ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
January 25.
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 60.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Oklahoma State79 | #2 Missouri72 | At home · Gallagher-Iba Arena · Stillwater, OK |
| 1975 | Bradley65 | #2 Louisville59 | At home |
| 1973 | Virginia84 | #3 North Carolina78 | On the road · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1979 | Michigan49 | #4 Michigan State48 | At home · Crisler Arena · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1975 | Notre Dame84 | #4 UCLA78 | At home · Athletic & Convocation Center · Notre Dame, IN |
| 2006 | South Carolina68 | #5 Florida62 | At home · Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech78 | #6 Florida State56 | At home · McCamish Pavilion · Atlanta, GA |
| 1986 | Michigan State91 | #6 Michigan79 | At home |
| 1952 | Washington State56 | #6 Washington50 | At home |
| 2007 | Washington89 | #7 Oregon77 | At home · Alaska Airlines Arena · Seattle, WA |
| 2017 | Southern California84 | #8 UCLA76 | At home · Galen Center · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1996 | George Washington64 | #8 Virginia Tech47 | At home · Charles E. Smith Center · Washington, DC |
| 1982 | Notre Dame50 | #8 Idaho48 | At home · Athletic & Convocation Center · Notre Dame, IN |
| 1979 | Iowa58 | #8 Illinois52 | At home |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 46.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #1 North Carolina85 | #4 Georgia Tech77 | At home |
| 2025 | #1 Auburn53 | #6 Tennessee51 | At home · Neville Arena · Auburn, AL |
| 2003 | #1 Arizona91 | #6 Kansas74 | On the road · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1976 | #5 North Carolina95 | #2 Maryland93 | At home · OT · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2022 | #7 UCLA75 | #3 Arizona59 | At home · Pauley Pavilion · Los Angeles, CA |
| 2011 | #1 Ohio State87 | #12 Purdue64 | At home · Schottenstein Center · Columbus, OH |
| 1964 | #10 Wichita State80 | #3 Loyola (IL)76 | On the road · Chicago, Ill. |
| 2010 | #5 Syracuse73 | #12 Georgetown56 | At home · JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 2009 | #9 Louisville67 | #8 Syracuse57 | On the road · JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1992 | #9 Arkansas105 | #8 Kentucky88 | On the road · Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center · Lexington, KY |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #24 Illinois56 | #10 Michigan State55 | 1 pt |
| 2021 | #14 West Virginia88 | #12 Texas Tech87 | 1 pt |
| 1995 | #16 Wake Forest71 | #15 Virginia70 | 1 pt |
| 1978 | #18 Virginia74 | #11 Duke73 | 1 pt |
| 2020 | #15 Kentucky76 | #18 Texas Tech74 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #11 Tennessee105 | #7 Auburn76 | 29 pts |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech78 | #6 Florida State56 | 22 pts |
| 2011 | Seton Hall90 | #9 Syracuse68 | 22 pts |
| 2003 | #1 Arizona91 | #6 Kansas74 | 17 pts |
| 1996 | George Washington64 | #8 Virginia Tech47 | 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas70 | #13 Texas A&M69 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2020 | Arizona State66 | #22 Arizona65 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2017 | Lipscomb84 | South Carolina Upstate77 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2025 | Florida A&M65 | Alcorn State64 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2011 | Clemson60 | NC State50 | Trailed by 19 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Western Illinois121 | Youngstown State116 | 237 total pts |
| 1990 | #22 Loyola Marymount126 | Portland103 | 229 total pts |
| 1994 | Hartford122 | Central Connecticut State103 | 225 total pts |
| 2016 | Green Bay115 | Detroit Mercy108 | 223 total pts |
| 2024 | Denver111 | South Dakota110 | 221 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #5 Syracuse73 | #12 Georgetown56 | 26,508 fans |
| 2009 | #9 Louisville67 | #8 Syracuse57 | 25,721 fans |
| 2020 | Syracuse69 | Pittsburgh61 | 23,711 fans |
| 2014 | #14 Kentucky79 | Georgia54 | 23,367 fans |
| 2011 | Seton Hall90 | #9 Syracuse68 | 21,950 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tommy Bruner | Denver vs. South Dakota | 49 pts · 3 reb · 8 ast · 5 threes |
| 2023 | Drew Pember | UNC Asheville vs. Presbyterian | 48 pts · 12 reb · 0 ast · 8 threes |
| 2024 | Kaleb Stewart | South Dakota vs. Denver | 44 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |
| 2018 | Tramaine Isabell | Drexel vs. Elon | 40 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast · 7 threes |
| 2017 | QJ Peterson | Virginia Military Institute vs. Chattanooga | 40 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast · 7 threes |