ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
January 29.
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 81.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Iowa87 | #1 UCLA82 | Neutral site |
| 1977 | Northwestern99 | #2 Michigan87 | At home · McGaw Memorial Hall · Evanston, IL |
| 1964 | West Virginia75 | #3 Davidson73 | At home · Stansbury Hall · Morgantown, WV |
| 1955 | Villanova107 | #3 NC State96 | On the road · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
| 2022 | Alabama87 | #4 Baylor78 | At home · Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2001 | Missouri75 | #4 Kansas66 | At home |
| 2000 | Louisiana State86 | #5 Arizona60 | At home · Pete Maravich Assembly Center · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1997 | Florida State74 | #5 Maryland70 | At home |
| 1970 | Creighton72 | #5 New Mexico State68 | At home |
| 1966 | Dayton79 | #5 Saint Joseph's76 | On the road |
| 1965 | Loyola (IL)93 | #5 Wichita State92 | At home · OT |
| 1972 | Michigan88 | #6 Ohio State78 | At home · Crisler Arena · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1975 | Western Kentucky91 | #7 La Salle87 | On the road · The Palestra · Philadelphia, PA |
| 1972 | Santa Clara83 | #7 Southern California73 | At home · San Jose Civic Auditorium · San Jose, CA |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 53.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #3 Notre Dame69 | #5 Marquette63 | At home · Athletic & Convocation Center · Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN, IN |
| 1977 | #6 Kentucky87 | #3 Alabama85 | On the road · Memorial Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1998 | #6 Arizona93 | #4 Stanford75 | On the road · Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
| 1984 | #1 North Carolina90 | #10 Louisiana State79 | At home · Carmichael Auditorium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1981 | #1 Oregon State81 | #10 UCLA67 | At home · Gill Coliseum · Corvallis, OR |
| 1949 | #6 Illinois45 | #5 Minnesota44 | At home · Huff Gym · Champaign, IL |
| 2017 | #1 Villanova61 | #12 Virginia59 | At home · Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA |
| 1995 | #9 Arkansas94 | #5 Kentucky92 | At home · Nolan Richardson Court at Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 1983 | #6 Virginia98 | #8 Louisville81 | At home · University Hall · Charlottesville, VA |
| 2002 | #10 Kentucky70 | #5 Florida68 | On the road · Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center · Gainesville, FL |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #23 Louisville79 | #5 Connecticut78 | 1 pt |
| 2019 | #3 Virginia66 | #23 NC State65 | 1 pt |
| 1951 | #14 Arizona62 | #2 Long Island University61 | 1 pt |
| 1949 | #6 Illinois45 | #5 Minnesota44 | 1 pt |
| 2017 | #1 Villanova61 | #12 Virginia59 | 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 | Louisiana State86 | #5 Arizona60 | 26 pts |
| 1977 | #19 Clemson93 | #4 North Carolina73 | 20 pts |
| 1969 | New Mexico86 | #8 New Mexico State66 | 20 pts |
| 2022 | #12 Kentucky80 | #5 Kansas62 | 18 pts |
| 1998 | #6 Arizona93 | #4 Stanford75 | 18 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 | Florida Gulf Coast83 | Jacksonville79 | Trailed by 24 |
| 2011 | Maine77 | Binghamton74 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2022 | Hawaii65 | UC Santa Barbara62 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2022 | Seattle78 | Sam Houston63 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2021 | North Dakota83 | Western Illinois81 | Trailed by 19 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Utah Valley123 | Chicago State121 | 244 total pts |
| 2008 | Southeast Missouri State121 | Austin Peay116 | 237 total pts |
| 1972 | Jacksonville132 | Saint Peter's100 | 232 total pts |
| 1968 | Bucknell119 | Colgate106 | 225 total pts |
| 1973 | Virginia Tech127 | William & Mary92 | 219 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Seton Hall68 | #25 Syracuse61 | 26,737 fans |
| 2011 | #14 Kentucky66 | Georgia60 | 24,352 fans |
| 2006 | Kentucky78 | Arkansas76 | 23,741 fans |
| 2022 | Syracuse94 | Wake Forest72 | 23,194 fans |
| 2022 | North Carolina100 | NC State80 | 21,750 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ryan Toolson | Utah Valley vs. Chicago State | 63 pts · 12 reb · 6 ast · 7 threes |
| 2000 | Damon Stringer | Cleveland State vs. Milwaukee | 47 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 7 threes |
| 2015 | Askia Booker | Colorado vs. Southern California | 43 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast · 4 threes |
| 2014 | D.J. Balentine | Evansville vs. Northern Iowa | 43 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast · 4 threes |
| 2008 | Derek Wright | Austin Peay vs. Southeast Missouri State | 43 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |