Kentucky's Non-SEC Regulation Conference Games
| Kentucky Wins: 7 | Kentucky Losses: 3 |
A small number of games played against Southeastern Conference opponents were legitimate games played during the season, but were not counted in the offical conference records used to determine regular season league standings, for various reasons. Other games vs. SEC opponents not counted in the official league standings were post-season games scheduled to determine who would participate in the NCAA tournament (seasons when the SEC Tournament wasn't available to decide the matter), along with a handful of games that occurred versus SEC opponents in the NCAA Tournament itself. The below lists these games along with the reason (if known) since the SEC conference was initially formed in the 1932-33 season. Note: In one case, a game against Georgia on February 14, 1954 was considered a non-SEC game for Georgia, but counted for UK in its league record.
| Date | Opponent | Home Away | Location | Result | Score | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3/1952 | Mississippi | Owensboro, KY | 116 - 58 | "Extra" game | ||
| 3/9/1954 | Louisiana State | Nashville, TN | 63 - 56 | SEC Playoff Game | ||
| 12/4/1954 | Louisiana State | Lexington, KY | 74 - 58 | Makeup for LSU missing UK's home SEC game in 1952-53 | ||
| 12/3/1955 | Louisiana State | Baton Rouge, LA | 62 - 52 | Makeup for UK supposedly missing LSU's home SEC game in 1953-54 | ||
| 3/9/1961 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville, TN | 88 - 67 | SEC Playoff Game (after Mississippi State refused NCAA bid) | ||
| 12/22/1961 | Tennessee | Lexington, KY | 96 - 69 | UKIT Game (replacement for UNC-Chapel Hill cancellation) | ||
| 3/20/1986 | Alabama | Atlanta, GA | 68 - 63 | NCAA Tournament Game | ||
| 3/22/1986 | Louisiana State | Atlanta, GA | 57 - 59 | NCAA Tournament Game | ||
| 3/31/2019 | Auburn | Kansas City, MO | 71 - 77 OT | NCAA Tournament Game | ||
| 3/28/2025 | Tennessee | Indianapolis, IN | 65 - 78 | NCAA Tournament Game |
