Kentucky vs. NCAA Final Four Teams

| Kentucky Wins: 65 | Kentucky Losses: 77 |
(For a more complete listing of tournament and other games Kentucky has participated in, see the tournaments and classics or special events listings.)

DateOpponentResultScoreNotes
3/21/1942DartmouthL28 - 47NCAA Eastern Regional Finals (at New Orleans, LA)
2/20/1943DePaulL44 - 53-
12/13/1943Ohio StateW40 - 28-
3/20/1944UtahW46 - 38NIT (at New York, NY)
12/23/1944Ohio StateW53 - 48 OT-
3/22/1945Ohio StateL37 - 45NCAA Eastern Regional First Round (at New York, NY)
3/20/1948Holy CrossW60 - 52NCAA Eastern Regional Finals (at New York, NY)
3/23/1948BaylorW58 - 42NCAA Championship (at New York, NY)
3/29/1948BaylorW77 - 59Olympic Trials (at New York, NY)
3/22/1949IllinoisW76 - 47NCAA Eastern Regional Finals (at New York, NY)
3/26/1949Oklahoma A&MW46 - 36NCAA Championship (at Seattle, WA)
12/30/1949BradleyW71 - 66Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
3/14/1950CCNYL50 - 89NIT (at New York, NY)
3/24/1951IllinoisW76 - 74NCAA East Regional Finals (at New York, NY)
3/27/1951Kansas StateW68 - 58NCAA Championship (at Minneapolis, MN)
12/17/1951St. JohnsW81 - 40-
3/22/1952St. JohnsL57 - 64NCAA East Regional Finals (at Raleigh, NC)
12/22/1953La SalleW73 - 60UKIT Championship
12/22/1954La SalleW63 - 54UKIT Championship
12/10/1955TempleL61 - 73-
3/17/1956IowaL77 - 89NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Iowa City, IA)
3/16/1957Michigan StateL68 - 80NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Lexington, KY)
12/7/1957TempleW85 - 83 3OT-
3/21/1958TempleW61 - 60NCAA Final Four (at Louisville, KY)
3/22/1958SeattleW84 - 72NCAA Championship (at Louisville, KY)
12/20/1958West VirginiaW97 - 91UKIT Championship
3/13/1959LouisvilleL61 - 76NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Evanston, IL)
12/28/1959Ohio StateW96 - 93-
3/18/1961Ohio StateL74 - 87NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Louisville, KY)
3/17/1962Ohio StateL64 - 74NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Iowa City, IA)
12/31/1963DukeW81 - 79Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
3/18/1966DukeW83 - 79NCAA Final Four (at College Park, MD)
3/19/1966Texas WesternL65 - 72NCAA Championship (at College Park, MD)
12/13/1966North CarolinaL55 - 64-
12/12/1967North CarolinaL77 - 84(at Greensboro, NC)
3/16/1968Ohio StateL81 - 82NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Lexington, KY)
12/7/1968North CarolinaL77 - 87-
3/14/1970JacksonvilleL100 - 106NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Columbus, OH)
3/18/1971Western KentuckyL83 - 107NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Athens, GA)
3/18/1972Florida StateL54 - 73NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Dayton, OH)
12/9/1972IndianaL58 - 64-
3/17/1973IndianaL65 - 72NCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Nashville, TN)
12/3/1973KansasL63 - 71-
3/29/1975SyracuseW95 - 79NCAA Final Four (at San Diego, CA)
3/31/1975UCLAL85 - 92NCAA Championship (at San Diego, CA)
12/15/1975IndianaL68 - 77 OT(at Louisville, KY)
3/19/1977North CarolinaL72 - 79NCAA East Regional Finals (at College Park, MD)
12/31/1977Notre DameW73 - 68(at Louisville, KY)
3/25/1978ArkansasW64 - 59NCAA Final Four (at St. Louis, MO)
3/27/1978DukeW94 - 88NCAA Championship (at St. Louis, MO)
12/22/1979PurdueW61 - 60UKIT Championship
12/6/1980IndianaW68 - 66-
1/19/1981Louisiana StateL67 - 81-
3/1/1981Louisiana StateW73 - 71-
12/26/1981North CarolinaL69 - 82(at East Rutherford, NJ)
1/29/1983GeorgiaL63 - 70-
2/26/1983GeorgiaW81 - 72-
3/26/1983LouisvilleL68 - 80 OTNCAA Mideast Regional Finals (at Knoxville, TN)
1/22/1984HoustonW74 - 67-
3/31/1984GeorgetownL40 - 53NCAA Final Four (at Seattle, WA)
3/22/1985St. JohnsL70 - 86NCAA West Regional Semifinals (at Denver, CO)
12/14/1985KansasL66 - 83-
12/28/1985LouisvilleW69 - 64-
1/29/1986Louisiana StateW54 - 52-
3/1/1986Louisiana StateW68 - 57-
3/7/1986Louisiana StateW61 - 58SEC Tournament (at Lexington, KY)
3/22/1986Louisiana StateL57 - 59NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Atlanta, GA) [Non-SEC game]
12/6/1986IndianaL66 - 71-
11/19/1988DukeL55 - 80Tip-off Classic (at Springfield, MA)
11/26/1988Seton HallL60 - 63Great Alaska Shootout (at Anchorage, AK)
12/8/1990KansasW88 - 71-
12/10/1990North CarolinaL81 - 84-
12/7/1991IndianaW76 - 74(at Indianapolis, IN)
3/28/1992DukeL103 - 104 OTNCAA East Regional Finals (at Philadelphia, PA)
4/3/1993MichiganL78 - 81 OTNCAA Final Four (at New Orleans, LA)
12/23/1993ArizonaW93 - 92Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
1/18/1994FloridaL57 - 59-
2/9/1994ArkansasL82 - 90-
3/2/1994FloridaW80 - 77-
3/12/1994ArkansasW90 - 78SEC Tournament (at Memphis, TN)
3/13/1994FloridaW73 - 60SEC Tournament Championship (at Memphis, TN)
12/3/1994UCLAL81 - 82John Wooden Classic (at Anaheim, CA)
1/29/1995ArkansasL92 - 94-
3/12/1995ArkansasW95 - 93 OTSEC Tournament Championship (at Atlanta, GA)
3/25/1995North CarolinaL61 - 74NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Birmingham, AL)
11/28/1995MassachusettsL82 - 92Great Eight (at Auburn Hills, MI)
1/9/1996Mississippi StateW74 - 56-
3/10/1996Mississippi StateL73 - 84SEC Tournament Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
3/30/1996MassachusettsW81 - 74NCAA Final Four (at East Rutherford, NJ)
4/1/1996SyracuseW76 - 67NCAA Championship (at East Rutherford, NJ)
3/29/1997MinnesotaW78 - 69NCAA Final Four (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/31/1997ArizonaL79 - 84 OTNCAA Championship (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/28/1998StanfordW86 - 85 OTNCAA Final Four (at San Antonio, TX)
3/30/1998UtahW78 - 69NCAA Championship (at San Antonio, TX)
12/22/1998DukeL60 - 71Jimmy V Classic (at East Rutherford, NJ)
3/21/1999Michigan StateL66 - 73NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at St. Louis, MO)
12/23/1999Michigan StateW60 - 58-
2/8/2000FloridaL73 - 90-
3/4/2000FloridaW85 - 70-
12/16/2000Michigan StateL45 - 46-
12/22/2001IndianaW66 - 52(at Indianapolis, IN)
3/22/2002MarylandL68 - 78NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Syracuse, NY)
3/29/2003MarquetteL69 - 83NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Minneapolis, MN)
12/4/2004North CarolinaL78 - 91-
12/18/2004LouisvilleW60 - 58-
3/27/2005Michigan StateL88 - 94 2OTNCAA Austin Regional Finals (at Austin, TX)
2/4/2006FloridaL80 - 95-
2/25/2006Louisiana StateL67 - 71-
3/5/2006FloridaL64 - 79-
11/21/2006UCLAL68 - 73Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
2/10/2007FloridaL61 - 64-
3/4/2007FloridaL72 - 85-
12/1/2007North CarolinaL77 - 86-
11/18/2008North CarolinaL58 - 77-
3/27/2010West VirginiaL66 - 73NCAA East Regional Finals (at Syracuse, NY)
11/24/2010ConnecticutL67 - 84Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
4/2/2011ConnecticutL55 - 56NCAA Final Four (at Houston, TX)
11/15/2011KansasW75 - 65Champions Classic (at New York, NY)
12/31/2011LouisvilleW69 - 62-
3/31/2012LouisvilleW69 - 61NCAA Final Four (at New Orleans, LA)
4/2/2012KansasW67 - 59NCAA Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
12/29/2012LouisvilleL77 - 80-
2/15/2014FloridaL59 - 69-
3/8/2014FloridaL65 - 84-
3/16/2014FloridaL60 - 61SEC Tournament Championship (at Atlanta, GA)
4/5/2014WisconsinW74 - 73NCAA Final Four (at Arlington, TX)
4/7/2014ConnecticutL54 - 60NCAA Championship (at Arlington, TX)
4/4/2015WisconsinL64 - 71NCAA Final Four (at Indianapolis, IN)
12/17/2016North CarolinaW103 - 100CBS Sports Classic (at Las Vegas, NV)
1/21/2017South CarolinaW85 - 69-
3/26/2017North CarolinaL73 - 75NCAA South Regional Finals (at Memphis, TN)
11/14/2017KansasL61 - 65Champions Classic (at Chicago, IL)
1/19/2019AuburnW82 - 80-
2/23/2019AuburnW80 - 53-
3/31/2019AuburnL71 - 77 OTNCAA Midwest Regional Final (at Kansas City, MO) [Non-SEC game]
11/9/2021DukeL71 - 79Champions Classic (at New York, NY)
12/18/2021North CarolinaW98 - 69CBS Sports Classic (at Las Vegas, NV) Originally scheduled vs. Ohio State but changed due to Covid-19
1/29/2022KansasW80 - 62SEC/Big 12 Challenge
2/24/2024AlabamaW117 - 95-
11/12/2024DukeW77 - 72Champions Classic (at Atlanta, GA)
1/4/2025FloridaW106 - 100-
3/1/2025AuburnL78 - 94-


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