ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 10.
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 56.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kansas37 | #2 Oklahoma State27 | On the road · Gallagher Hall · Stillwater, OK |
| 2022 | Oklahoma72 | #3 Baylor67 | Neutral site · Sprint Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 1973 | Northwestern79 | #3 Minnesota74 | At home · McGaw Memorial Hall · Evanston, IL |
| 2001 | Indiana58 | #4 Illinois56 | Neutral site |
| 2000 | Penn State71 | #4 Ohio State66 | Neutral site |
| 1984 | Kansas79 | #6 Oklahoma78 | Neutral site |
| 1964 | Seattle61 | #6 Oregon State57 | Neutral site |
| 2005 | West Virginia78 | #7 Boston College72 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 1961 | California69 | #7 Southern California57 | On the road |
| 2002 | Mississippi State61 | #8 Alabama58 | Neutral site |
| 2000 | South Carolina75 | #8 Tennessee68 | Neutral site |
| 2006 | Michigan State61 | #9 Illinois56 | Neutral site · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 1959 | Navy76 | #9 North Carolina63 | Neutral site · NYC |
| 1984 | Fresno State51 | #10 Nevada-Las Vegas49 | Neutral site |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 52.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #1 Oklahoma95 | #2 Kansas77 | Neutral site |
| 2002 | #4 Oklahoma64 | #1 Kansas55 | Neutral site |
| 2013 | #2 Indiana72 | #7 Michigan71 | On the road · Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2017 | #7 Arizona86 | #3 UCLA75 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV |
| 1973 | #2 NC State76 | #10 Maryland74 | Neutral site |
| 2018 | #1 Virginia71 | #12 North Carolina63 | Neutral site · Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY |
| 1991 | #7 North Carolina96 | #6 Duke74 | Neutral site |
| 1990 | #8 Connecticut65 | #5 Georgetown60 | Neutral site |
| 2001 | #3 Duke84 | #11 Maryland82 | Neutral site |
| 1985 | #9 Georgia Tech67 | #6 North Carolina62 | At home |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #2 Indiana72 | #7 Michigan71 | 1 pt |
| 2000 | #19 St. John's (NY)58 | #23 Miami (FL)57 | 1 pt |
| 1996 | #12 Wake Forest75 | #18 Georgia Tech74 | 1 pt |
| 1996 | #23 Iowa State56 | #5 Kansas55 | 1 pt |
| 2023 | #6 Marquette70 | #11 Connecticut68 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #7 Ohio State77 | #10 Michigan55 | 22 pts |
| 1991 | #7 North Carolina96 | #6 Duke74 | 22 pts |
| 1990 | #1 Oklahoma95 | #2 Kansas77 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Northeastern69 | George Mason67 | Trailed by 24 |
| 2023 | Southern Utah89 | Utah Valley88 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2010 | Montana66 | Weber State65 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2024 | Lehigh84 | Boston University79 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee State85 | Chattanooga84 | Trailed by 20 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | McNeese112 | Louisiana-Monroe101 | 213 total pts |
| 1991 | #5 Arkansas120 | #23 Texas89 | 209 total pts |
| 1982 | Illinois126 | Long Island University78 | 204 total pts |
| 2000 | Fresno State103 | Hawaii100 | 203 total pts |
| 1978 | Dayton108 | Fairfield93 | 201 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #11 Boston College80 | Maryland66 | 23,745 fans |
| 2006 | #3 Duke80 | Miami (FL)76 | 23,745 fans |
| 2006 | #10 North Carolina79 | Virginia67 | 23,745 fans |
| 2006 | Wake Forest82 | #25 NC State71 | 23,745 fans |
| 2011 | Boston College81 | Wake Forest67 | 23,381 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jalen Blackmon | Stetson vs. Austin Peay | 43 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast · 5 threes |
| 2011 | Klay Thompson | Washington State vs. Washington | 43 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast · 8 threes |
| 2010 | Anthony Johnson | Montana vs. Weber State | 42 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast · 2 threes |
| 1953 | Johnny O'Brien | Seattle vs. Idaho State | 42 pts |
| 2006 | Leon Powe | California vs. Oregon | 41 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast · 0 threes |