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Matchup Finder

Search historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season.
Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Note that the AP has ranked a variable number of teams since it began in 1948-49.

 1948-49 through 1960-61: top 20
 1961-62 through 1963-64: top 10
 1964-65: top 10, except for preseason which was top 20
 1965-66 through 1967-68: top 10
 1968-69 through 1988-89: top 20
 1989-90 through present: top 25

Current search:
From 1949-50 to 2015-16, school is ranked 1, opponent is ranked 2, sorted by descending Date

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Try our NCAA Tournament Matchup Finder for even more Tournament-related search options

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Total Seasons Matching Criteria
* Default sort order is descending
20 Wins, 20 Losses, .500 W%

Query Results

Query Results Table
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
2015-162016-01-04Kansas1Oklahoma2W10910633
2013-142013-11-12Kentucky1Michigan State2L7478-4
2007-082008-02-23Memphis1Tennessee2L6266-4
2006-072007-02-25Wisconsin1@Ohio State2L4849-1
2005-062005-12-10Duke1Texas2W976631
2004-052005-04-04Illinois1North Carolina2L7075-5
1998-991999-03-27Duke1Michigan State2W68626
1997-981998-02-05Duke1@North Carolina2L7397-24
1995-961996-03-30Massachusetts1Kentucky2L7481-7
1993-941994-02-03Duke1@North Carolina2L7889-11
1990-911991-02-10Nevada-Las Vegas1@Arkansas2W1121057
1989-901990-03-10Oklahoma1Kansas2W957718
1989-901990-02-13Kansas1Missouri2L7177-6
1985-861986-03-29Duke1Kansas2W71674
1985-861986-02-04North Carolina1@Georgia Tech2W787711
1984-851985-03-09Georgetown1@St. John's (NY)2W928012
1984-851985-02-27St. John's (NY)1Georgetown2L6985-16
1984-851985-01-26Georgetown1St. John's (NY)2L6566-1
1984-851984-12-15Georgetown1DePaul2W775720
1982-831983-04-02Houston1Louisville2W948113
Year Date   Schl Rk.   Opp Rk.     PTS OPP MOV   OT
1981-821982-01-09North Carolina1Virginia2W65605
1981-821981-12-26North Carolina1Kentucky2W826913
1975-761976-03-20Indiana1Marquette2W65569
1975-761975-11-29Indiana1UCLA2W846420
1974-751975-03-31UCLA1Kentucky2W92857
1973-741974-03-23NC State1UCLA2W807732
1973-741974-01-26Notre Dame1@UCLA2L7594-19
1973-741974-01-19UCLA1@Notre Dame2L7071-1
1973-741973-12-15UCLA1NC State2W846618
1967-681968-03-22Houston1UCLA2L69101-32
1967-681968-01-20UCLA1@Houston2L6971-2
1965-661966-03-18Kentucky1Duke2W83794
1964-651965-03-20Michigan1UCLA2L8091-11
1964-651964-12-14Wichita State1@Michigan2L8587-2
1961-621962-03-24Ohio State1Cincinnati2L5971-12
1960-611961-03-25Ohio State1Cincinnati2L6570-51
1959-601960-03-18Cincinnati1California2L6977-8
1956-571957-03-23North Carolina1Kansas2W545313
1954-551954-12-21Kentucky1Utah2W70655
1951-521951-12-17St. John's (NY)1@Kentucky2L4081-41
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