Three in a row

[Big boy stan]

First time to beat two ranked teams back to back since 2008. Anyone know the last time that RU beat three ranked teams in a row?

 

[DirtyRU]

Great question. Would love to know the answer as well.

 

[Big boy stan]

or four? OR FIVE?

 

[superfan01]

One day our better will be better then their better.

 

[Scangg]

One day our better will be better then their better.

You mean yesterday?

 

[RUBOB72]

I can’t recall 3 victories in a row ever over ranked opponents unless it was back between ‘75- ‘84 . Maybe in regionals or Final 4 times.

 

[RUfromSoCal?]

back when there were only 4 teams

 

[Scangg]

I'd be surprised if we ever have... what conference were we in during the 70s? We probably didn't have 3 ranked games in a row to have the chance

 

[RUChoppin]

I don't think we ever have. I looked back through the college-reference.com page back to 1976, and didn't find three ranked wins in a row. We also beat two in a row in 2001-02, though (#17 UConn, #14 Cuse). The AP only started ranking basketball teams in 1948-49.

Once you get back to the A10 days, there just weren't that many ranked teams on our schedule to play, and they weren't ever grouped three in a row. The first time I found that we even had three ranked teams in a row on our schedule was 2001-02 (L @ #16 Cuse, W vs. #24 Gtown, L vs. #23 Pitt). It happened again in 2007-08 (three losses to #20 Notre Dame, @ #25 Marquette, #15 UConn).

Then in 2008-09 we hit a stretch of five ranked teams in a row, which were all losses (@ #1 UNC, #3 Pitt, @ #2 UConn, #18 Marquette, #11 Cuse... with #9 Louisville two games later). That's probably the roughest stretch in our history, playing the top 3 teams in the country back-to-back-to-back and following it with two more Top 20 schools.

 

[RU-ROCS]

First time to beat two ranked teams back to back since 2008. Anyone know the last time that RU beat three ranked teams in a row?

Pretty sure it was February 12, 2022!

 

[RUChoppin]

So, the years we even faced 3 ranked teams in a row:
2001-02 (#16 Cuse, #24 GTown, #23 Pitt)
2007-08 (#20 ND, #25 Marquette, #15 UConn)
2008-09 (#1 UNC, #3 Pitt, #2 UConn, #18 Marquette, #11 Cuse)
2011-12 (#23 ND, #2 Cuse, #10 Marquette)
2012-13 (#24 Cincy, #11 Louisville, #20 Gtown)
2013-14 (#23 SMU, #13 Louisville, #22 Memphis)
2021-22 (#13 MSU, #16 OSU, #14 Wisconsin.... then current #13 Illinois, #3 Purdue)

We're in what is probably the second toughest string of games in program history.

 

[RUBOB72]

I'd be surprised if we ever have... what conference were we in during the 70s? We probably didn't have 3 ranked games in a row to have the chance

You do realize we had some teams which went to post seasons pretty frequently .

 

[Scangg]

You do realize we had some teams which went to post seasons pretty frequently .

So? Other posters looked it up and I was right. We haven't lol

Conference didn't offer the opportunity just like I said too

The vast majority of post season teams don't win 3 games against ranked opponents in a row

 

[rutgersron]

I believe WBB beat three top 10 (top 5?) teams in a span of a week/10 days under CVS. I know I was there when they beat #1 LSU.

 

[RUPete]

I'd be surprised if we ever have... what conference were we in during the 70s? We probably didn't have 3 ranked games in a row to have the chance

We were in an ECAC Region in the 1970s when I started following the program. Then towards the end of the 70s, we were in the Eastern 8, which eventually became the A-10. We won the ECAC Championship in 1976 over SJU to get the automatic NCAA bid. In 1979, we won the Eastern 8 conference tournament vs. Pitt (Pittsburgh was the host city too) to get the automatic NCAA bid that year,

 

[zebnatto]

I think you’re talking NIT teams in the sixties and early seventies. Don’t think we were playing nationally ranked teams in those days.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

I believe WBB beat three top 10 (top 5?) teams in a span of a week/10 days under CVS. I know I was there when they beat #1 LSU.

Three top 10 wins in a span of eight days in 2005.

https://scarletknights.com/news/200..._Upsets_Top_Ranked_LSU_In_Overtime_51_49.aspx

 

[BigRnj]

When I saw the OP Thread Title I thought it was about a different 3 in a row… blocked shots. But I went back and checked, it was 2 of the last 3 (and 4 of the last 6) osu shots that were blocked. That is incredible, especially in that game situation. Now let’s keep it going and get 3 ranked in a row!!!

 

[Loyal_2RU]

When I saw the OP Thread Title I thought it was about a different 3 in a row… blocked shots. But I went back and checked, it was 2 of the last 3 (and 4 of the last 6) osu shots that were blocked. That is incredible, especially in that game situation. Now let’s keep it going and get 3 ranked in a row!!!

5 of last 7 according to Columbus Dispatch...

 

[BigRnj]

5 of last 7 according to Columbus Dispatch...

Yep, I rolled the tape back another few minutes. We blocked 5 of the last 7 shots. Some games don’t even have 5 blocks in total. To have 5 in the last 3 minutes down 8 to a ranked opponent is incredible!

 

[wheezer]

I'd be surprised if we ever have... what conference were we in during the 70s? We probably didn't have 3 ranked games in a row to have the chance

I doubt it ever happened
Even in our final four run we had an easier path in the tourney
And never remember it in season

 

[richthedentist]

It was 2001

 

[RU-ROCS]

Pretty sure it was February 12, 2022!

Who knew?!

 

[Scangg]

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