After a couple days of research and what not, I’ve compiled some facts and figures concerning the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team and its participation in the NCAA Tournament since 1985. If you’re a numbers geek like me, enjoy:
UK’s Results In The NCAA Tournament
1985 – #12 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
1986 – #1 Seed, Elite Eight
1987 – #8 Seed, 1st Round
1988 – #2 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
1992 – #2 Seed, Elite Eight
1993 – #1 Seed, Final Four
1994 – #3 Seed, 2nd Round
1995 – #1 Seed, Elite Eight
1996 – #1 Seed, National Champions
1997 – #1 Seed, National Runners-Up
1998 – #1 Seed, National Champions
1999 – #3 Seed, Elite Eight
2000 – #5 Seed, 2nd Round
2001 – #2 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
2002 – #4 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
2003 – #1 Seed, Elite Eight
2004 – #1 Seed, 2nd Round
2005 – #2 Seed, Elite Eight
2006 – #8 Seed, 2nd Round
2007 – #8 Seed, 2nd Round
2008 – #11 Seed, 1st Round
UK’s Frequency Of NCAA Tournament Seeds
#1 Seed – 8 (1986, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2010)
#2 Seed – 5 (1988, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2005)
#3 Seed – 2 (1994, 1999)
#4 Seed – 1 (2002)
#5 Seed – 1 (2000)
#8 Seed – 3 (1987, 2006, 2007)
#11 Seed – 1 (2008)
#12 Seed – 1 (1985)
Furthest UK Has Advanced In The NCAA Tournament For Each Seed
#1 Seed – National Champions (1996)
#2 Seed – National Champions (1998)
#3 Seed – Elite 8 (1999)
#4 Seed – Sweet 16 (2002)
#5 Seed – 2nd Round (2000)
#8 Seed – 2nd Round (2006, 2007)
#11 Seed – 1st Round (2008)
#12 Seed – Sweet 16 (1985)
UK’s 3 “Upsets”
1985 1st Round – #12 UK – 66 #5 Washington – 58
1985 2nd Round – #12 UK – 64 #4 UNLV – 61
1998 Elite 8 – #2 UK – 86 #1 Duke – 84
UK Being “Upset”
1986 Elite 8 – #1 UK – 57 #11 LSU – 59
1987 1st Round – #8 UK – 77 #9 Ohio St. – 91
1988 Sweet 16 – #2 UK – 74 #6 Villanova – 80
1994 2nd Round – #3 UK – 63 #6 Marquette – 75
1995 Elite 8 – #1 UK – 61 #2 UNC – 74
1997 Championship – #1 UK – 79 #4 Arizona – 84
2001 Sweet 16 – #2 UK – 76 #6 USC – 80
2003 Elite 8 – #1 UK – 69 #3 Marquette – 83
2004 2nd Round – #1 UK – 75 – #9 UAB – 76
2005 Elite 8 – #2 UK – 88 #5 Michigan St. – 94
Largest/Smallest Margin Of Victory And Defeat In Each Round
1st Round
Largest Win: 46 points (3/16/1995, #1 Kentucky – 113 #16 Mt. St. Mary’s – 67)
Smallest Win: 4 points (3/15/2001, #2 Kentucky – 72 #15 Holy Cross – 68)
Largest Defeat: 14 points (3/13/1987, #8 Kentucky – 77 #9 Ohio State – 91)
Smallest Defeat: 8 points (3/20/2008, #11 Kentucky – 66 #6 Marquette – 74)
2nd Round
Largest Win: 27 points (3/15/1998, #2 Kentucky – 88 #10 St. Louis – 61)
Smallest Win: 3 points (3/16/1985, #12 Kentucky – 64 #4 UNLV – 61)
Largest Defeat: 12 points (3/20/1994, #3 Kentucky – 63 #6 Marquette – 75) (3/18/2007, #8 Kentucky – 76 #1 Kansas – 88)
Smallest Defeat: 1 point (3/21/2004, #1 Kentucky – 75 #9 UAB – 76)
Sweet Sixteen
Largest Win: 34 points (3/25/1993, #1 Kentucky – 103 #5 Wake Forest – 69)
Smallest Win: 5 points (3/20/1986, #1 Kentucky – 68 #5 Alabama – 63)
Largest Defeat:16 points (3/22/1985, #12 Kentucky – 70 #1 St. John’s – 86)
Smallest Defeat: 4 points (3/22/2001, #2 Kentucky – 76 #6 USC – 80)
Elite Eight
Largest Win: 25 points (3/27/1993, #1 Kentucky – 106 #3 Florida State – 81)
Smallest Win: 2 points (3/22/1998, #2 Kentucky – 86 #1 Duke – 84)
Largest Defeat: 14 points (3/29/2003, #1 Kentucky – 69 #3 Marquette – 83)
Smallest Defeat: 1 point (3/28/1992, #2 Kentucky – 103 #1 Duke – 103, Overtime)
Final Four
Largest Win: 9 points (3/29/1997, #1 Kentucky – 78 #1 Minnesota – 69)
Smallest Win: 1 point (3/28/1998, #2 Kentucky – 86 #3 Stanford – 85, Overtime)
Largest Defeat And Smallest Defeat: 3 points (4/3/1993, #1 Kentucky – 78 #1 Michigan – 81, Overtime)
National Championship
Largest Win And Smallest Win: 9 points (4/1/1996, #1 Kentucky – 76 #4 Syracuse – 67) (3/30/1998, #2 Kentucky – 78 #3 Utah – 69)
Largest And Smallest Defeat: 5 points (3/31/1997, #1 Kentucky – 79 #4 Arizona – 84, Overtime)
UK’s Record In The NCAA Tournament As Each Seed
#1 Seed – 25-6 (.806)
#2 Seed – 16-4 (.800)
#3 Seed – 4-2 (.667)
#4 Seed – 2-1 (.667)
#5 Seed – 1-1 (.500)
#8 Seed – 2-3 (.400)
#11 Seed – 0-1 (.000)
#12 Seed – 2-1 (.667)
Overall – 52-19 (.732)
UK’s Record vs. Teams They’ve Played More Than Once In The NCAA Tournament
vs. Duke – 1-1 (.500)
vs. Iowa – 2-0 (1.000)
vs. Marquette – 0-3 (.000)
vs. Maryland – 1-1 (.500)
vs. Michigan – 0-2 (.000)
vs. Syracuse – 1-1 (.500)
vs. UAB – 1-1 (.500)
vs. UMass – 2-0 (1.000)
vs. Utah – 6-0 (1.000)
vs. Villanova – 1-1 (.500)
vs. Wake Forest – 2-0 (1.000)
UK’s Record In Each Round Of The NCAA Tournament
1st Round – 19-2 (.905)
2nd Round – 14-5 (.737)
Sweet 16 – 10-4 (.714)
Elite 8 – 4-6 (.400)
Final 4 – 3-1 (.750)
Championship – 2-1 (.667)
SEC Record (1985-1991)(Played an 18 game conference schedule during those years)
17-1 – 3-1 (.750)
13-5 – 2-1 (.667)
11-7 – 2-1 (.667)
10-8 – 0-1 (.000)
UK Coaches’ Records In The NCAA Tournament
Joe B. Hall – 2-1 (.667)
Eddie Sutton – 5-3 (.625)
Rick Pitino – 22-5 (.815)
Tubby Smith – 23-9 (.719)
Billy Gillispie – 0-1 (.000)
SEC Record (1992-2008)
16-0 – 9-1 (.900)
14-2 – 12-2 (.857)
13-3 – 10-3 (.769)
12-4 – 7-5 (.583)
11-5 – 3-1 (.750)
10-6 – 2-1 (.667)
9-7 – 2-2 (.500)
UK’s Record Against Conferences In The NCAA Tournament (I’m using what conference the team is currently in, not what conference they were in when they played UK in the NCAA Tournament)
vs. ACC – 6-3 (.667)
vs. A-10 – 5-0 (1.000)
vs. Big Ten – 4-4 (.500)
vs. Big 12 – 2-1 (.667)
vs. Big East – 3-7 (.300)
vs. C-USA – 3-1 (.750)
vs. MWC – 7-0 (1.000)
vs. Pac 10 – 4-2 (.667)
vs. SEC – 1-1 (.500)
vs. “BCS” Conferences – 20-18 (.526)
# Of Wins Entering NCAA Tournament
16 – 2-1 (.667)
18 – 0-2 (.000)
20 – 2-1 (.667)
21 – 2-2 (.500)
22 – 3-2 (.600)
25 – 11-4 (.733)
26 – 9-4 (.692)
28 – 6-0 (1.000)
29 – 12-2 (.857)
30 – 5-1 (.833)
UK’s Record Against Each Seed In The NCAA Tournament
vs. #1 Seed – 3-7 (.300)
vs. #2 Seed – 2-1 (.667)
vs. #3 Seed – 4-1 (.800)
vs. #4 Seed – 4-2 (.667)
vs. #5 Seed – 5-1 (.833)
vs. #6 Seed – 3-4 (.429)
vs. #7 Seed – 3-0 (1.000)
vs. #8 Seed – 3-0 (1.000)
vs. #9 Seed – 5-2 (.714)
vs. #10 Seed – 3-0 (1.000)
vs. #11 Seed – 0-1 (.000)
vs. #12 Seed – 2-0 (1.000)
vs. #13 Seed – 1-0 (1.000)
vs. #14 Seed – 2-0 (1.000)
vs. #15 Seed – 5-0 (1.000)
vs. #16 Seed – 7-0 (1.000)
# Of Losses Entering NCAA Tournament
2 – 6-0 (1.000)
3 – 10-3 (.769)
4 – 15-3 (.833)
5 – 5-2 (.714)
6 – 4-2 (.667)
8 – 3-1 (.750)
9 – 5-3 (.625)
10 – 0-1 (.000)
11 – 1-1 (.500)
12 – 3-3 (.500)
UK vs. Teams Seeded Lower Than UK – 47-10 (.825)
UK vs. Teams Seeded Higher Than UK – 3-8 (.273)
UK vs. Teams Seeded The Same As UK – 2-1 (.667)
UK’s Winning/Losing Streak Entering The NCAA Tournament
23 Wins – 3-1 (.750)
11 Wins – 3-1 (.750)
9 Wins – 1-1 (.500)
8 Wins – 3-1 (.750)
7 Wins – 8-1 (.889)
6 Win
s – 4-1 (.800)
4 Wins – 3-1 (.750)
3 Wins – 11-4 (.733)
1 Loss – 14-7 (.667)
2 Losses – 2-1 (.667)
UK’s 3 #1 Seed vs. #1 Seed Matchups In The NCAA Tournament
1993 Final Four – #1 UK – 78 #1 Michigan – 81 (Overtime)
1996 Final Four – #1 UK – 81 #1 UMass – 74
1997 Final Four – #1 UK – 78 #1 Minnesota – 69
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