ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
January 19.
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 82.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Maryland82 | #1 North Carolina80 | On the road · Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2019 | Wisconsin64 | #2 Michigan54 | At home · Kohl Center · Madison, WI |
| 1980 | Michigan75 | #2 Ohio State74 | At home · Crisler Arena · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State86 | #3 Kansas67 | At home · Gallagher-Iba Arena · Stillwater, OK |
| 1998 | Missouri74 | #3 Kansas73 | At home |
| 1994 | Mississippi State72 | #3 Arkansas71 | At home · Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS |
| 1980 | Old Dominion68 | #3 Syracuse67 | At home · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA |
| 1966 | St. John's (NY)82 | #3 Saint Joseph's72 | At home · Alumni Hall · New York City, NY |
| 2008 | Southern California72 | #4 UCLA63 | On the road · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1994 | Virginia81 | #4 North Carolina77 | At home · University Hall · Charlottesville, VA |
| 1978 | Southern Illinois79 | #4 Indiana State76 | At home · SIU Arena · Carbondale, IL |
| 1977 | NC State75 | #4 North Carolina73 | At home · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 1963 | Wyoming88 | #4 Arizona State81 | At home |
| 2016 | Georgetown81 | #5 Xavier72 | On the road · Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 49.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #2 Notre Dame71 | #1 UCLA70 | At home · Athletic & Convocation Center · Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN, IN |
| 2019 | #1 Duke72 | #4 Virginia70 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 2013 | #6 Syracuse70 | #1 Louisville68 | On the road · KFC Yum! Center · Louisville, KY |
| 1987 | #2 Iowa70 | #6 Purdue67 | On the road · Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN |
| 1985 | #2 Duke93 | #6 North Carolina77 | On the road · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2009 | #1 Pittsburgh78 | #8 Syracuse60 | At home · Petersen Events Center · Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2002 | #4 Kansas74 | #5 Oklahoma67 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1981 | #6 Louisiana State81 | #3 Kentucky67 | At home · LSU Assembly Center · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1973 | #1 UCLA92 | #10 San Francisco64 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1997 | #11 Maryland54 | #2 Wake Forest51 | On the road · Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #13 Butler64 | #8 Gonzaga63 | 1 pt |
| 1987 | #13 St. John's (NY)63 | #18 Pittsburgh62 | 1 pt |
| 1980 | #14 Louisiana State75 | #20 Tennessee74 | 1 pt |
| 1974 | #2 Notre Dame71 | #1 UCLA70 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #12 Michigan State80 | #19 Illinois78 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | #1 UCLA92 | #10 San Francisco64 | 28 pts |
| 2021 | Florida75 | #6 Tennessee49 | 26 pts |
| 1961 | Western Michigan85 | #7 DePaul60 | 25 pts |
| 2002 | Texas Tech94 | #6 Oklahoma State70 | 24 pts |
| 2008 | Kansas State75 | #10 Texas A&M54 | 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UC Irvine74 | Cal State Northridge68 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2019 | Drexel73 | James Madison68 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2019 | Stony Brook64 | Maine61 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2019 | Towson64 | Delaware63 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2011 | Memphis76 | Southern Mississippi75 | Trailed by 18 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #21 Loyola Marymount144 | Gonzaga100 | 244 total pts |
| 1991 | Delaware State117 | North Carolina A&T103 | 220 total pts |
| 2002 | St. Francis (NY)112 | Quinnipiac102 | 214 total pts |
| 1980 | Loyola (IL)107 | Butler106 | 213 total pts |
| 1991 | Providence108 | #13 Connecticut102 | 210 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | #8 Syracuse78 | #25 Seton Hall64 | 32,633 fans |
| 2008 | #25 Villanova81 | Syracuse71 | 26,494 fans |
| 2019 | Syracuse74 | Pittsburgh63 | 24,466 fans |
| 2013 | #6 Syracuse70 | #1 Louisville68 | 22,814 fans |
| 2019 | #3 Tennessee71 | Alabama68 | 21,957 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jami Bosley | Akron vs. Eastern Michigan | 41 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast · 6 threes |
| 2019 | Ja Morant | Murray State vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | 40 pts · 3 reb · 11 ast · 3 threes |
| 2013 | Corey Hawkins | UC Davis vs. Hawaii | 40 pts · 12 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |
| 2017 | Garrison Mathews | Lipscomb vs. Jacksonville | 39 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast · 1 threes |
| 2013 | Darien Brothers | Richmond vs. Charlotte | 39 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |