Steve Donahue — Record vs Ranked Opponents (AP Top 25)
4–38
9.5%
win rate
-14.6
avg margin
42
games
Games (42)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-24 | 2000–01 | Cornell | #4 Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 56–89 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 2 | 2001-11-29 | 2001–02 | Cornell | #12 Syracuse | Big East | Away | L | 58–76 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 3 | 2004-12-20 | 2004–05 | Cornell | #7 Syracuse | Big East | Away | L | 69–82 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 4 | 2005-11-09 | 2005–06 | Cornell | #16 Syracuse | Big East | Away | L | 62–67 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 5 | 2006-01-02 | 2005–06 | Cornell | #10 Washington | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 71–87 | Regular | Alaska Airlines Arena |
| 6 | 2008-01-06 | 2007–08 | Cornell | #9 Duke | ACC | Away | L | 67–81 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 7 | 2008-12-03 | 2008–09 | Cornell | #16 Syracuse | Big East | Away | L | 78–88 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 8 | 2009-11-24 | 2009–10 | Cornell | #10 Syracuse | Big East | Away | L | 73–88 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 9 | 2010-01-06 | 2009–10 | Cornell | #1 Kansas | B12 | Away | L | 66–71 | Regular | Allen Fieldhouse |
| 10 | 2011-01-27 | 2010–11 | Boston College | #3 Duke | ACC | Away | L | 68–84 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 11 | 2011-02-01 | 2010–11 | Boston College | #23 North Carolina | ACC | Home | L | 74–106 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 12 | 2011-02-19 | 2010–11 | Boston College | #19 North Carolina | ACC | Away | L | 46–48 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 13 | 2011-12-29 | 2011–12 | Boston College | #24 Harvard | Ivy | Home | L | 46–67 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 14 | 2012-01-07 | 2011–12 | Boston College | #3 North Carolina | ACC | Away | L | 60–83 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 15 | 2012-01-26 | 2011–12 | Boston College | #19 Virginia | ACC | Away | L | 49–66 | Regular | John Paul Jones Arena |
| 16 | 2012-02-08 | 2011–12 | Boston College | #15 Florida State | ACC | Home | W | 64–60 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 17 | 2012-02-19 | 2011–12 | Boston College | #5 Duke | ACC | Home | L | 50–75 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 18 | 2012-11-15 | 2012–13 | Boston College | #16 Baylor | B12 | Neutral | L | 74–84 | Regular | TD Arena |
| 19 | 2013-01-05 | 2012–13 | Boston College | #23 NC State | ACC | Home | L | 73–78 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 20 | 2013-02-05 | 2012–13 | Boston College | #8 Miami (FL) | ACC | Away | L | 50–72 | Regular | Watsco Center |
| 21 | 2013-02-10 | 2012–13 | Boston College | #4 Duke | ACC | Home | L | 61–62 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 22 | 2013-02-24 | 2012–13 | Boston College | #6 Duke | ACC | Away | L | 68–89 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 23 | 2013-03-15 | 2012–13 | Boston College | #9 Miami (FL) | ACC | Neutral | L | 58–69 | Conf. Tourn. | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 24 | 2013-11-21 | 2013–14 | Boston College | #18 UConn | AAC | Neutral | L | 70–72 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 25 | 2014-01-13 | 2013–14 | Boston College | #2 Syracuse | ACC | Home | L | 59–69 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 26 | 2014-02-05 | 2013–14 | Boston College | #20 Virginia | ACC | Away | L | 67–77 | Regular | John Paul Jones Arena |
| 27 | 2014-02-08 | 2013–14 | Boston College | #11 Duke | ACC | Home | L | 68–89 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 28 | 2014-02-19 | 2013–14 | Boston College | #1 Syracuse | ACC | Away | W | 62–59 OT | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 29 | 2015-12-28 | 2015–16 | Pennsylvania | #16 Villanova | Big East | Away | L | 57–77 | Regular | Finneran Pavilion |
| 30 | 2016-11-29 | 2016–17 | Pennsylvania | #2 Villanova | Big East | Home | L | 57–82 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 31 | 2017-11-29 | 2017–18 | Pennsylvania | #4 Villanova | Big East | Away | L | 62–90 | Regular | Jake Nevin Field House |
| 32 | 2018-11-18 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | #12 Kansas State | B12 | Neutral | L | 48–64 | Regular | UVI Sports and Fitness Center |
| 33 | 2018-12-11 | 2018–19 | Pennsylvania | #17 Villanova | Big East | Home | W | 78–75 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 34 | 2019-11-29 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | #14 Arizona | Pacific 12 | Neutral | L | 82–92 | Regular | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 35 | 2019-12-04 | 2019–20 | Pennsylvania | #23 Villanova | Big East | Away | L | 69–80 | Regular | Finneran Pavilion |
| 36 | 2021-11-10 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | #20 Florida State | ACC | Away | L | 70–105 | Regular | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center |
| 37 | 2021-11-28 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | #13 Arkansas | SEC | Away | L | 60–76 | Regular | Bud Walton Arena |
| 38 | 2021-12-01 | 2021–22 | Pennsylvania | #6 Villanova | Big East | Home | L | 56–71 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 39 | 2023-11-13 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | #21 Villanova | Big East | Home | W | 76–72 | Regular | The Palestra |
| 40 | 2023-12-09 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | #16 Kentucky | SEC | Neutral | L | 66–81 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 41 | 2023-12-30 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | #3 Houston | B12 | Away | L | 42–81 | Regular | Fertitta Center |
| 42 | 2024-01-02 | 2023–24 | Pennsylvania | #25 Auburn | SEC | Away | L | 68–88 | Regular | Neville Arena |