Since Saturday night's victory over Harvard I've received multiple inquiries that were variations on the same question:
"Between beating Notre Dame in 1977 and last weekend, how many Top 25 teams did Princeton actually play at Jadwin Gym?"
While schools like BYU (81-82), Penn (93-94) and Xavier (00-01) were all ranked either before or after specific visits to Mercer County, these appear to be the only then-ranked teams that have played the Tigers on their home floor in the past 35 years.
The most common misconception when I was doing my research is that Loyola Marymount was highly regarded when they came across the country to close the 1990-91 season. In fact the Lions had a 16-14 overall record. Which reminds me, I need to scan some shots from that game next...
Full list after the jump. Add your memories from any and all in the comments!
January 3, 1977 vs. #2 (AP) Notre Dame - 76-62 W
December 3, 1977 vs. #16 (AP) St. John's - 43-40 L
January 8, 1980 vs. #17 (AP) St. John's - 44-42 L
December 22, 1996 vs. #12 (AP) North Carolina - 69-60 L
December 12, 2001 vs. #4 (AP) Kansas - 78-62 L
February 13, 2010 vs. #22 (Coaches) Cornell - 48-45 L
February 11, 2012 vs. #25 (AP) / #21 (Coaches) Harvard - 71-62 W