The picture above is from the 1980 NCAA Tournament between Kentucky and Florida State. That game was the first time that UK had been a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, 30 years ago. This past Sunday, UK was rewarded with their 10th 1 seed all-time, 3rd most behind North Carolina’s 13 and Duke’s 11. I have done some research on UK’s first 9 NCAA Tournaments in which they were a 1 seed and here’s what I found:
First off, let me inform you of the 9 NCAA Tournaments in which UK was a 1 seed: 1980, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, and 2004.
NCAA Tournament Results
1980: 1 Seed in the Mideast (now South) Region, lost to 4 Seed Duke 55-54 in the regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen)
1984: 1 Seed in the Mideast (now South) Region, lost to 1 Seed Georgetown 53-40 in the national semifinals (Final Four)
1986: 1 Seed in the Southeast (now South) Region, lost to 11 Seed LSU 59-57 in the regional finals (Elite Eight)
1993: 1 Seed in the Southeast (now South) Region, lost to 1 Seed Michigan 81-78 (overtime) in the national semifinals (Final Four)
1995: 1 Seed in the Southeast (now South) Region, lost to 2 Seed North Carolina 74-61 in the regional finals (Elite Eight)
1996: 1 Seed in the Midwest Region, defeated 4 Seed Syracuse 76-67 in the national championship game
1997: 1 Seed in the West Region, lost to 4 Seed Arizona 84-79 (overtime) in the national championship game
2003: 1 Seed in the Midwest Region, lost to 3 Seed Marquette 83-69 in the regional finals (Elite Eight)
2004: 1 Seed in the St. Louis (Midwest) Region, lost to 9 Seed UAB 76-75 in the regional 2nd round
Overall Record As A 1 Seed: 29-8 (.784)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed By Decade
1980’s: 7-3 (.700)
1990’s: 18-3 (.857)
2000’s: 4-2 (.667)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed By Coach
Joe B. Hall: 4-2 (.667)
Eddie Sutton: 3-1 (.750)
Rick Pitino: 18-3 (.857)
Tubby Smith: 4-2 (.667)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed vs. Other Seeds (Kentucky’s Seed Listed First)
1 Seed vs. 1 Seed: 2-2 (.500)
1 Seed vs. 2 Seed: 3-1 (.750)
1 Seed vs. 3 Seed: 1-1 (.500)
1 Seed vs. 4 Seed: 3-2 (.600)
1 Seed vs. 5 Seed: 5-0 (1.000)
1 Seed vs. 8 Seed: 5-0 (1.000)
1 Seed vs. 9 Seed: 3-1 (.750)
1 Seed vs. 11 Seed: 0-1 (.000)
1 Seed vs. 16 Seed: 7-0 (1.000)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed By Round
1st Round: 7-0 (1.000)
2nd Round: 8-1 (.889)
Sweet Sixteen: 7-1 (.875)
Elite Eight: 4-3 (.571)
Final Four: 2-2 (.500)
Championship Game: 1-1 (.500)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed By Region (The Name The Region Currently Has)
Midwest Region: 10-2 (.833)
South Region: 14-5 (.737)
West Region: 5-1 (.833)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed By State (State In Which The Game Was Played In)
Alabama: 2-1 (.667)
California: 2-0 (1.000)
Georgia: 1-1 (.500)
Indiana: 1-1 (.500)
Kentucky: 3-1 (.750)
Louisiana: 0-1 (.000)
Minnesota: 3-1 (.750)
New Jersey: 2-0 (1.000)
North Carolina: 4-0 (1.000)
Ohio: 1-1 (.500)
Tennessee: 6-0 (1.000)
Texas: 2-0 (1.000)
Utah: 2-0 (1.000)
Washington: 0-1 (.000)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed By Conference (Conference In Which The Team Is Currently In)
ACC: 5-2 (.714)
Atlantic 10: 2-0 (1.000)
Big East: 2-2 (.500)
Big Ten: 4-1 (.800)
C-USA: 1-1 (.500)
MWC: 5-0 (1.000)
Pac-10: 1-1 (.500)
SEC: 1-1 (.500)
“Power 6” Conferences: 13-7 (.650)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed Against Teams They’ve Played More Than Once
Florida State: 2-0 (1.000)
Utah: 4-0 (1.000)
Wake Forest: 2-0 (1.000)
Kentucky’s Record As A 1 Seed By Date
March 9th: 1-0 (1.000)
March 13th: 1-1 (.500)
March 14th: 2-0 (1.000)
March 15th: 1-0 (1.000)
March 16th: 3-0 (1.000)
March 17th: 1-0 (1.000)
March 18th: 1-0 (1.000)
March 19th: 2-0 (1.000)
March 20th: 2-0 (1.000)
March 21st: 3-1 (.750)
March 22nd: 2-1 (.667)
March 23rd: 3-0 (1.000)
March 24th: 1-0 (1.000)
March 25th: 1-1 (.500)
March 27th: 2-0 (1.000)
March 29th: 1-1 (.500)
March 30th: 1-0 (1.000)
March 31st: 0-2 (.000)
April 1st: 1-0 (1.000)
April 3rd: 0-1 (.000)
Kentucky’s 1 Seed vs. 1 Seed Matchups
1984 Final Four: Kentucky – 40 Georgetown – 53
1993 Final Four: Kentucky – 78 Michigan – 81 (Overtime)
1996 Final Four: Kentucky – 81 Massachusetts – 74
1997 Final Four: Kentucky – 78 Minnesota – 69
Kentucky Being “Upset” As A 1 Seed
1980 Regional Semifinals: (1) Kentucky – 54 (4) Duke – 55
1986 Regional Finals: (1) Kentucky – 57 (11) LSU – 59
1995 Regional Finals: (1) Kentucky – 61 (2) North Carolina – 74
1997 National Championship Game: (1) Kentucky – 79 (4) Arizona – 84 (Overtime)
2003 Regional Finals: (1) Kentucky – 69 (3) Marquette – 83
2004 Regional 2nd Round: (1) Kentucky – 75 (9) UAB – 76
Kentucky Against Ranked Teams As A 1 Seed: 14-6 (.700)
Kentucky Against Unranked Teams As A 1 Seed: 15-2 (.882)
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