ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
March 19.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · March 19PAINT
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 41.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | North Carolina60 | #3 Stanford53 | Neutral site |
| 2022 | North Carolina93 | #4 Baylor86 | Neutral site · OT · Dickies Arena · Fort Worth, TX |
| 2011 | Butler71 | #4 Pittsburgh70 | Neutral site · Capital One Arena · Washington, DC |
| 2022 | Michigan76 | #5 Tennessee68 | Neutral site · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN |
| 2005 | West Virginia111 | #5 Wake Forest105 | Neutral site · 2OT · Wolstein Center · Cleveland, OH |
| 2000 | Seton Hall67 | #5 Temple65 | Neutral site · OT |
| 1982 | Houston79 | #5 Missouri78 | Neutral site |
| 2023 | Michigan State69 | #6 Marquette60 | Neutral site · Nationwide Arena · Columbus, OH |
| 2021 | Oral Roberts75 | #7 Ohio State72 | Neutral site · OT · Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN |
| 2017 | South Carolina88 | #7 Duke81 | Neutral site · Bon Secours Wellness Arena · Greenville, SC |
| 1983 | Utah67 | #7 UCLA61 | Neutral site |
| 1994 | Maryland95 | #8 Massachusetts87 | Neutral site |
| 2015 | UAB60 | #9 Iowa State59 | Neutral site · KFC Yum! Center · Louisville, KY |
| 1988 | Rhode Island97 | #9 Syracuse94 | Neutral site |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 51.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | #3 UTEP72 | #1 Kentucky65 | Neutral site · College |
| 1955 | #1 San Francisco77 | #3 La Salle63 | Neutral site · Kansas |
| 1960 | #3 Ohio State75 | #2 California55 | Neutral site · San |
| 1970 | #4 Jacksonville91 | #3 St. Bonaventure83 | Neutral site |
| 1977 | #5 North Carolina79 | #3 Kentucky72 | Neutral site · CP |
| 1978 | #6 Notre Dame84 | #3 DePaul64 | Neutral site · Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS |
| 1960 | #1 Cincinnati95 | #12 New York University71 | Neutral site |
| 1982 | #1 North Carolina74 | #13 Alabama69 | Neutral site |
| 1955 | #6 Duquesne70 | #9 Dayton58 | On the road |
| 1977 | #7 Marquette82 | #9 Wake Forest68 | Neutral site |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #1 UCLA75 | #23 Missouri74 | 1 pt |
| 1981 | #16 Brigham Young51 | #7 Notre Dame50 | 1 pt |
| 1949 | #8 San Francisco48 | #16 Loyola (IL)47 | 1 pt |
| 1995 | #6 Arkansas96 | #25 Syracuse94 | 2 pts |
| 2005 | #24 Texas Tech71 | #10 Gonzaga69 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Providence103 | #9 Alabama82 | 21 pts |
| 1955 | #15 Colorado75 | #5 Iowa54 | 21 pts |
| 1978 | #6 Notre Dame84 | #3 DePaul64 | 20 pts |
| 1960 | #3 Ohio State75 | #2 California55 | 20 pts |
| 2006 | #23 Georgetown70 | #6 Ohio State52 | 18 pts |
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Games for the title
Conference tournament and NCAA Tournament championship games played on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | #3 UTEP72 | #1 Kentucky65 | Neutral site · College |
| 1960 | #3 Ohio State75 | #2 California55 | Neutral site · San |
| 1955 | #1 San Francisco77 | #3 La Salle63 | Neutral site · Kansas |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Commonwealth82 | #21 North Carolina78 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2014 | Illinois66 | Boston University62 | Trailed by 17 |
| 2015 | NC State66 | Louisiana State65 | Trailed by 16 |
| 2014 | Pacific69 | Grand Canyon67 | Trailed by 15 |
| 2014 | Towson63 | South Carolina Upstate60 | Trailed by 15 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #7 North Carolina123 | #15 Loyola Marymount97 | 220 total pts |
| 2005 | West Virginia111 | #5 Wake Forest105 | 216 total pts |
| 1994 | #5 Missouri109 | Wisconsin96 | 205 total pts |
| 2004 | UAB102 | Washington100 | 202 total pts |
| 1963 | Providence106 | Miami (FL)96 | 202 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #7 Kentucky69 | #23 Cincinnati60 | 40,331 fans |
| 1993 | Xavier73 | #17 New Orleans55 | 38,387 fans |
| 2007 | Syracuse80 | San Diego State64 | 26,752 fans |
| 1998 | #6 Connecticut75 | Washington74 | 23,235 fans |
| 2015 | Cincinnati66 | Purdue65 | 21,639 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BJ Freeman | Milwaukee vs. Stetson | 43 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast · 3 threes |
| 1989 | Rodney Monroe | NC State vs. Iowa | 40 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast · 4 threes |
| 1988 | Glen Rice | Michigan vs. Florida | 39 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast · 3 threes |
| 2014 | Aaric Murray | Texas Southern vs. Cal Poly | 38 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast · 3 threes |
| 2011 | Jacob Pullen | Kansas State vs. Wisconsin | 38 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast · 6 threes |