[NU Sports] Highest Ranked Team NU has beaten in Bball

[Jim Bendat]

We sure gave #1 UCLA a major scare in 1969.  The Bruins were on their 
way to winning a third straight (out of seven in a row) NCAA titles. 
 They came into Chicago Stadium with Lew Alcindor (Kareen Abdul-Jabbar) 
and company.  We couldn't miss in the first half, and we were leading 
them 45-35 at the break -- the greatest haltime deficit UCLA ever faced 
during Alcindor's three seasons in Westwood.  But reality set in during 
the second half.  The Bruins outscored us, 46-22, for an 81-67 victory. 
 -- Jim B.

mlinhardt at netzero.com wrote:

>Based on the Daily Herald article we have never beaten a team ranked number one in 12 attempts.
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>I know we beat Magic and the Spartans in 1979.  Is that the highest ranked team we have ever beaten and if so what was their ranking?
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