ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
January 8.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · January 8PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 72.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Alabama66 | #1 Arkansas64 | At home · Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1983 | Ohio State70 | #1 Indiana67 | At home · St. John Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 1955 | Georgia Tech59 | #1 Kentucky58 | On the road |
| 2022 | Miami (FL)76 | #2 Duke74 | On the road · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1994 | Georgia94 | #4 Kentucky90 | At home · OT · Georgia Coliseum · Athens, GA |
| 1988 | UTEP68 | #5 Wyoming62 | At home · Special Events Center · El Paso, TX |
| 1972 | Minnesota52 | #5 Indiana51 | At home |
| 1953 | Kansas65 | #5 Oklahoma State53 | At home |
| 1952 | Bradley57 | #5 Saint Louis56 | On the road · 2OT |
| 1955 | Richmond72 | #6 George Washington67 | At home |
| 2006 | Wisconsin82 | #7 Michigan State63 | At home · Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 2002 | Clemson68 | #7 Virginia52 | At home · Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC |
| 1980 | San Francisco67 | #7 Notre Dame59 | On the road · Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| 1979 | Vanderbilt88 | #7 Louisiana State87 | At home · Memorial Gymnasium · Nashville, TN |
ON THIS DAY · January 8PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 34.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #5 Arizona68 | #1 Stanford65 | On the road · Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
| 1983 | #5 Alabama74 | #3 Kentucky67 | At home · Memorial Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1968 | #6 Tennessee64 | #4 Vanderbilt62 | At home · William B. Stokely Athletics Center · Knoxville, TN |
| 1990 | #9 Indiana69 | #5 Michigan67 | At home · Assembly Hall · Bloomington, IN |
| 1994 | #3 Duke88 | #12 Georgia Tech71 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 2011 | #8 Connecticut82 | #12 Texas81 | On the road · OT · Frank Erwin Center · Austin, TX |
| 1986 | #2 Michigan61 | #18 Illinois59 | At home · Crisler Arena · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1955 | #3 NC State96 | #17 Duke91 | On the road · H |
| 2006 | #1 Duke82 | #23 Wake Forest64 | On the road · LJVM Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1983 | #7 St. John's (NY)76 | #17 Georgetown67 | Neutral site |
ON THIS DAY · January 8PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #8 Connecticut82 | #12 Texas81 | 1 pt |
| 1977 | #10 Wake Forest86 | #15 Maryland85 | 1 pt |
| 1955 | #13 Minnesota81 | #14 Iowa80 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #10 Texas A&M80 | #17 Oklahoma78 | 2 pts |
| 2001 | #11 Seton Hall78 | #21 Notre Dame76 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 8PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #18 North Carolina87 | #9 Syracuse64 | 23 pts |
| 2006 | Wisconsin82 | #7 Michigan State63 | 19 pts |
| 2002 | Clemson68 | #7 Virginia52 | 16 pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 8PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Stony Brook72 | Albany (NY)70 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2025 | Seton Hall85 | DePaul80 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2015 | Idaho State70 | Montana State61 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2013 | Brown75 | Niagara74 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2026 | UC Davis93 | UC Santa Barbara86 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · January 8PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Monmouth124 | Long Island University100 | 224 total pts |
| 1996 | Chicago State128 | Troy94 | 222 total pts |
| 1955 | Furman154 | The Citadel67 | 221 total pts |
| 1971 | Florida State114 | Miami (FL)106 | 220 total pts |
| 2000 | Arizona State111 | California108 | 219 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 8PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #6 Syracuse75 | Seton Hall50 | 25,578 fans |
| 2014 | #14 Kentucky85 | Mississippi State63 | 23,638 fans |
| 2011 | #15 Brigham Young76 | Air Force66 | 22,700 fans |
| 2019 | #18 Kentucky85 | Texas A&M74 | 22,048 fans |
| 2005 | #3 North Carolina109 | #22 Maryland75 | 21,750 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Eddie House II | Arizona State vs. California | 61 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast · 7 threes |
| 2026 | Michael Eley | Hampton vs. Campbell | 43 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast · 3 threes |
| 2022 | Isiaih Mosley | Missouri State vs. Northern Iowa | 43 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |
| 2008 | Reggie Williams | Virginia Military Institute vs. Southern Virginia | 43 pts · 12 reb · 5 ast · 4 threes |
| 2001 | Thomas Terrell | Georgia State vs. Jacksonville | 42 pts · 12 reb · 0 ast · 9 threes |