ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
November 17.
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 20.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kansas89 | #2 Louisiana State83 | On the road · Pete Maravich Assembly Center · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2015 | Miami (FL)69 | #7 Florida67 | On the road · Stephen C. O'Connell Center · Gainesville, FL |
| 2014 | Iowa State77 | #7 Michigan70 | At home · Hilton Coliseum · Ames, IA |
| 2019 | Furman76 | #8 Villanova68 | On the road · OT · Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA |
| 2016 | Tulsa77 | #9 Wichita State67 | At home · Reynolds Center · Tulsa, OK |
| 2014 | Belmont83 | #12 North Carolina80 | On the road · Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2024 | UNC Greensboro78 | #14 Arkansas72 | On the road · Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 1995 | Ohio94 | #14 Virginia83 | On the road · University Hall · Charlottesville, VA |
| 2020 | Connecticut62 | #15 Florida59 | At home · Gampel Pavilion · Storrs, CT |
| 1996 | Arizona83 | #16 Arkansas73 | On the road · Nolan Richardson Court at Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR |
| 2008 | Virginia75 | #17 Arizona72 | On the road · McKale Memorial Center · Tucson, AZ |
| 1995 | New Mexico State86 | #18 Alabama69 | At home · Pan American Center · Las Cruces, NM |
| 2012 | Mississippi State69 | #19 Texas A&M60 | Neutral site · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
| 2006 | Florida77 | #19 Wake Forest72 | On the road · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #3 Duke82 | #2 Kentucky76 | Neutral site · OT · N1 |
| 2016 | #2 Kentucky74 | #5 Duke63 | Neutral site · United Center · Chicago, IL |
| 2016 | #13 Michigan State79 | #4 Kansas73 | Neutral site · United Center · Chicago, IL |
| 2006 | #12 Memphis87 | #15 Alabama76 | On the road · Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2015 | #13 Gonzaga72 | #22 Southern Methodist56 | At home · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #3 Duke82 | #2 Kentucky76 | 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Maryland-Baltimore County90 | Mount St. Mary's84 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2013 | Iowa65 | Gardner-Webb56 | Trailed by 23 |
| 2014 | Morehead State102 | Marshall94 | Trailed by 21 |
| 2015 | Tennessee-Martin75 | Arkansas State73 | Trailed by 19 |
| 2019 | Portland80 | Cal State Northridge77 | Trailed by 18 |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Wagner122 | Brown91 | 213 total pts |
| 2019 | Memphis109 | Yale102 | 211 total pts |
| 2014 | #22 New Mexico109 | Charleston Southern93 | 202 total pts |
| 2009 | UNC Wilmington107 | Troy95 | 202 total pts |
| 2018 | Louisiana115 | Savannah State82 | 197 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #22 Kentucky79 | Mississippi Valley State56 | 22,879 fans |
| 2014 | #1 Kentucky87 | Robert Morris49 | 21,600 fans |
| 2016 | #13 Michigan State79 | #4 Kansas73 | 21,461 fans |
| 2016 | Syracuse79 | St. Bonaventure66 | 21,379 fans |
| 2015 | #8 Louisville88 | Jacksonville State39 | 20,479 fans |
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Big nights
The highest-scoring individual games on this date.
| Season | Player | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eric Williams Jr. | San Diego vs. Utah State | 43 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast · 7 threes |
| 2008 | Marcus Walker | Colorado State vs. Tennessee State | 43 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast · 5 threes |
| 2011 | Kemba Walker | Connecticut vs. Vermont | 42 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast · 4 threes |
| 2014 | Olivier Hanlan | Boston College vs. Florida Atlantic | 38 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 4 threes |
| 2018 | Rob Gray | Houston vs. Drexel | 37 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast · 5 threes |