88 | George Washington81 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2024 | UC Riverside83 | Cal State Bakersfield78 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2024 | Stanford87 | California76 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2019 | NC State59 | Clemson58 | Trailed by 18 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Marshall119 | Nebraska88 | 207 total pts |
| 2018 | Southern California103 | UNC Asheville98 | 201 total pts |
| 2025 | #24 Illinois106 | Iowa94 | 200 total pts |
| 1987 | #7 Purdue104 | Northeastern95 | 199 total pts |
| 2012 | Massachusetts101 | Mississippi State96 | 197 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | #9 Duke66 | Boston College65 | 26,352 fans |
| 2009 | #22 Florida State64 | Georgia Tech62 | 26,352 fans |
| 2009 | Maryland75 | #8 Wake Forest64 | 26,352 fans |
| 2009 | #1 North Carolina79 | Virginia Tech76 | 26,352 fans |
| 2005 | Florida70 | #4 Kentucky53 | 24,408 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Texas Christian | 52 pts · 6 reb · 6 ast |
| 1953 | Bob Houbregs | Washington vs. Seattle | 45 pts |
| 1964 | Jeff Mullins | Duke vs. Villanova | 43 pts · 12 reb · 1 ast |
| 2026 | Dominique Daniels Jr. | California Baptist vs. Utah Tech | 41 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 4 threes |
| 1965 | Bill Bradley | Princeton vs. Providence | 41 pts · 10 reb · 9 ast |