ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
January 22.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · January 22PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 67.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Temple56 | #1 Houston55 | On the road · Fertitta Center · Houston, TX |
| 2005 | Villanova83 | #2 Kansas62 | At home · Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA |
| 2000 | Southern California80 | #2 Arizona72 | At home · Los Angeles, Memorial Sports Arena · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1977 | Tulane78 | #2 Cincinnati75 | At home · Tulane Gym · New Orleans, LA |
| 2008 | Kentucky72 | #3 Tennessee66 | At home · Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY |
| 2003 | NC State80 | #3 Duke71 | At home · Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC |
| 1975 | Clemson83 | #3 Maryland82 | At home · Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC |
| 1972 | Duke76 | #3 North Carolina74 | At home · H |
| 2000 | Mississippi79 | #4 Auburn77 | At home · OT |
| 2013 | Villanova73 | #5 Louisville64 | At home · Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA |
| 1972 | Iowa91 | #5 South Carolina85 | Neutral site |
| 2003 | Colorado60 | #6 Kansas59 | At home · CU Events Center · Boulder, CO |
| 2004 | Florida State90 | #7 North Carolina81 | At home · OT · Tucker Center · Tallahassee, FL |
| 2000 | Missouri81 | #7 Kansas59 | At home |
ON THIS DAY · January 22PAINT
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 37.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #1 Iowa101 | #3 Indiana88 | At home · Carver–Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 1955 | #2 NC State76 | #4 La Salle73 | At home · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 1984 | #3 Kentucky74 | #4 Houston67 | At home · Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center · Lexington, KY |
| 1974 | #3 NC State83 | #4 North Carolina80 | On the road · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2011 | #7 Villanova83 | #3 Syracuse72 | On the road · JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1978 | #7 Notre Dame75 | #3 UCLA73 | At home · Athletic & Convocation Center · Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN, IN |
| 2011 | #10 Texas74 | #2 Kansas63 | On the road · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1968 | #4 Tennessee87 | #8 Kentucky59 | At home · William B. Stokely Athletics Center · Knoxville, TN |
| 2022 | #2 Auburn80 | #12 Kentucky71 | At home · Neville Arena · Auburn, AL |
| 2013 | #3 Kansas59 | #11 Kansas State55 | On the road · Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS |
ON THIS DAY · January 22PAINT
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #5 Purdue87 | #9 Illinois86 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #13 Texas A&M63 | #16 Mississippi62 | 1 pt |
| 2000 | #13 Ohio State65 | #19 St. John's (NY)64 | 1 pt |
| 1978 | #7 Notre Dame75 | #3 UCLA73 | 2 pts |
| 1974 | #6 Marquette54 | #10 Long Beach State52 | 2 pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 22PAINT
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | #4 Tennessee87 | #8 Kentucky59 | 28 pts |
| 2000 | Missouri81 | #7 Kansas59 | 22 pts |
| 2005 | Villanova83 | #2 Kansas62 | 21 pts |
| 1989 | #4 Louisville92 | #10 Nevada-Las Vegas74 | 18 pts |
| 1983 | #14 Houston75 | #4 Arkansas60 | 15 pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 22PAINT
Never count them out
Largest deficits erased, measured from play-by-play. Earliest on file: 2006.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Army74 | Navy73 | Trailed by 27 |
| 2025 | Mercer79 | UNC Greensboro78 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2019 | Fresno State66 | San Diego State62 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky64 | Marshall60 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2026 | New Hampshire88 | Binghamton82 | Trailed by 18 |
ON THIS DAY · January 22PAINT
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Wake Forest122 | Duke109 | 231 total pts |
| 1973 | #13 Louisiana119 | Arkansas State106 | 225 total pts |
| 1991 | Duquesne114 | Iona107 | 221 total pts |
| 1980 | Drake112 | West Texas A&M105 | 217 total pts |
| 1975 | Nevada-Las Vegas126 | Nevada87 | 213 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · January 22PAINT
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #7 Villanova83 | #3 Syracuse72 | 33,736 fans |
| 2005 | #7 Syracuse72 | West Virginia64 | 29,077 fans |
| 2008 | Kentucky72 | #3 Tennessee66 | 23,443 fans |
| 2005 | #8 Kentucky89 | Louisiana State58 | 23,073 fans |
| 2003 | #12 Maryland81 | North Carolina66 | 21,750 fans |
ON THIS DAY · January 22PAINT
Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jimmer Fredette | Brigham Young vs. Colorado State | 42 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast · 4 threes |
| 2022 | Drew Pember | UNC Asheville vs. Radford | 41 pts · 11 reb · 2 ast · 4 threes |
| 2020 | Cameron Healy | Albany (NY) vs. Massachusetts-Lowell | 41 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |
| 2022 | Isiaih Mosley | Missouri State vs. Loyola (IL) | 40 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast · 3 threes |
| 2001 | Jeryl Sasser Jr. | Southern Methodist vs. UTEP | 39 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast · 7 threes |