Kentucky vs. NCAA Defending Champions

| Kentucky Wins: 12 | Kentucky Losses: 14 |
(For a more complete listing of tournament and other games Kentucky has participated in, see the tournaments and classics or special events listings.)

DateOpponentResultScoreNotes
12/30/1940IndianaL45 - 48Sugar Bowl (at New Orleans, LA)
12/30/1946Oklahoma A&ML31 - 37Sugar Bowl (at New Orleans, LA)
3/20/1948Holy CrossW60 - 52NCAA Eastern Regional Finals (at New York, NY)
12/22/1954La SalleW63 - 54UKIT Championship
3/18/1961Ohio StateL74 - 87NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Louisville, KY)
3/14/1964Loyola (Chicago)L91 - 100NCAA Mideast Regional [Consolation] (at Minneapolis, MN)
12/6/1976IndianaW66 - 51-
12/8/1981IndianaW85 - 69-
12/27/1986LouisvilleW85 - 51-
12/5/1987IndianaW82 - 76 OTBig Four Classic (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/28/1992DukeL103 - 104 OTNCAA East Regional Finals (at Philadelphia, PA)
1/29/1995ArkansasL92 - 94-
3/12/1995ArkansasW95 - 93 OTSEC Tournament Championship (at Atlanta, GA)
11/25/1997ArizonaL74 - 89Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
12/16/2000Michigan StateL45 - 46-
12/18/2001DukeL92 - 95 OTJimmy V Classic (at East Rutherford, NJ)
12/3/2005North CarolinaL79 - 83-
2/10/2007FloridaL61 - 64-
3/4/2007FloridaL72 - 85-
1/19/2008FloridaL70 - 81 OT-
3/9/2008FloridaW75 - 70-
12/5/2009North CarolinaW68 - 66-
12/28/2013LouisvilleW73 - 66-
3/28/2014LouisvilleW74 - 69NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Indianapolis, IN)
11/17/2015DukeW74 - 63Champions Classic (at Chicago, IL)
1/28/2023KansasL68 - 77SEC/Big 12 Challenge
2/14/2026Florida- - -
3/7/2026Florida- - -


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