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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 61-56?

It has. 61-56 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 134 times in 136,843 games. The first was Fairleigh Dickinson Knights beat Loyola Maryland Greyhounds on December 2, 2002; the latest was Utah Utes beat West Virginia Mountaineers on February 18, 2026.

Where 61-56 sits among nearby NCAA Men's Basketball scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 61-56 the 348th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 62-56 has happened 112 times and 61-57 has happened 173 times.

Every 61-56 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-18Utah Utes over West Virginia Mountaineers2026
2025-12-07Navy Midshipmen over Air Force Falcons2026
2025-12-02UConn Huskies over Kansas Jayhawks2026
2025-03-07Old Dominion Monarchs over App State Mountaineers2025
2025-03-01Northwestern State Demons over Houston Christian Huskies2025
2024-12-11Maine Black Bears over Duquesne Dukes2025
2024-11-26Furman Paladins over Seattle U Redhawks2025
2024-03-11Charleston Cougars over Towson Tigers2024
2024-03-07Rider Broncs over Saint Peter's Peacocks2024
2024-03-01Canisius Golden Griffins over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2024
2024-02-07UIC Flames over Illinois State Redbirds2024
2023-01-28Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Florida A&M Rattlers2023
2022-11-20SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Longwood Lancers2023
2022-11-20Drake Bulldogs over Wyoming Cowboys2023
2022-11-17UTSA Roadrunners over Texas State Bobcats2023
2022-03-10Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Florida A&M Rattlers2022
2022-03-05Abilene Christian Wildcats over Tarleton Texans2022
2022-01-16Ohio State Buckeyes over Penn State Nittany Lions2022
2022-01-02Missouri State Bears over Drake Bulldogs2022
2021-03-06Kansas State Wildcats over Iowa State Cyclones2021
2021-02-06Portland State Vikings over Montana Grizzlies2021
2021-01-02Morehead State Eagles over Murray State Racers2021
2021-01-02Hofstra Pride over William & Mary Tribe2021
2020-12-12Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2021
2020-01-28Virginia Cavaliers over Florida State Seminoles2020
2020-01-25Boston College Eagles over Virginia Tech Hokies2020
2020-01-20Winthrop Eagles over Radford Highlanders2020
2020-01-13Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions over Alabama State Hornets2020
2020-01-11Grambling Tigers over Southern Jaguars2020
2019-12-14Liberty Flames over Vanderbilt Commodores2020
2019-12-04Tulane Green Wave over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2020
2019-11-25Texas State Bobcats over Abilene Christian Wildcats2020
2019-01-24Washington Huskies over Oregon Ducks2019
2019-01-09Davidson Wildcats over George Mason Patriots2019
2019-01-08North Alabama Lions over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2019
2018-12-05Southern Illinois Salukis over Saint Louis Billikens2019
2018-11-16Oregon State Beavers over Old Dominion Monarchs2019
2018-02-10UAB Blazers over Rice Owls2018
2018-01-11Navy Midshipmen over Holy Cross Crusaders2018
2017-02-21Western Michigan Broncos over Toledo Rockets2017
2016-03-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Wisconsin Badgers2016Playoff
2016-02-13Michigan Wolverines over Purdue Boilermakers2016
2016-02-02UMass Minutemen over Rhode Island Rams2016
2015-12-19Kansas State Wildcats over Colorado State Rams2016
2015-11-28Cincinnati Bearcats over George Washington Colonials2016
2015-02-21Kennesaw State Owls over Stetson Hatters2015
2014-12-22Navy Midshipmen over Towson Tigers2015
2014-12-20SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Milwaukee Panthers2015
2014-12-20St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Florida Atlantic Owls2015
2014-12-17Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions over Houston Cougars2015
2014-11-30Kansas Jayhawks over Michigan State Spartans2015
2014-11-30Northern Illinois Huskies over Maine Black Bears2015
2014-11-28Maryland Terrapins over Monmouth Hawks2015
2014-11-21Florida Gators over UL Monroe Warhawks2015
2014-03-19Fresno State Bulldogs over UTEP Miners2014Playoff
2014-03-04Western Michigan Broncos over Northern Illinois Huskies2014
2014-02-26UConn Huskies over South Florida Bulls2014
2014-02-22Indiana Hoosiers over Northwestern Wildcats2014
2014-02-22Southern Illinois Salukis over Evansville Purple Aces2014
2014-01-08UConn Huskies over Harvard Crimson2014
2013-12-08Niagara Purple Eagles over Saint Peter's Peacocks2014
2013-04-06Michigan Wolverines over Syracuse Orange2013Playoff
2013-03-02Cincinnati Bearcats over UConn Huskies2013
2013-01-30Drake Bulldogs over Southern Illinois Salukis2013
2013-01-28Kansas Jayhawks over West Virginia Mountaineers2013
2013-01-12Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Arkansas State Red Wolves2013
2012-12-02Mercer Bears over Florida State Seminoles2013
2012-11-13Bucknell Bison over George Mason Patriots2013
2012-01-21Columbia Lions over Cornell Big Red2012
2012-01-01Michigan Wolverines over Minnesota Golden Gophers2012
2011-12-03Pittsburgh Panthers over Tennessee Volunteers2012
2011-11-29North Florida Ospreys over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats2012
2011-11-18Norfolk State Spartans over Drexel Dragons2012
2011-03-03Utah Valley Wolverines over NJIT Highlanders2011
2011-02-24Winthrop Eagles over Liberty Flames2011
2011-02-19Saint Louis Billikens over Charlotte 49ers2011
2011-02-12Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Winthrop Eagles2011
2011-01-08Syracuse Orange over Seton Hall Pirates2011
2010-12-21Saint Peter's Peacocks over Binghamton Bearcats2011
2010-02-17Akron Zips over Miami (OH) Redhawks2010
2010-01-30Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over Quinnipiac Bobcats2010
2010-01-23Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Tennessee State Tigers2010
2010-01-14Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2010
2009-12-03Florida International Panthers over Florida A&M Rattlers2010
2009-11-27Portland Pilots over Minnesota Golden Gophers2010
2009-03-19Purdue Boilermakers over Northern Iowa Panthers2009Playoff
2009-02-21Hofstra Pride over Fairfield Stags2009
2009-02-21Wyoming Cowboys over TCU Horned Frogs2009
2009-02-09North Carolina A&T Aggies over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats2009
2009-02-07UL Monroe Warhawks over New Orleans Privateers2009
2009-01-20Liberty Flames over High Point Panthers2009
2008-12-13Penn State Nittany Lions over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2009
2008-12-10Hofstra Pride over Stony Brook Seawolves2009
2008-11-29UMBC Retrievers over Toledo Rockets2009
2008-11-24Lehigh Mountain Hawks over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2009
2008-11-15Northern Iowa Panthers over Denver Pioneers2009
2008-11-14North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Kansas City Roos2009
2008-03-13Nebraska Cornhuskers over Missouri Tigers2008
2008-02-23Mississippi State Bulldogs over South Carolina Gamecocks2008
2008-01-19Tulane Green Wave over Rice Owls2008
2008-01-08Marquette Golden Eagles over Seton Hall Pirates2008
2008-01-04Savannah State Tigers over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2008
2007-11-19Weber State Wildcats over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2008
2007-11-13Wichita State Shockers over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2008
2007-02-24Southern Jaguars over Alcorn State Braves2007
2007-01-27Toledo Rockets over Miami (OH) Redhawks2007
2007-01-22Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions over Prairie View A&M Panthers2007
2007-01-20McNeese Cowboys over Central Arkansas Bears2007
2007-01-11New Mexico State Aggies over Idaho Vandals2007
2006-12-29Colorado State Rams over Alabama State Hornets2007
2006-11-30Stetson Hatters over Kennesaw State Owls2007
2006-03-10Michigan State Spartans over Illinois Fighting Illini2006
2006-03-10Indiana Hoosiers over Wisconsin Badgers2006
2006-03-08Pittsburgh Panthers over Louisville Cardinals2006
2006-03-04George Mason Patriots over Georgia State Panthers2006
2006-03-03Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over New Mexico State Aggies2006
2006-02-23Drexel Dragons over William & Mary Tribe2006
2006-01-21Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2006
2005-12-22Oregon State Beavers over South Florida Bulls2006
2005-03-05Air Force Falcons over Wyoming Cowboys2005
2005-02-05Georgetown Hoyas over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2005
2005-02-03Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2005
2004-03-03Indiana Hoosiers over Michigan Wolverines2004
2004-02-07Austin Peay Governors over Samford Bulldogs2004
2004-02-01Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Colgate Raiders2004
2004-01-12St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over Long Island University Sharks2004
2004-01-07Stony Brook Seawolves over UMBC Retrievers2004
2004-01-03Kentucky Wildcats over North Carolina Tar Heels2004
2003-12-31Tulane Green Wave over Nicholls Colonels2004
2003-12-13Georgia Bulldogs over Clemson Tigers2004
2003-02-08Charleston Southern Buccaneers over High Point Panthers2003
2003-02-01Houston Cougars over TCU Horned Frogs2003
2002-12-18Duquesne Dukes over Youngstown State Penguins2003
2002-12-02Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2003

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