ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 16.
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 48.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Maryland-Baltimore County74 | #1 Virginia54 | Neutral site · Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC |
| 2024 | Wisconsin76 | #3 Purdue75 | Neutral site · OT · Target Center · Minneapolis, MN |
| 2012 | Norfolk State86 | #3 Missouri84 | Neutral site · CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE |
| 2024 | NC State84 | #4 North Carolina76 | Neutral site · Capital One Arena · Washington, DC |
| 1996 | Georgia76 | #4 Purdue69 | Neutral site |
| 1986 | Auburn81 | #4 St. John's (NY)65 | Neutral site |
| 1963 | Oregon State83 | #4 Arizona State65 | Neutral site |
| 1986 | Iowa State72 | #5 Michigan69 | Neutral site |
| 1968 | Ohio State82 | #5 Kentucky81 | On the road |
| 1963 | Villanova54 | #5 Wichita State53 | On the road |
| 1968 | New Mexico State62 | #6 New Mexico58 | Neutral site |
| 1950 | City College of New York62 | #6 Duquesne52 | At home |
| 2023 | Princeton59 | #8 Arizona55 | Neutral site · Golden1 Center · Sacramento, CA |
| 2012 | Lehigh75 | #8 Duke70 | Neutral site · First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro, NC |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 48.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #2 Louisville86 | #3 Louisiana State66 | Neutral site |
| 1978 | #5 Arkansas74 | #2 UCLA70 | Neutral site · NCAA Tournament |
| 2024 | #7 Iowa State69 | #1 Houston41 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 1972 | #2 North Carolina92 | #6 South Carolina69 | Neutral site · MOR |
| 1974 | #3 Notre Dame118 | #6 Vanderbilt88 | Neutral site · Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1956 | #1 San Francisco72 | #8 UCLA61 | Neutral site · NCAA Tournament |
| 1979 | #3 Michigan State87 | #7 Louisiana State71 | Neutral site |
| 1950 | #1 Bradley83 | #9 St. John's (NY)72 | Neutral site |
| 2008 | #5 Kansas84 | #6 Texas74 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 1963 | #1 Cincinnati67 | #10 Colorado60 | Neutral site |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #25 Louisville64 | #11 New Mexico63 | 1 pt |
| 1979 | #17 St. John's (NY)67 | #18 Rutgers65 | 2 pts |
| 1974 | #7 Marquette72 | #12 Michigan70 | 2 pts |
| 2013 | #10 Ohio State61 | #8 Michigan State58 | 3 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 Notre Dame118 | #6 Vanderbilt88 | 30 pts |
| 2024 | #7 Iowa State69 | #1 Houston41 | 28 pts |
| 1972 | #2 North Carolina92 | #6 South Carolina69 | 23 pts |
| 2018 | Maryland-Baltimore County74 | #1 Virginia54 | 20 pts |
| 1980 | #2 Louisville86 | #3 Louisiana State66 | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fairfield101 | George Mason96 | Trailed by 27 |
| 2024 | Florida95 | Texas A&M90 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2007 | #6 Wisconsin76 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi63 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2006 | #14 George Washington88 | UNC Wilmington85 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2013 | #4 Louisville78 | #19 Syracuse61 | Trailed by 16 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Duquesne120 | Omaha112 | 232 total pts |
| 1989 | Arkansas120 | Loyola Marymount101 | 221 total pts |
| 2007 | #25 Tennessee121 | Long Beach State86 | 207 total pts |
| 1974 | #3 Notre Dame118 | #6 Vanderbilt88 | 206 total pts |
| 1990 | #21 Loyola Marymount111 | #24 New Mexico State92 | 203 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #3 Connecticut95 | Eastern Michigan81 | 32,293 fans |
| 1991 | Connecticut66 | Xavier50 | 28,114 fans |
| 2003 | #12 Duke84 | NC State77 | 23,745 fans |
| 2013 | #9 Miami (FL)81 | NC State71 | 22,169 fans |
| 2006 | #18 Tennessee63 | Winthrop61 | 22,073 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bo Kimble | Loyola Marymount vs. New Mexico State | 45 pts · 18 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |
| 1990 | Travis Mays | Texas vs. Georgia | 44 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast · 1 threes |
| 2002 | Tayshaun Prince | Kentucky vs. Tulsa | 41 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast · 6 threes |
| 2024 | Terrence Shannon Jr. | Illinois vs. Nebraska | 40 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast · 5 threes |
| 1956 | Hal Lear | Temple vs. Connecticut | 40 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast |