Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_17311759_6 ( team VARCHAR, date VARCHAR )

### Question ###
Who was the team played on January 23?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT team FROM table_17311759_6 WHERE date = "January 23"