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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-80?

It has. 88-80 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 126 times in 141,662 games. The first was Long Island University Sharks beat Sacred Heart Pioneers on February 7, 2002; the latest was Vanderbilt Commodores beat Georgia Bulldogs on February 25, 2026.

Where 88-80 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 88-80 the 377th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-80 has happened 87 times and 88-81 has happened 110 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-80 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-25Vanderbilt Commodores over Georgia Bulldogs2026
2026-02-21Cal State Fullerton Titans over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2026
2026-02-09Evansville Purple Aces over Illinois State Redbirds2026
2026-02-07Louisville Cardinals over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2026
2026-01-31UCF Knights over Texas Tech Red Raiders2026
2026-01-31Florida State Seminoles over Stanford Cardinal2026
2026-01-24Wright State Raiders over Northern Kentucky Norse2026
2026-01-08Eastern Kentucky Colonels over North Alabama Lions2026
2025-12-27Stanford Cardinal over Cal State Northridge Matadors2026
2025-12-09Illinois Fighting Illini over Ohio State Buckeyes2026
2025-11-22Cal State Fullerton Titans over St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies2026
2025-11-03Pepperdine Waves over Life Pacific Warriors2026
2025-04-03UCF Knights over Cincinnati Bearcats2025Playoff
2025-03-07Illinois Fighting Illini over Purdue Boilermakers2025
2025-02-14Milwaukee Panthers over Wright State Raiders2025
2025-01-11Arizona Wildcats over UCF Knights2025
2025-01-04St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2025
2024-12-10Cornell Big Red over California Golden Bears2025
2024-11-30Utah Utes over Eastern Washington Eagles2025
2024-11-13North Dakota State Bison over Santa Clara Broncos2025
2024-11-10Gonzaga Bulldogs over Arizona State Sun Devils2025
2024-02-10Michigan State Spartans over Illinois Fighting Illini2024
2024-01-22Houston Christian Huskies over New Orleans Privateers2024
2024-01-12Milwaukee Panthers over Cleveland State Vikings2024
2024-01-06Jackson State Tigers over Alcorn State Braves2024
2024-01-04Little Rock Trojans over SIU Edwardsville Cougars2024
2023-12-17Omaha Mavericks over Stetson Hatters2024
2023-12-09Wofford Terriers over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2024
2023-11-17Western Illinois Leathernecks over Southern Jaguars2024
2023-02-11Vanderbilt Commodores over Florida Gators2023
2023-02-11San Francisco Dons over Pepperdine Waves2023
2023-02-06Kansas Jayhawks over Texas Longhorns2023
2023-01-25UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Presbyterian Blue Hose2023
2023-01-19Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Wright State Raiders2023
2023-01-14UNC Greensboro Spartans over Furman Paladins2023
2023-01-14Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2023
2023-01-07Xavier Musketeers over Villanova Wildcats2023
2022-12-22Wright State Raiders over Miami (OH) RedHawks2023
2022-01-05East Carolina Pirates over Tulane Green Wave2022
2021-11-25Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over UIC Flames2022
2021-02-20Cal State Northridge Matadors over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2021
2020-02-29UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Grand Canyon Lopes2020
2020-02-27UAB Blazers over Marshall Thundering Herd2020
2019-12-22Northern Iowa Panthers over Marshall Thundering Herd2020
2019-02-23Cal Poly Mustangs over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2019
2019-01-27Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over North Florida Ospreys2019
2018-12-21California Golden Bears over San José State Spartans2019
2018-12-15Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Purdue Boilermakers2019
2018-12-04Memphis Tigers over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2019
2018-11-13Northern Colorado Bears over Pepperdine Waves2019
2018-11-13Georgetown Hoyas over Illinois Fighting Illini2019
2018-02-10Iowa State Cyclones over Oklahoma Sooners2018
2018-01-23Kent State Golden Flashes over Ball State Cardinals2018
2017-12-22Cal State Fullerton Titans over Loyola Marymount Lions2018
2017-12-16Winthrop Eagles over Alabama State Hornets2018
2017-12-02Utah Valley Wolverines over UTSA Roadrunners2018
2017-03-15Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Ball State Cardinals2017Playoff
2017-03-03Western Michigan Broncos over Central Michigan Chippewas2017
2017-02-18Toledo Rockets over Northern Illinois Huskies2017
2017-02-18Western Michigan Broncos over Eastern Michigan Eagles2017
2017-01-28Auburn Tigers over TCU Horned Frogs2017
2017-01-24Ball State Cardinals over Eastern Michigan Eagles2017
2017-01-16Butler Bulldogs over Marquette Golden Eagles2017
2016-12-21Akron Zips over UC Irvine Anteaters2017
2016-12-17LSU Tigers over Texas Southern Tigers2017
2016-12-03Hofstra Pride over Florida Atlantic Owls2017
2016-11-13UT Martin Skyhawks over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2017
2016-02-18High Point Panthers over Longwood Lancers2016
2016-02-11Winthrop Eagles over Longwood Lancers2016
2016-02-06Duke Blue Devils over NC State Wolfpack2016
2016-01-25Northwestern State Demons over Nicholls Colonels2016
2016-01-04Detroit Mercy Titans over Cleveland State Vikings2016
2015-11-18Akron Zips over Arkansas Razorbacks2016
2014-11-28Penn State Nittany Lions over Bucknell Bison2015
2014-11-14UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Wayland Baptist University Pioneers2015
2013-12-30Saint Mary's Gaels over Pacific Tigers2014
2013-12-12Maryland Terrapins over Boston College Eagles2014
2013-12-07Kansas City Roos over Youngstown State Penguins2014
2013-11-23Drake Bulldogs over Omaha Mavericks2014
2013-02-28Northern Colorado Bears over Eastern Washington Eagles2013
2013-02-16UCLA Bruins over Stanford Cardinal2013
2013-01-16Arkansas Razorbacks over Auburn Tigers2013
2012-11-13Boise State Broncos over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2013
2012-03-01Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Coppin State Eagles2012
2011-12-11Alabama State Hornets over Texas Wesleyan Rams2012
2011-12-06Kansas Jayhawks over Long Beach State Beach2012
2011-01-08Charleston Southern Buccaneers over VMI Keydets2011
2010-11-12Colorado Buffaloes over Idaho State Bengals2011
2010-03-06Indiana Hoosiers over Northwestern Wildcats2010
2010-02-27Saint Mary's Gaels over Loyola Marymount Lions2010
2010-01-30Rider Broncs over Fairfield Stags2010
2010-01-23Idaho State Bengals over Portland State Vikings2010
2009-12-22Longwood Lancers over Campbell Fighting Camels2010
2009-02-16Mercer Bears over Stetson Hatters2009
2009-02-14Tennessee State Tigers over Austin Peay Governors2009
2009-01-21Charleston Cougars over Appalachian State Mountaineers2009
2008-12-22Cal State Fullerton Titans over Montana State Bobcats2009
2008-02-23East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2008
2007-03-07Weber State Wildcats over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2007
2007-03-03George Washington Colonials over Duquesne Dukes2007
2007-02-22Campbell Fighting Camels over Longwood Lancers2007
2007-02-03Alcorn State Braves over Jackson State Tigers2007
2007-01-13Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Florida State Seminoles2007
2006-02-09Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Idaho State Bengals2006
2006-02-04UConn Huskies over Indiana Hoosiers2006
2006-01-16UConn Huskies over Syracuse Orange2006
2006-01-04Charlotte 49ers over Rhode Island Rams2006
2005-12-09Cal State Fullerton Titans over Chicago State Cougars2006
2005-11-23Memphis Tigers over UCLA Bruins2006
2005-03-16Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Kent State Golden Flashes2005Playoff
2004-01-08USC Trojans over Washington Huskies2004
2003-12-21Birmingham-Southern Panthers over Nicholls Colonels2004
2003-12-04Mercer Bears over Lipscomb Bisons2004
2003-11-25Northwestern State Demons over LSU Shreveport Pilots2004
2003-03-08Arizona Wildcats over Oregon Ducks2003
2003-03-05Xavier Musketeers over Saint Joseph's Hawks2003
2003-02-27Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Robert Morris Colonials2003
2003-02-08Mercer Bears over Georgia State Panthers2003
2003-02-03Syracuse Orange over Georgetown Hoyas2003
2003-01-16UT Martin Skyhawks over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2003
2003-01-16Little Rock Trojans over North Texas Mean Green2003
2003-01-05St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Rhode Island Rams2003
2002-11-26Eastern Washington Eagles over Saint Mary's Gaels2003
2002-02-20Akron Zips over Northern Illinois Huskies2002
2002-02-11Birmingham-Southern Panthers over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2002
2002-02-07Long Island University Sharks over Sacred Heart Pioneers2002
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