ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 17.
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 65.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Vanderbilt83 | #1 Florida70 | At home · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · Nashville, TN |
| 2008 | Wake Forest86 | #2 Duke73 | At home · LJVM Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1994 | Clemson77 | #2 North Carolina69 | At home · Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC |
| 2016 | Texas Tech65 | #3 Oklahoma63 | At home · United Supermarkets Arena · Lubbock, TX |
| 1951 | Oklahoma49 | #3 Kansas State46 | At home |
| 2016 | Penn State79 | #4 Iowa75 | At home · Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA |
| 1990 | Notre Dame66 | #4 Syracuse65 | On the road · Carrier Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1950 | Fordham70 | #4 St. John's (NY)64 | Neutral site · OT |
| 1994 | Charlotte64 | #5 Louisville62 | At home |
| 1968 | Utah71 | #5 New Mexico64 | At home |
| 1960 | George Washington97 | #5 West Virginia93 | At home |
| 1993 | Oklahoma80 | #6 Kansas77 | On the road · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1991 | Georgia Tech62 | #6 Arizona56 | Neutral site |
| 1966 | Rhode Island84 | #6 Providence61 | On the road · Alumni Hall · Providence, RI |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 41.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #3 Maryland87 | #1 Duke73 | At home |
| 2024 | #1 Connecticut81 | #4 Marquette53 | At home · XL Center · Hartford, CT |
| 1991 | #2 Ohio State97 | #4 Indiana95 | At home · St. John Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 1956 | #4 Louisville59 | #2 Dayton56 | At home |
| 2018 | #3 Villanova95 | #4 Xavier79 | On the road · Cintas Center · Cincinnati, OH |
| 2026 | #1 Michigan91 | #7 Purdue80 | On the road · Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN |
| 1964 | #3 Kentucky104 | #7 Vanderbilt73 | At home |
| 1996 | #1 Massachusetts74 | #10 Virginia Tech58 | On the road |
| 2010 | #4 Purdue60 | #9 Ohio State57 | On the road · Schottenstein Center · Columbus, OH |
| 2001 | #7 Iowa State79 | #6 Kansas71 | At home · Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #20 Duke74 | #5 North Carolina73 | 1 pt |
| 1999 | #11 Ohio State69 | #19 Indiana67 | 2 pts |
| 1991 | #2 Ohio State97 | #4 Indiana95 | 2 pts |
| 1960 | #14 St. Bonaventure72 | #9 Villanova70 | 2 pts |
| 1953 | #10 Kansas80 | #8 Kansas State78 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | #3 Kentucky104 | #7 Vanderbilt73 | 31 pts |
| 2024 | #1 Connecticut81 | #4 Marquette53 | 28 pts |
| 2004 | Texas Christian71 | #10 Louisville46 | 25 pts |
| 1966 | Rhode Island84 | #6 Providence61 | 23 pts |
| 1962 | Dayton71 | #9 Duquesne48 | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #2 Michigan State65 | Northwestern60 | Trailed by 27 |
| 2024 | Denver77 | North Dakota State71 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2019 | St. John's (NY)71 | #13 Villanova65 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2007 | New Mexico State77 | Ohio72 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2024 | Abilene Christian63 | Stephen F. Austin62 | Trailed by 17 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Pepperdine131 | #19 Loyola Marymount123 | 254 total pts |
| 1977 | #6 Nevada-Las Vegas135 | Texas-Rio Grande Valley106 | 241 total pts |
| 1996 | Central Connecticut State119 | Troy118 | 237 total pts |
| 1989 | Loyola Marymount144 | Portland92 | 236 total pts |
| 1972 | #12 Louisiana119 | Lamar106 | 225 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Syracuse73 | Connecticut63 | 32,376 fans |
| 2018 | Kentucky81 | Alabama71 | 23,220 fans |
| 1997 | Syracuse71 | Connecticut66 | 22,950 fans |
| 2024 | #7 North Carolina96 | Virginia Tech81 | 21,750 fans |
| 2016 | #20 Duke74 | #5 North Carolina73 | 21,750 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cameron Young | Quinnipiac vs. Siena | 55 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast · 9 threes |
| 2019 | Jalen Pickett | Siena vs. Quinnipiac | 46 pts · 4 reb · 13 ast · 4 threes |
| 2018 | Fletcher Magee | Wofford vs. Chattanooga | 45 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast · 11 threes |
| 2003 | David Bennett | Marist vs. Saint Peter's | 42 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast · 5 threes |
| 2024 | Blake Hinson | Pittsburgh vs. Louisville | 41 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast · 9 threes |