MBB wins versus top 10
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MBB wins versus top 10
Guessing the list is (ahem) short.
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
The first one coming to mind is winning versus #7 Cincy in 2014 at Moody.
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
I think Louisville was top 10 when they came to Moody in 2014.
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
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.
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
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 didnΓÇÖt win them if we did.
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 didnΓÇÖt win them if we did.
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
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)
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)
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
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.
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80ΓÇÖs beat a top 10 Kentucky team.
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
Thinking of the Louisville game at Moody?SMU 86 wrote:I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80ΓÇÖs beat a top 10 Kentucky team.
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SMU 86 wrote:I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80ΓÇÖs 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.
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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'
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
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
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Re: MBB wins versus top 10
DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:SMU 86 wrote:I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80ΓÇÖs 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.
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RGV Pony wrote:Thinking of the Louisville game at Moody?SMU 86 wrote:I thought one of the Carl Wright/Butch Moore teams in the 80ΓÇÖs beat a top 10 Kentucky team.
I was at that game. But no it was Kentucky in an away game.
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