Kentucky NCAA Tournament Games (by Opponent Seed)


		Kentucky NCAA Tournament Games (by Opponent Seed)

Note: The NCAA did not begin formally seeding teams until the 1978-79 season. This page includes games since that season.

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Opponent Seeded #1 UK Record: [5-11 (31.3%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/26/1983 (3) Louisville L 68 - 80 OT NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Knoxville, TN)

3/31/1984 (1) Georgetown L 40 - 53 NCAA Final Four (at Seattle, WA)

3/22/1985 (12) St. Johns L 70 - 86 NCAA West Regional Semifinals (at Denver, CO)

3/28/1992 (2) Duke L 103 - 104 OT NCAA East Regional Finals (at Philadelphia, PA)

4/3/1993 (1) Michigan L 78 - 81 OT NCAA Final Four (at New Orleans, LA)

3/30/1996 (1) Massachusetts W 81 - 74 NCAA Final Four (at East Rutherford, NJ)

3/29/1997 (1) Minnesota W 78 - 69 NCAA Final Four (at Indianapolis, IN)

3/22/1998 (2) Duke W 86 - 84 NCAA South Regional Finals (at St. Petersburg, FL)

3/21/1999 (3) Michigan State L 66 - 73 NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at St. Louis, MO)

3/22/2002 (4) Maryland L 68 - 78 NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Syracuse, NY)

3/19/2006 (8) Connecticut L 83 - 87 NCAA Washington D.C. Regional Second Round (at Philadelphia, PA)

3/18/2007 (8) Kansas L 76 - 88 NCAA West Regional Second Round (at Chicago, IL)

3/25/2011 (4) Ohio State W 62 - 60 NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Newark, NJ)

3/23/2014 (8) Wichita State W 78 - 76 NCAA Midwest Regional Third Round (at St. Louis, MO)

4/4/2015 (1) Wisconsin L 64 - 71 NCAA Final Four (at Indianapolis, IN)

3/26/2017 (2) North Carolina L 73 - 75 NCAA South Regional Finals (at Memphis, TN)

Opponent Seeded #2 UK Record: [8-4 (66.7%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/24/1983 (3) Indiana W 64 - 59 NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Knoxville, TN)

3/24/1984 (1) Illinois W 54 - 51 NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Lexington, KY)

3/25/1995 (1) North Carolina L 61 - 74 NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Birmingham, AL)

3/23/1996 (1) Wake Forest W 83 - 63 NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Minneapolis, MN)

3/22/1997 (1) Utah W 72 - 59 NCAA West Regional Finals (at San Jose, CA)

3/27/2010 (1) West Virginia L 66 - 73 NCAA East Regional Finals (at Syracuse, NY)

3/27/2011 (4) North Carolina W 76 - 69 NCAA East Regional Finals (at Newark, NJ)

4/2/2012 (1) Kansas W 67 - 59 NCAA Championship (at New Orleans, LA)

3/30/2014 (8) Michigan W 75 - 72 NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Indianapolis, IN)

4/5/2014 (8) Wisconsin W 74 - 73 NCAA Final Four (at Arlington, TX)

3/28/2025 (3) Tennessee L 65 - 78 NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Indianapolis, IN) [Non-SEC game]

3/22/2026 (7) Iowa State L 63 - 82 NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at St. Louis, MO)

Opponent Seeded #3 UK Record: [8-3 (72.7%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/26/1992 (2) Massachusetts W 87 - 77 NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Philadelphia, PA)

3/27/1993 (1) Florida State W 106 - 81 NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Charlotte, NC)

3/28/1998 (2) Stanford W 86 - 85 OT NCAA Final Four (at San Antonio, TX)

3/30/1998 (2) Utah W 78 - 69 NCAA Championship (at San Antonio, TX)

3/29/2003 (1) Marquette L 69 - 83 NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Minneapolis, MN)

4/2/2011 (4) Connecticut L 55 - 56 NCAA Final Four (at Houston, TX)

3/25/2012 (1) Baylor W 82 - 70 NCAA South Regional Finals (at Atlanta, GA)

3/28/2015 (1) Notre Dame W 68 - 66 NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Cleveland, OH)

3/24/2017 (2) UCLA W 86 - 75 NCAA South Regional Regional Semifinals (at Memphis, TN)

3/29/2019 (2) Houston W 62 - 58 NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Kansas City, MO)

3/19/2023 (6) Kansas State L 69 - 75 NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Greensboro, NC)

Opponent Seeded #4 UK Record: [7-3 (70%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/13/1980 (1) Duke L 54 - 55 NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Lexington, KY)

3/16/1985 (12) UNLV W 64 - 61 NCAA West Regional Second Round (at Salt Lake City, UT)

3/21/1996 (1) Utah W 101 - 70 NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Minneapolis, MN)

4/1/1996 (1) Syracuse W 76 - 67 NCAA Championship (at East Rutherford, NJ)

3/20/1997 (1) St. Josephs W 83 - 68 NCAA West Regional Semifinals (at San Jose, CA)

3/31/1997 (1) Arizona L 79 - 84 OT NCAA Championship (at Indianapolis, IN)

3/18/2000 (5) Syracuse L 50 - 52 NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Cleveland, OH)

3/23/2012 (1) Indiana W 102 - 90 NCAA South Regional Semifinals (at Atlanta, GA)

3/31/2012 (1) Louisville W 69 - 61 NCAA Final Four (at New Orleans, LA)

3/28/2014 (8) Louisville W 74 - 69 NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Indianapolis, IN)

Opponent Seeded #5 UK Record: [8-3 (72.7%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/22/1984 (1) Louisville W 72 - 67 NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Lexington, KY)

3/14/1985 (12) Washington W 66 - 58 NCAA West Regional First Round (at Salt Lake City, UT)

3/20/1986 (1) Alabama W 68 - 63 NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Atlanta, GA) [Non-SEC game]

3/25/1993 (1) Wake Forest W 103 - 69 NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Charlotte, NC)

3/23/1995 (1) Arizona State W 97 - 73 NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Birmingham, AL)

3/27/2003 (1) Wisconsin W 63 - 57 NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Minneapolis, MN)

3/27/2005 (2) Michigan State L 88 - 94 2OT NCAA Austin Regional Finals (at Austin, TX)

3/19/2011 (4) West Virginia W 71 - 63 NCAA East Regional Third Round (at Tampa, FL)

3/26/2015 (1) West Virginia W 78 - 39 NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Cleveland, OH)

3/19/2016 (4) Indiana L 67 - 73 NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Des Moines, IA)

3/31/2019 (2) Auburn L 71 - 77 OT NCAA Midwest Regional Final (at Kansas City, MO) [Non-SEC game]

Opponent Seeded #6 UK Record: [4-4 (50%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/24/1988 (2) Villanova L 74 - 80 NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Birmingham, AL) (loss voided by probation)

3/20/1994 (3) Marquette L 63 - 75 NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at St. Petersburg, FL)

3/20/1998 (2) UCLA W 94 - 68 NCAA South Regional Semifinals (at St. Petersburg, FL)

3/14/1999 (3) Kansas W 92 - 88 OT NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at New Orleans, LA)

3/22/2001 (2) Southern California L 76 - 80 NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Philadelphia, PA)

3/25/2005 (2) Utah W 62 - 52 NCAA Austin Regional Semifinals (at Austin, TX)

3/20/2008 (11) Marquette L 66 - 74 NCAA South Regional First Round (at Anaheim, CA)

3/23/2025 (3) Illinois W 84 - 75 NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Milwaukee, WI)

Opponent Seeded #7 UK Record: [4-2 (66.7%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/15/1981 (2) Alabama-Birmingham L 62 - 69 NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Tuscaloosa, AL)

3/20/1988 (2) Maryland W 90 - 81 NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at Cincinnati, OH) (win voided by probation)

3/17/2001 (2) Iowa W 92 - 79 NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Uniondale, NY)

3/19/2005 (2) Cincinnati W 69 - 60 NCAA Austin Regional Second Round (at Indianapolis, IN)

4/7/2014 (8) Connecticut L 54 - 60 NCAA Championship (at Arlington, TX)

3/23/2019 (2) Wofford W 62 - 56 NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Jacksonville, FL)

Opponent Seeded #8 UK Record: [7-0 (100%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/9/1980 (1) Florida State W 97 - 78 NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Bowling Green, KY)

3/17/1984 (1) Brigham Young W 93 - 68 NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Birmingham, AL)

3/16/1986 (1) Western Kentucky W 71 - 64 NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at Charlotte, NC)

3/21/1993 (1) Utah W 83 - 62 NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at Nashville, TN)

3/15/1997 (1) Iowa W 75 - 69 NCAA West Regional Second Round (at Salt Lake City, UT)

3/17/2012 (1) Iowa State W 87 - 71 NCAA South Regional Third Round (at Louisville, KY)

3/21/2015 (1) Cincinnati W 64 - 51 NCAA Midwest Regional Third Round (at Louisville, KY)

Opponent Seeded #9 UK Record: [7-3 (70%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/13/1987 (8) Ohio State L 77 - 91 NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Atlanta, GA)

3/18/1995 (1) Tulane W 82 - 60 NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at Memphis, TN)

3/16/1996 (1) Virginia Tech W 84 - 60 NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Dallas, TX)

3/23/2003 (1) Utah W 74 - 54 NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Nashville, TN)

3/21/2004 (1) Alabama-Birmingham L 75 - 76 NCAA St. Louis Regional Second Round (at Columbus, OH)

3/17/2006 (8) Alabama-Birmingham W 69 - 64 NCAA Washington D.C. Regional First Round (at Philadelphia, PA)

3/16/2007 (8) Villanova W 67 - 58 NCAA West Regional First Round (at Chicago, IL)

3/20/2010 (1) Wake Forest W 90 - 60 NCAA East Regional Second Round (at New Orleans, LA)

3/21/2014 (8) Kansas State W 56 - 49 NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at St. Louis, MO)

3/22/2018 (5) Kansas State L 58 - 61 NCAA South Regional Semifinals (at Atlanta, GA)

Opponent Seeded #10 UK Record: [5-0 (100%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/22/1992 (2) Iowa State W 106 - 98 NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Worcester, MA)

3/15/1998 (2) St. Louis W 88 - 61 NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Atlanta, GA)

3/19/1999 (3) Miami (OH) W 58 - 43 NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at St. Louis, MO)

3/19/2017 (2) Wichita State W 65 - 62 NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Indianapolis, IN)

3/20/2026 (7) Santa Clara W 89 - 84 OT NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at St. Louis, MO)

Opponent Seeded #11 UK Record: [2-2 (50%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/11/1982 (6) Middle Tennessee L 44 - 50 NCAA Mideast Regional First Round (at Nashville, TN)

3/19/1983 (3) Ohio W 57 - 40 NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Tampa, FL)

3/22/1986 (1) Louisiana State L 57 - 59 NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Atlanta, GA) [Non-SEC game]

3/17/2023 (6) Providence W 61 - 53 NCAA East Regional First Round (at Greensboro, NC)

Opponent Seeded #12 UK Record: [4-0 (100%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/16/2000 (5) St. Bonaventure W 85 - 80 2OT NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Cleveland, OH)

3/16/2002 (4) Tulsa W 87 - 82 NCAA East Regional Second Round (at St. Louis, MO)

3/25/2010 (1) Cornell W 62 - 45 NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Syracuse, NY)

3/15/2018 (5) Davidson W 78 - 73 NCAA South Regional First Round (at Boise, ID)

Opponent Seeded #13 UK Record: [4-0 (100%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/14/2002 (4) Valparaiso W 83 - 68 NCAA East Regional First Round (at St. Louis, MO)

3/17/2011 (4) Princeton W 59 - 57 NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Tampa, FL)

3/17/2016 (4) Stony Brook W 85 - 57 NCAA East Regional First Round (at Des Moines, IA)

3/17/2018 (5) Buffalo W 95 - 75 NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Boise, ID)

Opponent Seeded #14 UK Record: [3-1 (75%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/18/1994 (3) Tennessee State W 83 - 70 NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at St. Petersburg, FL)

3/12/1999 (3) New Mexico State W 82 - 60 NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at New Orleans, LA)

3/21/2024 (3) Oakland L 76 - 80 NCAA South Regional First Round (at Pittsburgh, PA)

3/21/2025 (3) Troy W 76 - 57 NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Milwaukee, WI)

Opponent Seeded #15 UK Record: [7-1 (87.5%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/18/1988 (2) Southern W 99 - 84 NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Cincinnati, OH) (win voided by probation)

3/20/1992 (2) Old Dominion W 88 - 69 NCAA East Regional First Round (at Worcester, MA)

3/13/1998 (2) South Carolina State W 82 - 67 NCAA South Regional First Round (at Atlanta, GA)

3/15/2001 (2) Holy Cross W 72 - 68 NCAA East Regional First Round (at Uniondale, NY)

3/17/2005 (2) Eastern Kentucky W 72 - 64 NCAA Austin Regional First Round (at Indianapolis, IN)

3/17/2017 (2) Northern Kentucky W 79 - 70 NCAA South Regional First Round (at Indianapolis, IN)

3/21/2019 (2) Abilene Christian W 79 - 44 NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Jacksonville, FL)

3/17/2022 (2) Saint Peters L 79 - 85 OT NCAA East Regional First Round (at Indianapolis, IN)

Opponent Seeded #16 UK Record: [10-0 (100%)]
Date UK
Seed Opponent Result Score Notes
3/14/1986 (1) Davidson W 75 - 55 NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Charlotte, NC)

3/19/1993 (1) Rider W 96 - 52 NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Nashville, TN)

3/16/1995 (1) Mount St. Marys W 113 - 67 NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Memphis, TN)

3/14/1996 (1) San Jose State W 110 - 72 NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Dallas, TX)

3/13/1997 (1) Montana W 92 - 54 NCAA West Regional First Round (at Salt Lake City, UT)

3/21/2003 (1) IUPUI W 95 - 64 NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Nashville, TN)

3/19/2004 (1) Florida A&M W 96 - 76 NCAA St. Louis Regional First Round (at Columbus, OH)

3/18/2010 (1) East Tennessee State W 100 - 71 NCAA East Regional First Round (at New Orleans, LA)

3/15/2012 (1) Western Kentucky W 81 - 66 NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Louisville, KY)

3/19/2015 (1) Hampton W 79 - 56 NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Louisville, KY)

Opponent Seeded #1 UK Record: [5-11* (31.3%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/26/1983	(3)	Louisville	L	68 - 80 OT	NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Knoxville, TN)
3/31/1984	(1)	Georgetown	L	40 - 53	NCAA Final Four (at Seattle, WA)
3/22/1985	(12)	St. Johns	L	70 - 86	NCAA West Regional Semifinals (at Denver, CO)
3/28/1992	(2)	Duke	L	103 - 104 OT	NCAA East Regional Finals (at Philadelphia, PA)
4/3/1993	(1)	Michigan	L	78 - 81 OT	NCAA Final Four (at New Orleans, LA)
3/30/1996	(1)	Massachusetts	W	81 - 74	NCAA Final Four (at East Rutherford, NJ)
3/29/1997	(1)	Minnesota	W	78 - 69	NCAA Final Four (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/22/1998	(2)	Duke	W	86 - 84	NCAA South Regional Finals (at St. Petersburg, FL)
3/21/1999	(3)	Michigan State	L	66 - 73	NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at St. Louis, MO)
3/22/2002	(4)	Maryland	L	68 - 78	NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Syracuse, NY)
3/19/2006	(8)	Connecticut	L	83 - 87	NCAA Washington D.C. Regional Second Round (at Philadelphia, PA)
3/18/2007	(8)	Kansas	L	76 - 88	NCAA West Regional Second Round (at Chicago, IL)
3/25/2011	(4)	Ohio State	W	62 - 60	NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Newark, NJ)
3/23/2014	(8)	Wichita State	W	78 - 76	NCAA Midwest Regional Third Round (at St. Louis, MO)
4/4/2015	(1)	Wisconsin	L	64 - 71	NCAA Final Four (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/26/2017	(2)	North Carolina	L	73 - 75	NCAA South Regional Finals (at Memphis, TN)
Opponent Seeded #2 UK Record: [8-4* (66.7%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/24/1983	(3)	Indiana	W	64 - 59	NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Knoxville, TN)
3/24/1984	(1)	Illinois	W	54 - 51	NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Lexington, KY)
3/25/1995	(1)	North Carolina	L	61 - 74	NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Birmingham, AL)
3/23/1996	(1)	Wake Forest	W	83 - 63	NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Minneapolis, MN)
3/22/1997	(1)	Utah	W	72 - 59	NCAA West Regional Finals (at San Jose, CA)
3/27/2010	(1)	West Virginia	L	66 - 73	NCAA East Regional Finals (at Syracuse, NY)
3/27/2011	(4)	North Carolina	W	76 - 69	NCAA East Regional Finals (at Newark, NJ)
4/2/2012	(1)	Kansas	W	67 - 59	NCAA Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
3/30/2014	(8)	Michigan	W	75 - 72	NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Indianapolis, IN)
4/5/2014	(8)	Wisconsin	W	74 - 73	NCAA Final Four (at Arlington, TX)
3/28/2025	(3)	Tennessee	L	65 - 78	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Indianapolis, IN) [Non-SEC game]
3/22/2026	(7)	Iowa State	L	63 - 82	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at St. Louis, MO)
Opponent Seeded #3 UK Record: [8-3* (72.7%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/26/1992	(2)	Massachusetts	W	87 - 77	NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Philadelphia, PA)
3/27/1993	(1)	Florida State	W	106 - 81	NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Charlotte, NC)
3/28/1998	(2)	Stanford	W	86 - 85 OT	NCAA Final Four (at San Antonio, TX)
3/30/1998	(2)	Utah	W	78 - 69	NCAA Championship (at San Antonio, TX)
3/29/2003	(1)	Marquette	L	69 - 83	NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Minneapolis, MN)
4/2/2011	(4)	Connecticut	L	55 - 56	NCAA Final Four (at Houston, TX)
3/25/2012	(1)	Baylor	W	82 - 70	NCAA South Regional Finals (at Atlanta, GA)
3/28/2015	(1)	Notre Dame	W	68 - 66	NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Cleveland, OH)
3/24/2017	(2)	UCLA	W	86 - 75	NCAA South Regional Regional Semifinals (at Memphis, TN)
3/29/2019	(2)	Houston	W	62 - 58	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Kansas City, MO)
3/19/2023	(6)	Kansas State	L	69 - 75	NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Greensboro, NC)
Opponent Seeded #4 UK Record: [7-3* (70%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/13/1980	(1)	Duke	L	54 - 55	NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Lexington, KY)
3/16/1985	(12)	UNLV	W	64 - 61	NCAA West Regional Second Round (at Salt Lake City, UT)
3/21/1996	(1)	Utah	W	101 - 70	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Minneapolis, MN)
4/1/1996	(1)	Syracuse	W	76 - 67	NCAA Championship (at East Rutherford, NJ)
3/20/1997	(1)	St. Josephs	W	83 - 68	NCAA West Regional Semifinals (at San Jose, CA)
3/31/1997	(1)	Arizona	L	79 - 84 OT	NCAA Championship (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/18/2000	(5)	Syracuse	L	50 - 52	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Cleveland, OH)
3/23/2012	(1)	Indiana	W	102 - 90	NCAA South Regional Semifinals (at Atlanta, GA)
3/31/2012	(1)	Louisville	W	69 - 61	NCAA Final Four (at New Orleans, LA)
3/28/2014	(8)	Louisville	W	74 - 69	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Indianapolis, IN)
Opponent Seeded #5 UK Record: [8-3* (72.7%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/22/1984	(1)	Louisville	W	72 - 67	NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Lexington, KY)
3/14/1985	(12)	Washington	W	66 - 58	NCAA West Regional First Round (at Salt Lake City, UT)
3/20/1986	(1)	Alabama	W	68 - 63	NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Atlanta, GA) [Non-SEC game]
3/25/1993	(1)	Wake Forest	W	103 - 69	NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Charlotte, NC)
3/23/1995	(1)	Arizona State	W	97 - 73	NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Birmingham, AL)
3/27/2003	(1)	Wisconsin	W	63 - 57	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Minneapolis, MN)
3/27/2005	(2)	Michigan State	L	88 - 94 2OT	NCAA Austin Regional Finals (at Austin, TX)
3/19/2011	(4)	West Virginia	W	71 - 63	NCAA East Regional Third Round (at Tampa, FL)
3/26/2015	(1)	West Virginia	W	78 - 39	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Cleveland, OH)
3/19/2016	(4)	Indiana	L	67 - 73	NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Des Moines, IA)
3/31/2019	(2)	Auburn	L	71 - 77 OT	NCAA Midwest Regional Final (at Kansas City, MO) [Non-SEC game]
Opponent Seeded #6 UK Record: [4-4* (50%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/24/1988	(2)	Villanova	L	74 - 80	NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Birmingham, AL) (loss voided by probation)
3/20/1994	(3)	Marquette	L	63 - 75	NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at St. Petersburg, FL)
3/20/1998	(2)	UCLA	W	94 - 68	NCAA South Regional Semifinals (at St. Petersburg, FL)
3/14/1999	(3)	Kansas	W	92 - 88 OT	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at New Orleans, LA)
3/22/2001	(2)	Southern California	L	76 - 80	NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Philadelphia, PA)
3/25/2005	(2)	Utah	W	62 - 52	NCAA Austin Regional Semifinals (at Austin, TX)
3/20/2008	(11)	Marquette	L	66 - 74	NCAA South Regional First Round (at Anaheim, CA)
3/23/2025	(3)	Illinois	W	84 - 75	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Milwaukee, WI)
Opponent Seeded #7 UK Record: [4-2* (66.7%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/15/1981	(2)	Alabama-Birmingham	L	62 - 69	NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Tuscaloosa, AL)
3/20/1988	(2)	Maryland	W	90 - 81	NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at Cincinnati, OH) (win voided by probation)
3/17/2001	(2)	Iowa	W	92 - 79	NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Uniondale, NY)
3/19/2005	(2)	Cincinnati	W	69 - 60	NCAA Austin Regional Second Round (at Indianapolis, IN)
4/7/2014	(8)	Connecticut	L	54 - 60	NCAA Championship (at Arlington, TX)
3/23/2019	(2)	Wofford	W	62 - 56	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Jacksonville, FL)
Opponent Seeded #8 UK Record: [7-0* (100%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/9/1980	(1)	Florida State	W	97 - 78	NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Bowling Green, KY)
3/17/1984	(1)	Brigham Young	W	93 - 68	NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Birmingham, AL)
3/16/1986	(1)	Western Kentucky	W	71 - 64	NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at Charlotte, NC)
3/21/1993	(1)	Utah	W	83 - 62	NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at Nashville, TN)
3/15/1997	(1)	Iowa	W	75 - 69	NCAA West Regional Second Round (at Salt Lake City, UT)
3/17/2012	(1)	Iowa State	W	87 - 71	NCAA South Regional Third Round (at Louisville, KY)
3/21/2015	(1)	Cincinnati	W	64 - 51	NCAA Midwest Regional Third Round (at Louisville, KY)
Opponent Seeded #9 UK Record: [7-3* (70%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/13/1987	(8)	Ohio State	L	77 - 91	NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Atlanta, GA)
3/18/1995	(1)	Tulane	W	82 - 60	NCAA Southeast Regional Second Round (at Memphis, TN)
3/16/1996	(1)	Virginia Tech	W	84 - 60	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Dallas, TX)
3/23/2003	(1)	Utah	W	74 - 54	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Nashville, TN)
3/21/2004	(1)	Alabama-Birmingham	L	75 - 76	NCAA St. Louis Regional Second Round (at Columbus, OH)
3/17/2006	(8)	Alabama-Birmingham	W	69 - 64	NCAA Washington D.C. Regional First Round (at Philadelphia, PA)
3/16/2007	(8)	Villanova	W	67 - 58	NCAA West Regional First Round (at Chicago, IL)
3/20/2010	(1)	Wake Forest	W	90 - 60	NCAA East Regional Second Round (at New Orleans, LA)
3/21/2014	(8)	Kansas State	W	56 - 49	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at St. Louis, MO)
3/22/2018	(5)	Kansas State	L	58 - 61	NCAA South Regional Semifinals (at Atlanta, GA)
Opponent Seeded #10 UK Record: [5-0* (100%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/22/1992	(2)	Iowa State	W	106 - 98	NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Worcester, MA)
3/15/1998	(2)	St. Louis	W	88 - 61	NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Atlanta, GA)
3/19/1999	(3)	Miami (OH)	W	58 - 43	NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at St. Louis, MO)
3/19/2017	(2)	Wichita State	W	65 - 62	NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/20/2026	(7)	Santa Clara	W	89 - 84 OT	NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at St. Louis, MO)
Opponent Seeded #11 UK Record: [2-2* (50%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/11/1982	(6)	Middle Tennessee	L	44 - 50	NCAA Mideast Regional First Round (at Nashville, TN)
3/19/1983	(3)	Ohio	W	57 - 40	NCAA Mideast Regional Second Round (at Tampa, FL)
3/22/1986	(1)	Louisiana State	L	57 - 59	NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Atlanta, GA) [Non-SEC game]
3/17/2023	(6)	Providence	W	61 - 53	NCAA East Regional First Round (at Greensboro, NC)
Opponent Seeded #12 UK Record: [4-0* (100%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/16/2000	(5)	St. Bonaventure	W	85 - 80 2OT	NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Cleveland, OH)
3/16/2002	(4)	Tulsa	W	87 - 82	NCAA East Regional Second Round (at St. Louis, MO)
3/25/2010	(1)	Cornell	W	62 - 45	NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Syracuse, NY)
3/15/2018	(5)	Davidson	W	78 - 73	NCAA South Regional First Round (at Boise, ID)
Opponent Seeded #13 UK Record: [4-0* (100%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/14/2002	(4)	Valparaiso	W	83 - 68	NCAA East Regional First Round (at St. Louis, MO)
3/17/2011	(4)	Princeton	W	59 - 57	NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Tampa, FL)
3/17/2016	(4)	Stony Brook	W	85 - 57	NCAA East Regional First Round (at Des Moines, IA)
3/17/2018	(5)	Buffalo	W	95 - 75	NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Boise, ID)
Opponent Seeded #14 UK Record: [3-1* (75%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/18/1994	(3)	Tennessee State	W	83 - 70	NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at St. Petersburg, FL)
3/12/1999	(3)	New Mexico State	W	82 - 60	NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at New Orleans, LA)
3/21/2024	(3)	Oakland	L	76 - 80	NCAA South Regional First Round (at Pittsburgh, PA)
3/21/2025	(3)	Troy	W	76 - 57	NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Milwaukee, WI)
Opponent Seeded #15 UK Record: [7-1* (87.5%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/18/1988	(2)	Southern	W	99 - 84	NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Cincinnati, OH) (win voided by probation)
3/20/1992	(2)	Old Dominion	W	88 - 69	NCAA East Regional First Round (at Worcester, MA)
3/13/1998	(2)	South Carolina State	W	82 - 67	NCAA South Regional First Round (at Atlanta, GA)
3/15/2001	(2)	Holy Cross	W	72 - 68	NCAA East Regional First Round (at Uniondale, NY)
3/17/2005	(2)	Eastern Kentucky	W	72 - 64	NCAA Austin Regional First Round (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/17/2017	(2)	Northern Kentucky	W	79 - 70	NCAA South Regional First Round (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/21/2019	(2)	Abilene Christian	W	79 - 44	NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Jacksonville, FL)
3/17/2022	(2)	Saint Peters	L	79 - 85 OT	NCAA East Regional First Round (at Indianapolis, IN)
Opponent Seeded #16 UK Record: [10-0* (100%)]*
Date	UK Seed	Opponent	Result	Score	Notes
3/14/1986	(1)	Davidson	W	75 - 55	NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Charlotte, NC)
3/19/1993	(1)	Rider	W	96 - 52	NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Nashville, TN)
3/16/1995	(1)	Mount St. Marys	W	113 - 67	NCAA Southeast Regional First Round (at Memphis, TN)
3/14/1996	(1)	San Jose State	W	110 - 72	NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Dallas, TX)
3/13/1997	(1)	Montana	W	92 - 54	NCAA West Regional First Round (at Salt Lake City, UT)
3/21/2003	(1)	IUPUI	W	95 - 64	NCAA Midwest Regional First Round (at Nashville, TN)
3/19/2004	(1)	Florida A&M	W	96 - 76	NCAA St. Louis Regional First Round (at Columbus, OH)
3/18/2010	(1)	East Tennessee State	W	100 - 71	NCAA East Regional First Round (at New Orleans, LA)
3/15/2012	(1)	Western Kentucky	W	81 - 66	NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Louisville, KY)
3/19/2015	(1)	Hampton	W	79 - 56	NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (at Louisville, KY)

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