There have been some pretty wild upsets in college basketball this season , but few if any will be as big as the one we just had today.
No. 1 Houston has just been shocked at home against conference rival Temple, losing 56-55. Temple’s Damian Dunn and Zach Hicks combined for 28 points, while no Houston player scored more than 13.
It marked the first time in decades that Temple has defeated the No. 1 team in the nation. Combined with Kansas losing at home to TCU yesterday, it marked the first time that the 1 and 2 teams both fell at home over the span of two days.
It’s not the first time Houston have lost at home this season though. They fell to a ranked Alabama team last month when they were the No. 1 team, and dropped to No. 5 before reclaiming the top spot a few weeks later.
The wider college basketball world is just as stunned as Houston were.
TEMPLE STUNS NO. 1 HOUSTON 😱
The Owls march into Houston and shock the top ranked team in the nation, standing tall defensively to end the game 👏 pic.twitter.com/7ESzgNReuq
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) January 22, 2023
Temple has now beaten both Houston and Rutgers.
It has also lost to both Wagner and Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Anarchy?
Nope. Just College Basketball.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) January 22, 2023
TEMPLE TAKES DOWN NO. 1 HOUSTON 🦉 @TUMBBHoops
The Owls’ first win against an AP No. 1 in 23 years ‼️ pic.twitter.com/sUnvfSXJwL
— ESPN (@espn) January 22, 2023
No. 2 Kansas lost to TCU yesterday.
No. 1 Houston just fell to Temple.This is the first time in AP Poll history both of the top two teams lost at home in a two-day span. pic.twitter.com/PCMjm47JNf
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 22, 2023
This season there have been three No. 1 teams in the nation – North Carolina, Purdue and Houston. There aren’t any undefeated teams remaining in college basketball right now though.
Everyone is beatable and everyone has been beaten.
March Madness this year is going to be pretty fun with no obvious frontrunner and everybody being susceptible to the big upset this season.