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WEReady3
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Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 10:21:45 AM

With Temple being ranked going into the season this year, I was wondering.....

- When is the last time a ranked opponent played OU in Athens? (in basketball & in football)?

Brian Smith (No, not that one)
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 10:40:56 AM

1997 against Kentucky, isn't it?

I know 2008 against Louisville, Wake Forest in 1999 and Kentucky in 2005 were all neutral site games.

Edit: Here's the record book since 1995 against ranked teams.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/RecordBook.pdf

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11/22/95 vs. #10 Iowa ..........................................................................L, 51-78

1/31/96 #23 E. Michigan ..................................................................W, 82-73

12/14/96 at #23 UCLA........................................................................L, 61-72

12/23/97 at #22 Rhode Island............................................................L, 72-85

12/30/97 #6 KENTUCKY...................................................................L, 58-95

12/4/98 at #11 Syracuse..................................................................W, 61-55

12/29/99 vs. #19 Wake Forest............................................................L, 68-74

1/15/00 at #1 Cincinnati....................................................................L, 59-73

12/30/05 vs. #18 Kentucky..................................................................L, 71-63

12/15/07 at #3 Kansas .........................................................................L, 51-88

12/7/08 at #11 Louisville...................................................................L, 56-91

12/10/08 at #9 Xavier ..........................................................................L, 56-78

3/18/10 vs. #15 Georgetown .........................................................W, 97-83

3/20/10 vs #14 Tennessee .................................................................L, 83-6

Last Edited: 12/12/2010 10:45:10 AM by Brian Smith (No, not that one)

anorris
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 10:49:47 AM

Brian Smith wrote:

1997 against Kentucky, isn't it?

I know 2008 against Louisville, Wake Forest in 1999 and Kentucky in 2005 were all neutral site games.

Edit: Here's the record book since 1995 against ranked teams.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/RecordBook.pdf

Quote:

11/22/95 vs. #10 Iowa ..........................................................................L, 51-78

1/31/96 #23 E. Michigan ..................................................................W, 82-73

12/14/96 at #23 UCLA........................................................................L, 61-72

12/23/97 at #22 Rhode Island............................................................L, 72-85

12/30/97 #6 KENTUCKY...................................................................L, 58-95

12/4/98 at #11 Syracuse..................................................................W, 61-55

12/29/99 vs. #19 Wake Forest............................................................L, 68-74

1/15/00 at #1 Cincinnati....................................................................L, 59-73

12/30/05 vs. #18 Kentucky..................................................................L, 71-63

12/15/07 at #3 Kansas .........................................................................L, 51-88

12/7/08 at #11 Louisville...................................................................L, 56-91

12/10/08 at #9 Xavier ..........................................................................L, 56-78

3/18/10 vs. #15 Georgetown .........................................................W, 97-83

3/20/10 vs #14 Tennessee .................................................................L, 83-6

Sounds right. 1997 is listed as the #2 crowd all time in the Convo at 13,083 -- I have to imagine there was a LOT of blue in there!

WEReady3
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 10:59:17 AM

Thanks guys. Just briefly looking at previous schedules on ESPN though, it says that Wisconsin was ranked #10 when they played us in December of 2003. According to them the game was at home.

Am I reading something wrong?

Last Edited: 12/12/2010 11:01:31 AM by WEReady3

mcbin
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 10:59:47 AM

There were tons of blue people. And even worse because it was winter break.

Last Edited: 12/12/2010 11:03:35 AM by mcbin

UpSan Bobcat
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 12:00:30 PM

WEReady3 wrote:

Thanks guys. Just briefly looking at previous schedules on ESPN though, it says that Wisconsin was ranked #10 when they played us in December of 2003. According to them the game was at home.

Am I reading something wrong?

It was a neutral site game that they probably classify as away because it was in Cleveland. According to the OU athletics write-up, the Badgers were ranked #19 at the time.

Last Edited: 12/12/2010 12:02:59 PM by UpSan Bobcat

anorris
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 12:40:11 PM

UpSan Bobcat wrote:

WEReady3 wrote:

Thanks guys. Just briefly looking at previous schedules on ESPN though, it says that Wisconsin was ranked #10 when they played us in December of 2003. According to them the game was at home.

Am I reading something wrong?

It was a neutral site game that they probably classify as away because it was in Cleveland. According to the OU athletics write-up, the Badgers were ranked #19 at the time.

We were probably the official "home" team, but the game was played in Cleveland. If you look at the ESPN box score (http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=233610195), it does indicated Quicken Loans Arena.

Brian Smith (No, not that one)
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 3:53:05 PM

As others have state, Wisky was part of the Rock and Roll Shootout at the then Gund Arena.

UpSan Bobcat
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 5:04:47 PM

It does seem the record book is missing the Wisconsin game in the vs. ranked teams section because according to the athletic department, the Badgers defintiely were ranked at the time.

Andrew Ruck
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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/12/2010 10:33:29 PM

Wisconsin played in the Convo during the 2001-02 season but were not ranked at the time of the game. It was a matchup of my school and my Dad's school. They played @ Wisconsin in 02-03 (I was there)...then in Cleveland in 03-04. So they were correctly left off the list.

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RE: Ranked Teams in Athens

Posted: 12/13/2010 8:37:43 AM

I know the question was about ranked teams visiting The Convo, but the list was Ohio vs. ranked teams at any site, and Wisconsin seems to be missing from the list from the 03-04 season.

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