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Guessing the list is (ahem) short.

The first one coming to mind is winning versus #7 Cincy in 2014 at Moody.

I think Louisville was top 10 when they came to Moody in 2014.

LA_Mustang wrote:I think Louisville was top 10 when they came to Moody in 2014.

Louisville was #11 and Ponies lost by 7 in 2014.

Sorry, you said wins. I guess that means we are 2-0 against top 10 teams over past four years.

Memphis in C-USA and maybe Utah in the WAC (Keith VH days) are the only two other schools I can think of that might have been ranked top 10 when we played them, but we didn’t win them if we did.

Via the SMU almanac:

2 - Arizona (Nov 23 2017 - Battle 4 Atlantis), Louisville (Mar 17 1967 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Lawrence)
3 - Indiana (Dec 29 1967), Kentucky (Dec 16 1957)
5 - North Carolina (Jan 13 1985 - Greensboro)
6 - @Indiana (Dec 13 1954)
7 - Cincinnati (Feb 1 2014), Florida (Dec 3 1987 - Reunion), Cincinnati (Mar 12 1966 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Lubbock)
9 - St. Louis (Dec 29 1964 - Memphis State Invitational)
10 - @Houston (Jan 16 1982), @Texas A&M (Feb 23 1960), St. Louis (Mar 16 1957 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Moody)

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:Via the SMU almanac:

2 - Arizona (Nov 23 2017 - Battle 4 Atlantis), Louisville (Mar 17 1967 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Lawrence)
3 - Indiana (Dec 29 1967), Kentucky (Dec 16 1957)
5 - North Carolina (Jan 13 1985 - Greensboro)
6 - @Indiana (Dec 13 1954)
7 - Cincinnati (Feb 1 2014), Florida (Dec 3 1987 - Reunion), Cincinnati (Mar 12 1966 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Lubbock)
9 - St. Louis (Dec 29 1964 - Memphis State Invitational)
10 - @Houston (Jan 16 1982), @Texas A&M (Feb 23 1960), St. Louis (Mar 16 1957 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Moody)

Good stuff!

So tied for highest poll position opponent win, and 2nd top 10 win since 1987.

The 80s was a good time to be at SMU. The wages of sin but it was fun for those of us there at the time.

I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80’s beat a top 10 Kentucky team.

SMU 86 wrote:I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80’s beat a top 10 Kentucky team.

Thinking of the Louisville game at Moody?

SMU 86 wrote:I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80’s beat a top 10 Kentucky team.

We won at Kentucky in December 84 but they weren't ranked at the time. We were No. 8.

I do remember it being a big win at the time though - probably since it was at Kentucky.

Louisville was 19 when we beat them at Moody that season.

Treadway21 wrote:The 80s was a good time to be at SMU. The wages of sin but it was fun for those of us there at the time.

During this holiday season, to quote the immortal Thurl Ravenscroft, 'they were grrrrreat'

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:Via the SMU almanac:

2 - Arizona (Nov 23 2017 - Battle 4 Atlantis), Louisville (Mar 17 1967 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Lawrence)
3 - Indiana (Dec 29 1967), Kentucky (Dec 16 1957)
5 - North Carolina (Jan 13 1985 - Greensboro)
6 - @Indiana (Dec 13 1954)
7 - Cincinnati (Feb 1 2014), Florida (Dec 3 1987 - Reunion), Cincinnati (Mar 12 1966 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Lubbock)
9 - St. Louis (Dec 29 1964 - Memphis State Invitational)
10 - @Houston (Jan 16 1982), @Texas A&M (Feb 23 1960), St. Louis (Mar 16 1957 - NCAA Midwest Regional/Moody)

Also think some Sutton coached Arky teams as well as Phi Slama Jama teams.

Just looked it up, in 1983, Coogs were 17-2 when they visited Moody on Feb 9th. They were ranked #6 at the time per AP.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/houston/1983-schedule.html#schedule::none

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

SMU 86 wrote:I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80’s beat a top 10 Kentucky team.

We won at Kentucky in December 84 but they weren't ranked at the time. We were No. 8.

I do remember it being a big win at the time though - probably since it was at Kentucky.

Louisville was 19 when we beat them at Moody that season.

They also won at Chapel Hill that season.

RGV Pony wrote:

SMU 86 wrote:I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80’s beat a top 10 Kentucky team.

Thinking of the Louisville game at Moody?

I was at that game. But no it was Kentucky in an away game.