ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 17.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · March 17PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 57.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | North Carolina79 | #1 Oklahoma77 | Neutral site |
| 1985 | Villanova59 | #2 Michigan55 | Neutral site |
| 1977 | Idaho State76 | #2 UCLA75 | Neutral site · NCAA Tournament |
| 1967 | Southern Methodist83 | #2 Louisville81 | Neutral site |
| 2023 | FDU63 | #3 Purdue58 | Neutral site · Nationwide Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 1961 | Wake Forest78 | #3 St. Bonaventure73 | Neutral site |
| 2002 | UCLA105 | #5 Cincinnati101 | Neutral site · 2OT |
| 2022 | Saint Peter's85 | #7 Kentucky79 | Neutral site · OT · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 2001 | Southern California74 | #7 Boston College71 | Neutral site |
| 1984 | Dayton89 | #7 Oklahoma85 | Neutral site |
| 1973 | South Carolina90 | #7 Louisiana85 | Neutral site |
| 1961 | Arizona State86 | #7 Southern California71 | Neutral site |
| 1967 | Dayton53 | #8 Tennessee52 | Neutral site |
| 1995 | Old Dominion89 | #9 Villanova81 | Neutral site · 3OT |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 64.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | #1 Ohio State74 | #3 Kentucky64 | Neutral site |
| 1979 | #1 Indiana State73 | #5 Arkansas71 | Neutral site |
| 1953 | #5 Kansas79 | #2 Washington53 | Neutral site |
| 1979 | #6 DePaul95 | #2 UCLA91 | Neutral site · NCAA Tournament |
| 1953 | #1 Indiana80 | #7 Louisiana State67 | Neutral site |
| 1967 | #4 North Carolina78 | #5 Princeton70 | Neutral site · OT · CP |
| 1968 | #7 Columbia95 | #3 St. Bonaventure75 | Neutral site |
| 1967 | #7 Houston66 | #3 Kansas53 | On the road |
| 1962 | #2 Cincinnati73 | #9 Colorado46 | Neutral site |
| 1978 | #3 DePaul90 | #9 Louisville89 | Neutral site · 2OT |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #3 DePaul90 | #9 Louisville89 | 1 pt |
| 2023 | #25 Florida Atlantic66 | #24 Memphis65 | 1 pt |
| 2018 | #7 Michigan64 | #21 Houston63 | 1 pt |
| 1977 | #7 Marquette67 | #16 Kansas State66 | 1 pt |
| 1973 | #14 Syracuse69 | #18 Pennsylvania68 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | #2 Cincinnati73 | #9 Colorado46 | 27 pts |
| 1953 | #5 Kansas79 | #2 Washington53 | 26 pts |
| 1977 | #17 Charlotte81 | #6 Syracuse59 | 22 pts |
| 2019 | #22 Auburn84 | #8 Tennessee64 | 20 pts |
| 1973 | #12 Memphis92 | #9 Kansas State72 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mississippi94 | Brigham Young90 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2006 | Northwestern State64 | #15 Iowa63 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2022 | Michigan75 | #24 Colorado State63 | Trailed by 15 |
| 2019 | Saint Louis55 | St. Bonaventure53 | Trailed by 15 |
| 2026 | Oklahoma State84 | Davidson80 | Trailed by 14 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #15 Loyola Marymount119 | #13 Wyoming115 | 234 total pts |
| 2002 | UCLA105 | #5 Cincinnati101 | 206 total pts |
| 1996 | #13 Georgia Tech103 | Boston College89 | 192 total pts |
| 1973 | #4 Providence103 | #8 Maryland89 | 192 total pts |
| 1974 | Utah102 | Rutgers89 | 191 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #23 Cincinnati76 | Iowa64 | 27,284 fans |
| 2005 | #1 Illinois67 | FDU55 | 26,804 fans |
| 2013 | #9 Miami (FL)87 | North Carolina77 | 22,169 fans |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky87 | Iowa State71 | 21,757 fans |
| 2013 | #10 Ohio State50 | #22 Wisconsin43 | 20,560 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dave Corzine | DePaul vs. Louisville | 46 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast |
| 1988 | Hersey Hawkins Jr. | Bradley vs. Auburn | 44 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast · 6 threes |
| 1984 | Roosevelt Chapman | Dayton vs. Oklahoma | 41 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast |
| 2004 | Luke Jackson | Oregon vs. Colorado | 40 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |
| 2002 | Leonard Stokes | Cincinnati vs. UCLA | 39 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |