Top Ten NCAA College Basketball Home Winning Streaks
My quest was to find the longest home winning streaks for NCAA Division 1 College Basketball. It took me so long to find the information that I did, that I figured I would post it on my blog and perhaps make someone else’s job a little easier. I couldn’t even find the complete Top 10 but here’s what I have:
#1 Kentucky – 129 games (1943-1955) (broken by Georgia Tech 59-58 in Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 8, 1955)
#2 St. Bonaventure – 99 games (1948-1961)
#3 UCLA – 98 games (1970-1976)
#4 Cincinnati – 86 games (1957-1964)
#10 Arizona – 71 games (?-1992) (broken by UCLA)
If someone can help round out the Top 10 I’d appreciate it.
UPDATE: Here are my thoughts on the Kansas Jayhawks getting into the Top 10 on this list. Currently, they have a 59 game home winning streak. They will not play another home game until next basketball season. This year 2009-2010 they played 12 home games BEFORE league play began. If they win all of those, and they should, they’d tie Arizona at #10. As long as their non-league games don’t include some powerhouse (and it usually doesn’t) and they don’t play a high ranked team in league play the first few games, they have a legitimate shot at working their way up the Top 10 list.
They had 20 total home games this year. If they have 20 more next season and won them all, they’d have a 79 home game winning streak. My guess is that would place them in the top 5 or 6. If they went unbeaten again the following season and played 20 home games, then they’d tied St. Bonaventure at #2. That would be quite a feat in this day and age of basketball.
December 29th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Thanks so much for this! I know Kansas has the ACTIVE win streak at home in the NCAA, but I searched and searched and couldn’t find the longest streak in HISTORY. Someone needs to tell NCAA.org that their stats page is broken. Well, KU is only at 50, so I guess they have a ways to go. Thanks so much!
December 29th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
You’re welcome!
KU’s active streak is what drove me to look into it. I thought KU would at least be in the Top 10. But, alas, they are not. And even cracking the Top 10 will be challenging to do as good as the Big 12 looks this year.
Rock Chalk!
February 12th, 2010 at 9:47 am
Not in the top ten, but if it’s any help, Indiana’s longest home winning streak was 50 games. 2/24/1991 – 1/24/1995.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
That might put Indiana in the top 25.
KU is at 55 and counting.
I think they can crack the Top 10 if they win the few remaining home games left this year, as next year will begin with non-conference teams and it will be a number of cupcakes that they should easily beat.
February 12th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Yeah, I bet you’re right. Do they have a difficult schedule for the remainder of the season?
A bit off topic, but what do you think of the rumors about the Big Ten courting Texas?
February 12th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
#9 Kansas State in about a week.
I didn’t know the Big Ten was going after Texas. I heard they were going after Mizzou and Mizzou was talking with them. Apparently, Mizzou doesn’t think it gets the respect it should in the Big 12.
I’d be surprised if Texas went but anything is possible.
February 12th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
It’s pretty long, but I think this guy makes some good points: http://frankthetank.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/the-big-ten-expansion-index-a-different-shade-of-orange/
PS You going to the Final Four this year?
March 4th, 2010 at 1:13 am
Do you happen to know what KU’s longest streak is? I can’t find it, but I don’t ever remember hearing that the current one is the longest one. Just wondering.
March 11th, 2010 at 11:39 am
KU’s longest home winning streak is 62 games from 1994-1998 under coach Roy Williams.
April 15th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Thanks for sharing, great site and keep it up. I will be back!