ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 16.
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 16.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Seton Hall67 | #4 Michigan65 | On the road · Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2000 | Notre Dame59 | #4 Ohio State57 | On the road · The Schottenstein Center · Columbus, OH |
| 2016 | George Washington73 | #6 Virginia68 | At home · Charles E. Smith Center · Washington, DC |
| 2012 | Long Beach State86 | #9 Pittsburgh76 | On the road · Petersen Events Center · Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2022 | Brigham Young81 | #12 Oregon49 | Neutral site · Moda Center · Portland, OR |
| 1995 | George Washington111 | #12 Syracuse104 | On the road · OT · Carrier Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 2013 | Colorado60 | #16 Baylor58 | Neutral site · TD Arena · Charleston, SC |
| 2011 | Louisville88 | #16 Butler73 | At home · KFC Yum! Center · Louisville, KY |
| 2008 | Providence67 | #18 Arkansas51 | Neutral site · Coliseo de Puerto Rico · San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2007 | Michigan State63 | #19 Texas61 | At home · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2002 | Hampton77 | #19 North Carolina69 | On the road · Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1990 | DePaul70 | #19 NC State63 | At home |
| 2020 | Tennessee75 | #20 Washington62 | Neutral site · Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON |
| 2013 | Saint Joseph's79 | #20 Notre Dame70 | Neutral site · OT · Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #11 Texas93 | #2 Gonzaga74 | At home · Moody Center · Austin, TX |
| 2011 | #4 Ohio State93 | #9 Florida75 | On the road · Stephen C. O'Connell Center · Gainesville, FL |
| 1991 | #2 Arkansas110 | #15 Oklahoma88 | At home · John Barnhill Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 2026 | #1 Houston73 | #22 Auburn72 | Neutral site · Legacy Arena at BJCC · Birmingham, AL |
| 2011 | #3 Kansas State73 | #22 Virginia Tech57 | At home · Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS |
| 2014 | #10 Ohio State52 | #17 Marquette35 | On the road · BMO Harris Bradley Center · Milwaukee, WI |
| 2019 | #13 Oregon80 | #15 Syracuse65 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2011 | #25 San Diego State79 | #11 Gonzaga76 | On the road · McCarthey Athletic Center · Spokane, WA |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #1 Houston73 | #22 Auburn72 | 1 pt |
| 2011 | #25 San Diego State79 | #11 Gonzaga76 | 3 pts |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #11 Texas93 | #2 Gonzaga74 | 19 pts |
| 2011 | #4 Ohio State93 | #9 Florida75 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | College of Charleston79 | Temple76 | Trailed by 25 |
| 2025 | Radford92 | Evansville81 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2020 | Rice82 | UC Santa Barbara81 | Trailed by 22 |
| 2025 | Bucknell80 | Richmond76 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2024 | Missouri70 | Minnesota68 | Trailed by 20 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State111 | Tulsa106 | 217 total pts |
| 1999 | Fresno State114 | Cal Poly101 | 215 total pts |
| 1995 | George Washington111 | #12 Syracuse104 | 215 total pts |
| 2009 | Virginia107 | Virginia Military Institute97 | 204 total pts |
| 2023 | Toledo112 | Oakland90 | 202 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #9 Syracuse69 | Colgate50 | 25,519 fans |
| 2010 | #4 Kentucky72 | Miami (OH)70 | 23,337 fans |
| 2015 | #23 Syracuse65 | Hampton47 | 22,848 fans |
| 2011 | Louisville88 | #16 Butler73 | 22,723 fans |
| 2015 | #1 Kentucky71 | Buffalo52 | 22,175 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Josh Emmanuel Akognon | Cal State Fullerton vs. Hawaii | 41 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast · 7 threes |
| 2007 | Gary Neal | Towson vs. Samford | 41 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast · 7 threes |
| 2013 | Lamont Jones | Iona vs. Quinnipiac | 40 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast · 2 threes |
| 2016 | Zeek Woodley | Northwestern State vs. LSU Alexandria | 39 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast · 1 threes |
| 2025 | J.J. Starling | Syracuse vs. Youngstown State | 38 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast · 2 threes |