ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 14.
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 78.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Georgia Tech77 | #1 North Carolina75 | Neutral site |
| 1981 | Saint Joseph's49 | #1 DePaul48 | Neutral site |
| 1982 | Boston College82 | #2 DePaul75 | Neutral site |
| 1981 | Kansas State50 | #2 Oregon State48 | Neutral site |
| 2003 | Texas Tech92 | #3 Texas81 | Neutral site · American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX |
| 1950 | City College of New York89 | #3 Kentucky50 | Neutral site |
| 2004 | Maryland95 | #5 Duke87 | Neutral site · OT · First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro, NC |
| 1964 | Kansas State94 | #5 Wichita State86 | On the road |
| 2002 | Wyoming73 | #6 Gonzaga66 | Neutral site |
| 1999 | Miami (OH)66 | #6 Utah58 | Neutral site |
| 1997 | Coppin State78 | #6 South Carolina65 | Neutral site |
| 1980 | Iowa88 | #6 Syracuse77 | Neutral site |
| 2019 | West Virginia79 | #7 Texas Tech74 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 2009 | Ohio State82 | #7 Michigan State70 | Neutral site · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 77.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #4 Jacksonville106 | #1 Kentucky100 | Neutral site |
| 1958 | #3 Kansas State83 | #2 Cincinnati80 | Neutral site · OT |
| 1974 | #1 NC State92 | #5 Providence78 | Neutral site |
| 1959 | #5 Cincinnati85 | #1 Kansas State75 | Neutral site |
| 2026 | #2 Arizona79 | #5 Houston74 | Neutral site · T-Mobile Center · Kansas City, MO |
| 1951 | #4 Kansas State91 | #5 Illinois72 | At home |
| 2026 | #1 Duke74 | #10 Virginia70 | Neutral site · Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC |
| 1958 | #5 Temple71 | #6 Maryland67 | Neutral site |
| 1953 | #5 Kansas61 | #6 Oklahoma State55 | Neutral site |
| 2021 | #3 Illinois91 | #9 Ohio State88 | Neutral site · OT · Lucas Oil Stadium · Indianapolis, IN |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | #17 Alabama90 | #6 Arkansas89 | 1 pt |
| 1992 | #10 Southern California70 | #2 Arizona69 | 1 pt |
| 1987 | #18 Notre Dame58 | #19 Texas Christian57 | 1 pt |
| 1981 | #20 Arkansas74 | #12 Louisville73 | 1 pt |
| 1974 | #14 Kansas55 | #19 Creighton54 | 1 pt |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | City College of New York89 | #3 Kentucky50 | 39 pts |
| 1981 | #16 Brigham Young78 | #10 UCLA55 | 23 pts |
| 2026 | #13 St. John's (NY)72 | #6 Connecticut52 | 20 pts |
| 1951 | #4 Kansas State91 | #5 Illinois72 | 19 pts |
| 2026 | #22 Vanderbilt91 | #4 Florida74 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oakland74 | Clemson69 | Trailed by 20 |
| 2019 | Long Beach State68 | Hawaii66 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2014 | Western Michigan64 | Akron60 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2014 | #24 Ohio State71 | Nebraska67 | Trailed by 18 |
| 2015 | #13 Iowa State70 | #9 Kansas66 | Trailed by 17 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arkansas State116 | Little Rock114 | 230 total pts |
| 1970 | #7 Iowa121 | #9 Notre Dame106 | 227 total pts |
| 1965 | Oklahoma City112 | #9 Brigham Young102 | 214 total pts |
| 1974 | #2 UCLA111 | #20 Dayton100 | 211 total pts |
| 1987 | #2 North Carolina109 | Michigan97 | 206 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #3 Connecticut68 | Colgate59 | 31,373 fans |
| 2009 | #9 Duke67 | Maryland61 | 26,352 fans |
| 2009 | #22 Florida State73 | #1 North Carolina70 | 26,352 fans |
| 1991 | Connecticut79 | #22 Louisiana State62 | 25,348 fans |
| 2004 | Maryland95 | #5 Duke87 | 23,745 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Iowa | 45 pts · 10 reb |
| 2025 | PJ Haggerty | Memphis vs. Wichita State | 42 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast · 0 threes |
| 2014 | Russ Smith | Louisville vs. Houston | 42 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast · 5 threes |
| 2013 | Olivier Hanlan | Boston College vs. Georgia Tech | 41 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast · 8 threes |
| 1987 | Fennis Dembo | Wyoming vs. UCLA | 41 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast · 7 threes |