UCF's win over Kansas caps 2-day takedown of all top-three teams - ESPN

After his team bounced back from a 16-point deficit in the first half to secure a 65-60 win over No. 3 Kansas on Wednesday, UCF coach Johnny Dawkins couldn't get through the crowd. With every step he took, there were handshakes and high fives to congratulate him on his team snapping an eight-game losing streak against ranked teams.

But another historic moment also unfolded in that win: For just the fourth time in college basketball history and the first time in 20 years, the top three teams in the Associated Press poll have all lost to unranked opponents in a two-day span, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

The Jayhawks' loss Wednesday followed Purdue's 88-72 loss at Nebraska and Houston's 57-53 loss at Iowa State, both of which unfolded Tuesday. Tennessee, ranked No. 5, also lost 77-72 at Mississippi State on Wednesday.

This is the first time in the history of the Associated Press poll that four top-five teams have lost to unranked teams in a two-day span, per ESPN Stats & Info.

«We kept believing, and our guys kept fighting,» Dawkins said. «We got off to a really good start in the game. They have a championship pedigree. A championship program. Great coach. And I feel like guys just kept fighting. We knew we couldn't get it all back in one possession. So what we wanted to do was chip away, chip away. And I thought we did that by halftime, and we carried that momentum into the second half.»

With 3:45 to play in the first half, Kansas took a 35-19 lead on Dajuan Harris Jr.'s layup. Although the Jayhawks had taken control of the game early, Dawkins switched to a zone look in the second half, which seemed to frustrate the Jayhawks. In the second half, Kansas connected on just 32% of its field goal attempts and finished