ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
February 18.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · February 18PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 80.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Clemson75 | #1 North Carolina65 | At home · Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC |
| 1978 | Houston84 | #1 Arkansas75 | At home · Hofheinz Pavilion · Houston, TX |
| 2024 | Ohio State73 | #2 Purdue69 | At home · Value City Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 1964 | Minnesota89 | #2 Michigan75 | At home |
| 1984 | Dayton72 | #3 DePaul71 | At home · University of Dayton Arena |
| 1967 | Cornell62 | #3 Princeton56 | At home |
| 1967 | Clemson92 | #4 North Carolina88 | Neutral site · CHAR |
| 1964 | Wake Forest72 | #4 Duke71 | At home · A |
| 2026 | Creighton91 | #5 Connecticut84 | On the road · Gampel Pavilion · Storrs, CT |
| 1998 | Iowa88 | #5 Purdue69 | At home · Carver–Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA |
| 1990 | Ohio State64 | #5 Michigan61 | At home · St. John Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 1989 | Wisconsin72 | #5 Illinois52 | At home · The Wisconsin Field House · Madison, WI |
| 1981 | Clemson81 | #5 Wake Forest71 | At home · Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC |
| 1956 | Maryland71 | #5 NC State62 | On the road · Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh, NC |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 50.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #3 Kansas67 | #4 Baylor65 | On the road · Ferrell Center · Waco, TX |
| 1959 | #1 North Carolina74 | #6 NC State67 | At home · Charles T. Woollen Gymnasium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1961 | #1 Ohio State62 | #9 Iowa61 | On the road |
| 2006 | #1 Connecticut81 | #11 West Virginia75 | On the road · WVU Coliseum · Morgantown, WV |
| 1990 | #2 Missouri92 | #11 Oklahoma90 | At home |
| 2023 | #5 Kansas87 | #9 Baylor71 | At home · Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS |
| 1997 | #6 Duke84 | #8 Clemson77 | At home · Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC |
| 1979 | #5 Duke88 | #9 Louisville72 | Neutral site · N4 |
| 1970 | #6 Jacksonville85 | #8 Florida State81 | At home · Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Jacksonville, FL |
| 2010 | #5 Syracuse75 | #10 Georgetown71 | On the road · Capital One Arena · Washington, DC |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | #1 Ohio State62 | #9 Iowa61 | 1 pt |
| 2026 | #25 Alabama117 | #20 Arkansas115 | 2 pts |
| 2015 | #4 Duke92 | #15 North Carolina90 | 2 pts |
| 1984 | #19 Duke79 | #13 Wake Forest77 | 2 pts |
| 2017 | #3 Kansas67 | #4 Baylor65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #15 Villanova96 | #1 Connecticut73 | 23 pts |
| 1989 | Wisconsin72 | #5 Illinois52 | 20 pts |
| 1998 | Iowa88 | #5 Purdue69 | 19 pts |
| 1967 | Tennessee70 | #9 Vanderbilt53 | 17 pts |
| 2025 | #21 Mississippi State70 | #7 Texas A&M54 | 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Army71 | Navy68 | Trailed by 25 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee69 | Florida International58 | Trailed by 24 |
| 2023 | Utah State75 | Nevada66 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2020 | Saint Joseph's73 | Davidson72 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2012 | UC Davis70 | Northern Arizona65 | Trailed by 21 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Loyola Marymount147 | Gonzaga136 | 283 total pts |
| 2026 | #25 Alabama117 | #20 Arkansas115 | 232 total pts |
| 1990 | #9 Louisiana State121 | Vanderbilt108 | 229 total pts |
| 1989 | Florida A&M127 | Maryland-Eastern Shore100 | 227 total pts |
| 1989 | Southern119 | Alabama State103 | 222 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Syracuse79 | Louisville66 | 31,190 fans |
| 2023 | Duke77 | Syracuse55 | 31,063 fans |
| 2015 | Syracuse69 | #12 Louisville59 | 26,160 fans |
| 2016 | #14 Kentucky80 | Tennessee70 | 24,274 fans |
| 2012 | #1 Kentucky77 | Mississippi62 | 24,239 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mike Daum | South Dakota State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | 51 pts · 15 reb · 1 ast · 7 threes |
| 2026 | Darius Acuff Jr. | Arkansas vs. Alabama | 49 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast · 6 threes |
| 2026 | Josh Hubbard | Mississippi State vs. Auburn | 46 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast · 10 threes |
| 2006 | Adam Morrison | Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount | 44 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |
| 2006 | Jarrius Jackson | Texas Tech vs. Nebraska | 41 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast · 5 threes |