March may bring the madness, but you don't need the NCAA tournament to create an instant classic in college hoops. Some of the sport's most memorable games have come in either the regular season or conference tournaments, whether there was a buzzer beater, an incredible individual effort or an unforgettable oddity. We asked our staff to rank their top 10 non-NCAA tournament games of the last 10 years, just as we did for top 10 upsets, uniforms, toughest arenas and rivalries. These are the results, with honorable mentions at the bottom:
Despite the Jayhawks winning, this game is referred to as “The Buddy Hield Game,” which tells you how good the senior’s performance was.