Kentucky Wildcats
Location: Lexington, Kentucky ▪ Colors: Blue & White
Record: 109 Years, 2092-650, .763 W-L%
Regular Season Conference Champion: 52 Times
Conference Tournament Champion: 29 Times
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 53 (113-47, .706 W-L%)
NCAA Final Four Appearances: 15
NCAA Tournament Championships: 8
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 44 Times
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 47 Times
109 Seasons
Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games ▪ SRS back to 1979-80
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-12* RFN | SEC | 38 | 2 | .950 | 24.73 | 7.93 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Won National Final | John Calipari (38-2) |
| 2 | 2010-11* TF | SEC | 29 | 9 | .763 | 20.30 | 8.91 | 11 | 8 | 11 | Lost National Semifinal | John Calipari (29-9) |
| 3 | 2009-10* RT | SEC | 35 | 3 | .921 | 21.14 | 6.82 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Lost Regional Final | John Calipari (35-3) |
| 4 | 2008-09 | SEC | 22 | 14 | .611 | 12.70 | 4.84 | 19 | Billy Gillispie (22-14) | |||
| 5 | 2007-08* | SEC | 18 | 13 | .581 | 9.19 | 7.09 | 20 | 20 | Lost First Round | Billy Gillispie (18-13) | |
| 6 | 2006-07* | SEC | 22 | 12 | .647 | 17.06 | 11.35 | 22 | 20 | Lost Second Round | Tubby Smith (22-12) | |
| 7 | 2005-06* | SEC | 22 | 13 | .629 | 13.12 | 8.88 | 9 | 7 | Lost Second Round | Tubby Smith (22-13) | |
| 8 | 2004-05* R | SEC | 28 | 6 | .824 | 19.16 | 8.10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | Lost Regional Final | Tubby Smith (28-6) |
| 9 | 2003-04* RT | SEC | 27 | 5 | .844 | 18.82 | 8.54 | 11 | 2 | 2 | Lost Second Round | Tubby Smith (27-5) |
| 10 | 2002-03* RT | SEC | 32 | 4 | .889 | 22.46 | 9.32 | 17 | 1 | 1 | Lost Regional Final | Tubby Smith (32-4) |
| 11 | 2001-02* R | SEC | 22 | 10 | .688 | 19.15 | 11.99 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Tubby Smith (22-10) |
| 12 | 2000-01* RT | SEC | 24 | 10 | .706 | 20.28 | 11.07 | 12 | 9 | 9 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Tubby Smith (24-10) |
| 13 | 1999-00* R | SEC | 23 | 10 | .697 | 18.52 | 12.71 | 14 | 11 | 19 | Lost Second Round | Tubby Smith (23-10) |
| 14 | 1998-99* T | SEC | 28 | 9 | .757 | 22.63 | 9.93 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Lost Regional Final | Tubby Smith (28-9) |
| 15 | 1997-98* RTFN | SEC | 35 | 4 | .897 | 22.95 | 9.85 | 8 | 4 | 5 | Won National Final | Tubby Smith (35-4) |
| 16 | 1996-97* TF | SEC | 35 | 5 | .875 | 29.23 | 9.20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Lost National Final | Rick Pitino (35-5) |
| 17 | 1995-96* RFN | SEC | 34 | 2 | .944 | 32.14 | 10.06 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Won National Final | Rick Pitino (34-2) |
| 18 | 1994-95* RT | SEC | 28 | 5 | .848 | 28.28 | 9.65 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost Regional Final | Rick Pitino (28-5) |
| 19 | 1993-94* RT | SEC | 27 | 7 | .794 | 21.56 | 9.41 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Lost Second Round | Rick Pitino (27-7) |
| 20 | 1992-93* TF | SEC | 30 | 4 | .882 | 26.91 | 9.23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Lost National Semifinal | Rick Pitino (30-4) |
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 21 | 1991-92* RT | SEC | 29 | 7 | .806 | 20.85 | 9.60 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Lost Regional Final | Rick Pitino (29-7) |
| 22 | 1990-91 | SEC | 22 | 6 | .786 | 17.86 | 10.04 | 8 | 9 | Rick Pitino (22-6) | ||
| 23 | 1989-90 | SEC | 14 | 14 | .500 | 9.41 | 8.45 | Rick Pitino (14-14) | ||||
| 24 | 1988-89 | SEC | 13 | 19 | .406 | 4.45 | 7.45 | Eddie Sutton (13-19) | ||||
| 25 | 1987-88* RT | SEC | 27 | 6 | .818 | 18.90 | 8.87 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Eddie Sutton (27-6) |
| 26 | 1986-87* | SEC | 18 | 11 | .621 | 11.33 | 10.61 | 11 | 9 | Lost First Round | Eddie Sutton (18-11) | |
| 27 | 1985-86* RT | SEC | 32 | 4 | .889 | 21.71 | 9.54 | 11 | 3 | 3 | Lost Regional Final | Eddie Sutton (32-4) |
| 28 | 1984-85* | SEC | 18 | 13 | .581 | 11.54 | 9.57 | 18 | 18 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Joe B. Hall (18-13) | |
| 29 | 1983-84* RTF | SEC | 29 | 5 | .853 | 20.26 | 10.18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Lost National Semifinal | Joe B. Hall (29-5) |
| 30 | 1982-83* R | SEC | 23 | 8 | .742 | 18.51 | 10.48 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Lost Regional Final | Joe B. Hall (23-8) |
| 31 | 1981-82* R | SEC | 22 | 8 | .733 | 12.55 | 5.95 | 3 | 2 | 15 | Lost First Round | Joe B. Hall (22-8) |
| 32 | 1980-81* | SEC | 22 | 6 | .786 | 18.52 | 9.52 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Lost Second Round | Joe B. Hall (22-6) |
| 33 | 1979-80* R | SEC | 29 | 6 | .829 | 16.95 | 7.15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Joe B. Hall (29-6) |
| 34 | 1978-79 | SEC | 19 | 12 | .613 | 11 | 6 | Joe B. Hall (19-12) | ||||
| 35 | 1977-78* RFN | SEC | 30 | 2 | .938 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Won National Final | Joe B. Hall (30-2) | ||
| 36 | 1976-77* R | SEC | 26 | 4 | .867 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Lost Regional Final | Joe B. Hall (26-4) | ||
| 37 | 1975-76 | SEC | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | 6 | Joe B. Hall (20-10) | ||||
| 38 | 1974-75* RF | SEC | 26 | 5 | .839 | 16 | 2 | 2 | Lost National Final | Joe B. Hall (26-5) | ||
| 39 | 1973-74 | SEC | 13 | 13 | .500 | 10 | 10 | Joe B. Hall (13-13) | ||||
| 40 | 1972-73* R | SEC | 20 | 8 | .714 | 13 | 8 | 17 | Lost Regional Final | Joe B. Hall (20-8) | ||
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 41 | 1971-72* R | SEC | 21 | 7 | .750 | 10 | 7 | 18 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (21-7) | ||
| 42 | 1970-71* R | SEC | 22 | 6 | .786 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Adolph Rupp (22-6) | ||
| 43 | 1969-70* R | SEC | 26 | 2 | .929 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (26-2) | ||
| 44 | 1968-69* R | SEC | 23 | 5 | .821 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Adolph Rupp (23-5) | ||
| 45 | 1967-68* R | SEC | 22 | 5 | .815 | 4 | 5 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (22-5) | |||
| 46 | 1966-67 | SEC | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3 | 3 | Adolph Rupp (13-13) | ||||
| 47 | 1965-66* RF | SEC | 27 | 2 | .931 | 1 | 1 | Lost National Final | Adolph Rupp (27-2) | |||
| 48 | 1964-65 | SEC | 15 | 10 | .600 | 11 | 8 | Adolph Rupp (15-10) | ||||
| 49 | 1963-64* R | SEC | 21 | 6 | .778 | 9 | 1 | 4 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Adolph Rupp (21-6) | ||
| 50 | 1962-63 | SEC | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3 | 3 | Adolph Rupp (16-9) | ||||
| 51 | 1961-62* R | SEC | 23 | 3 | .885 | 2 | 3 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (23-3) | |||
| 52 | 1960-61* | SEC | 19 | 9 | .679 | 19 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (19-9) | ||||
| 53 | 1959-60 | SEC | 18 | 7 | .720 | 13 | Adolph Rupp (18-7) | |||||
| 54 | 1958-59* | SEC | 24 | 3 | .889 | 1 | 2 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Adolph Rupp (24-3) | |||
| 55 | 1957-58* RFN | SEC | 23 | 6 | .793 | 3 | 9 | Won National Final | Adolph Rupp (23-6) | |||
| 56 | 1956-57* R | SEC | 23 | 5 | .821 | 3 | 3 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (23-5) | |||
| 57 | 1955-56* | SEC | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2 | 9 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (20-6) | |||
| 58 | 1954-55* R | SEC | 23 | 3 | .885 | 1 | 2 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Adolph Rupp (23-3) | |||
| 59 | 1953-54 R | SEC | 25 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | Adolph Rupp (25-0) | ||||
| 60 | 1951-52* RT | SEC | 29 | 3 | .906 | 1 | 1 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (29-3) | |||
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 61 | 1950-51* RFN | SEC | 32 | 2 | .941 | 1 | 1 | Won National Final | Adolph Rupp (32-2) | |||
| 62 | 1949-50 RT | SEC | 25 | 5 | .833 | 2 | 3 | Adolph Rupp (25-5) | ||||
| 63 | 1948-49* RTFN | SEC | 32 | 2 | .941 | 1 | 1 | Won National Final | Adolph Rupp (32-2) | |||
| 64 | 1947-48* RTFN | SEC | 36 | 3 | .923 | Won National Final | Adolph Rupp (36-3) | |||||
| 65 | 1946-47 RT | SEC | 34 | 3 | .919 | Adolph Rupp (34-3) | ||||||
| 66 | 1945-46 RT | SEC | 28 | 2 | .933 | Adolph Rupp (28-2) | ||||||
| 67 | 1944-45* RT | SEC | 22 | 4 | .846 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Adolph Rupp (22-4) | |||||
| 68 | 1943-44 RT | SEC | 19 | 2 | .905 | Adolph Rupp (19-2) | ||||||
| 69 | 1942-43 | SEC | 17 | 6 | .739 | Adolph Rupp (17-6) | ||||||
| 70 | 1941-42* RTF | SEC | 19 | 6 | .760 | Lost Regional Final | Adolph Rupp (19-6) | |||||
| 71 | 1940-41 | SEC | 17 | 8 | .680 | Adolph Rupp (17-8) | ||||||
| 72 | 1939-40 RT | SEC | 15 | 6 | .714 | Adolph Rupp (15-6) | ||||||
| 73 | 1938-39 RT | SEC | 16 | 4 | .800 | Adolph Rupp (16-4) | ||||||
| 74 | 1937-38 | SEC | 13 | 5 | .722 | Adolph Rupp (13-5) | ||||||
| 75 | 1936-37 | SEC | 17 | 5 | .773 | Adolph Rupp (17-5) | ||||||
| 76 | 1935-36 | SEC | 15 | 6 | .714 | Adolph Rupp (15-6) | ||||||
| 77 | 1934-35 | SEC | 19 | 2 | .905 | Adolph Rupp (19-2) | ||||||
| 78 | 1933-34 | SEC | 16 | 1 | .941 | Adolph Rupp (16-1) | ||||||
| 79 | 1932-33 | SEC | 21 | 3 | .875 | Adolph Rupp (21-3) | ||||||
| 80 | 1931-32 | Southern | 15 | 2 | .882 | Adolph Rupp (15-2) | ||||||
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 81 | 1930-31 | Southern | 15 | 3 | .833 | Adolph Rupp (15-3) | ||||||
| 82 | 1929-30 | Southern | 16 | 3 | .842 | John Mauer (16-3) | ||||||
| 83 | 1928-29 | Southern | 12 | 5 | .706 | John Mauer (12-5) | ||||||
| 84 | 1927-28 | Southern | 12 | 6 | .667 | John Mauer (12-6) | ||||||
| 85 | 1926-27 | Southern | 3 | 13 | .188 | Basil Hayden (3-13) | ||||||
| 86 | 1925-26 | Southern | 15 | 3 | .833 | Ray Eklund (15-3) | ||||||
| 87 | 1924-25 | Southern | 13 | 8 | .619 | Clarence Applegran (13-8) | ||||||
| 88 | 1923-24 | Southern | 13 | 3 | .813 | George Buchheit (13-3) | ||||||
| 89 | 1922-23 | Southern | 3 | 10 | .231 | George Buchheit (3-10) | ||||||
| 90 | 1921-22 | Southern | 10 | 6 | .625 | George Buchheit (10-6) | ||||||
| 91 | 1920-21 | Southern | 13 | 1 | .929 | George Buchheit (13-1) | ||||||
| 92 | 1919-20 | Ind | 5 | 7 | .417 | George Buchheit (5-7) | ||||||
| 93 | 1918-19 | Ind | 6 | 8 | .429 | Andrew Gill (6-8) | ||||||
| 94 | 1917-18 | Ind | 9 | 2 | .818 | Daddy Boles (9-2) | ||||||
| 95 | 1916-17 | Ind | 4 | 6 | .400 | J.J. Tigert (4-6) | ||||||
| 96 | 1915-16 | Ind | 8 | 6 | .571 | Jim Park (8-6) | ||||||
| 97 | 1914-15 | Ind | 7 | 5 | .583 | Alpha Brummage (7-5) | ||||||
| 98 | 1913-14 | Ind | 12 | 2 | .857 | Alpha Brummage (12-2) | ||||||
| 99 | 1912-13 | Ind | 5 | 3 | .625 | J.J. Tigert (5-3) | ||||||
| 100 | 1911-12 | Ind | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | Edwin Sweetland (9-0) | ||||||
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 101 | 1910-11 | Ind | 5 | 6 | .455 | Hal Iddings (5-6) | ||||||
| 102 | 1909-10 | Ind | 4 | 8 | .333 | Edwin Sweetland (4-8) | ||||||
| 103 | 1908-09 | Ind | 5 | 4 | .556 | J.S. Chambers (5-4) | ||||||
| 104 | 1907-08 | Ind | 5 | 6 | .455 | J.S. Chambers (5-6) | ||||||
| 105 | 1906-07 | Ind | 3 | 6 | .333 | Unknown | ||||||
| 106 | 1905-06 | Ind | 5 | 9 | .357 | Unknown | ||||||
| 107 | 1904-05 | Ind | 1 | 4 | .200 | F.E. Schacht (1-4) | ||||||
| 108 | 1903-04 | Ind | 1 | 4 | .200 | Unknown | ||||||
| 109 | 1902-03 | Ind | 1 | 2 | .333 | Unknown |