• THE GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL HISTORY PROJECT

Major Upset Games
 
 

The following are the 60 largest upsets as defined by Associated Press rankings between the schools. In the first table, these are 30 Georgetown wins over a ranked opponent. In the second table, these were 30 Georgetown losses when it was facing an unranked opponent.

Georgetown Upsets Over Ranked Opponents
Date   Score   Opponent Rank Location Arena Attendance
12/27/1963 W 69 58 vs Loyola (IL) 1 Philadelphia, PA Palestra
1/21/2006 W 87 84 Duke 1 Washington, DC MCI Center 20,035
2/13/1980 W 52 50 at Syracuse 2 Syracuse, NY Manley Field House 9,521
1/19/2015 W 78 58 Villanova 4 Washington, DC Verizon Center 13,872
1/26/2013 W 53 51 Louisville 5 Washington, DC Verizon Center 17,474
1/19/2016 W 81 72 at Xavier 5 Cincinnati, OH Cintas Center 9,906
2/1/2014 W 64 60 vs Michigan St. 7 New York, NY Madison Sq. Garden 12,561
11/23/2011 W 91 88 OT vs Memphis 8 Lahaina, HI Civic Center 2,400
2/28/2009 W 56 54 at Villanova 10 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 20,378
11/24/2013 W 84 80 vs VCU 10 San Juan, PR Clemente Coliseum 7,642
2/13/1988 W 71 69 Syracuse 11 Landover, MD Capital Centre 19,025
2/26/1995 W 81 78 at Syracuse 11 Syracuse, NY Carrier Dome 31,143
11/19/2012 W 78 70 vs UCLA 11 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center 10,071
2/4/1976 W 74 73 OT St. John's 12 Washington, DC McDonough Gym
12/27/1977 W 79 65 vs Holy Cross 12 New York, NY Madison Sq. Garden
3/9/2000 W 76 72 vs Syracuse 12 New York, NY Madison Sq. Garden 18,406
12/1/2011 W 57 55 at Alabama 12 Tuscaloosa, AL Coleman Coliseum 15,853
1/17/1970 W 72 68 Columbia 13 Washington, DC McDonough Gym
3/4/2014 W 75 63 Creighton 13 Washington, DC Verizon Center 12,105
11/21/2016 W 65 61 vs Oregon 13 Lahaina, HI Lahaina Civic Ctr. 2,400
2/7/1994 W 60 56 Syracuse 14 Landover, MD US Air Arena 11,629
1/27/1997 W 78 67 Villanova 14 Landover, MD US Air Arena 11,891
1/28/2002 W 75 60 Syracuse 14 Washington, DC MCI Center 14,889
12/5/2015 W 79 72 Syracuse 14 Washington, DC Verizon Center 18,231
3/11/2021 W 72 71 Villanova 14 New York, NY Madison Sq. Garden 0
11/26/2014 W 66 65 OT vs Florida 15 Nassau, Bahamas Imperial Arena 3,240
1/12/2002 W 70 43 at Boston College 16 Chestnut Hill, MA Conte Forum 8,606
1/5/2005 W 67 64 at Pittsburgh 16 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Center 11,425
1/25/2017 W 71 51 Creighton 16 Washington, DC Verizon Center 8,185
2/11/1978 W 83 82 Detroit 17 Washington, DC McDonough Gym
 
Georgetown Upset By Unranked Opponents
Date   Score   Opponent GU Rank Location Arena Attendance
4/1/1985 L 64 66 vs Villanova 1 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 23,124
2/21/1984 L 71 75 St. John's 2 Landover, MD Capital Centre 11,136
1/28/1989 L 80 82 at Louisiana St. 2 New Orleans, LA Superdome 66,144
2/11/1989 L 74 79 at Pittsburgh 2 Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena 16,669
1/20/1990 L 65 70 at Connecticut 2 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Ctr. 16,294
2/13/1990 L 90 94 at Providence 3 Providence, RI Providence Civic Ctr. 13,106
1/12/1984 L 63 65 2OT Villanova 4 Landover, MD Capital Centre 9,032
3/22/1987 L 73 88 vs Providence 4 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall 16,944
11/27/1981 L 61 70 vs SW Louisiana St. 5 Anchorage, AK Buckner Fieldhouse 3,600
11/29/1981 L 46 47 vs Ohio St. 5 Anchorage, AK Buckner Fieldhouse 1,500
12/15/1982 L 61 62 American 5 Landover, MD Capital Centre 9,902
12/27/1985 L 64 78 at Texas-El Paso 5 El Paso, TX Special Events Ctr. 12,222
2/21/1990 L 62 63 St. John's 5 Landover, MD Capital Centre 13,748
12/15/1990 L 60 71 Texas-El Paso 5 Landover, MD Capital Centre 8,037
1/10/1996 L 56 75 at Pittsburgh 5 Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena 12,080
3/6/2013 L 57 67 at Villanova 5 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center 13,685
1/27/1996 L 72 83 at St. John's 6 New York, NY Madison Sq. Garden 13,888
2/9/2008 L 51 59 at Louisville 6 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall 20,083
2/3/2010 L 64 72 South Florida 7 Washington, DC Verizon Center 12,207
2/14/2010 L 68 71 at Rutgers 7 New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers Ath. Ctr. 6,225
1/17/1982 L 70 75 at Syracuse 8 Syracuse, NY Carrier Dome 25,623
1/3/1987 L 63 74 Seton Hall 8 Landover, MD Capital Centre 6,472
2/27/1996 L 77 84 at Providence 8 Providence, RI Providence Civic Ctr. 13,106
11/19/2006 L 62 75 Old Dominion 8 Washington, DC McDonough Gym 2,500
2/16/2008 L 70 77 at Syracuse 8 Syracuse, NY Carrier Dome 31,327
3/23/2008 L 70 74 vs Davidson 8 Raleigh, NC RBC Center 19,477
3/21/2013 L 68 78 vs Fla. Gulf Coast 8 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center 20,328