(updated through 2017 Sweet 16 win over UCLA)
If you're here, you probably know...UK has the most wins in NCAA basketball history, AND the most tournament wins.
But let's get to the specific point of this post...wins in each round of the tournament.
It's important to note the changes in format, since the tournament began in 1939. Bold years below signify major expansions (adding a round for some/all teams).
1939: 8 teams (all teams play at least 3 rounds)
1951: 16 teams (all teams play at least 4 rounds)
1953: 22 teams
1954: 24 teams
1956: 25 teams
1957: 23 teams
1958: 24 teams
1959: 23 teams
1960: 25 teams
1961: 24 teams
1962: 25 teams
1964: 26 teams
1965: 23 teams
1966: 22 teams
1967: 23 teams
1969: 25 teams
1975: 32 teams (all teams play at least 5 rounds)
1979: 40 teams
1980: 48 teams
1983: 52 teams
1984: 53 teams
1985: 64 teams (all teams play at least 6 rounds)
2001: 65 teams (play-in added)
2011: 68 teams
So, how has UK fared in specific rounds?
Round of 64 (6-round tournament for all teams since 1985, but UK also had to play First Round in 1982): 25-3
Wins: 1985, 1986, 1988 (vacated), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Losses: 1982, 1987, 2008
Round of 32 (since 1975): 25-7
Wins: 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 (vacated), 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
Losses: 1981, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2016
Sweet 16 (only existed since 1951): 33-9
Wins: 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
Losses: 1955, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1980, 1985, 1988 (vacated), 2001, 2002
Elite 8 (existed since 1939): 17-19
Wins: 1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Losses: 1945, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010
National Semifinals: 12-5
Wins: 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012, 2014
Losses: 1942, 1984, 1993, 2011, 2015
Championship Games: 8-4
Wins: 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012
Losses: 1966, 1975, 1997, 2014
Note: UK has also played in six consolation games...
1945: WIN over Tufts
1955: WIN over Penn State
1959: WIN over Marquette
1964: LOSS to Loyola (Chicago)
1969: WIN over Miami (Ohio)
1971: LOSS to Marquette
Overall record, NOT including consolation games: 120-47
Overall record, including consolation games: 124-49
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Sunday, March 26, 2017
Monday, March 30, 2015
Most Elite 8 and Final 4 Appearances by School
(updated through games on 3/26/17)
ELITE EIGHT
1) KENTUCKY - 37 (6 under John Calipari, in 8 seasons)
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 28 (8 under Roy Williams, in 14 seasons)
3) KANSAS - 23 (7 under Bill Self, in 14 seasons)
4) UCLA - 21 (1980 was vacated by NCAA)
5) DUKE - 20 (14 under Mike Krzyzewski, in 37 seasons)
6) LOUISVILLE - 14 (6 under Rick Pitino, in 16 seasons)
6) OHIO STATE - 14 (1999 was vacated by NCAA)
8) MICHIGAN STATE - 13 (9 under Tom Izzo, in 22 seasons)
9) KANSAS STATE - 12
9) MICHIGAN - 12 (1993 was vacated by NCAA)
9) VILLANOVA - 12 (1971 was vacated by NCAA)
12) ARIZONA - 11
12) INDIANA - 11
12) CONNECTICUT - 11
12) OKLAHOMA STATE - 11
16) ARKANSAS - 10
16) SYRACUSE - 10 (7 under Jim Boeheim, in 41 seasons)
18) ILLINOIS - 9
18) GEORGETOWN - 9
18) OKLAHOMA - 9
18) FLORIDA - 9
22) CINCINNATI - 8
23) TEMPLE - 7
23) MARQUETTE - 7
23) TEXAS - 7
23) SAN FRANCISCO - 7
23) NOTRE DAME - 7
23) OREGON - 7
29) WISCONSIN - 6
29) NORTH CAROLINA STATE - 6
29) WAKE FOREST - 6
29) UTAH - 6
29) ST. JOHN'S - 6
29) OREGON STATE - 6
29) LSU - 6
29) VIRGINIA - 6
37) HOUSTON - 5
FINAL FOUR
1) NORTH CAROLINA - 20 (5 under Roy Williams in 14 seasons)
2) KENTUCKY - 17 (4 under John Calipari in 8 seasons)
2) UCLA - 17 (1980 was vacated)
4) DUKE - 16 (12 under Mike Krzyzewski in 37 seasons)
5) KANSAS - 14 (2 under Bill Self in 14 seasons)
6) LOUISVILLE - 10 (3 under Rick Pitino in 16 seasons)
6) OHIO STATE - 10 (1999 was vacated)
8) MICHIGAN STATE - 9 (7 under Tom Izzo in 22 seasons)
9) INDIANA - 8
10) ARKANSAS - 6
10) CINCINNATI - 6
10) OKLAHOMA STATE - 6
10) SYRACUSE - 6
14) CONNECTICUT - 5
14) FLORIDA - 5
14) GEORGETOWN - 5
14) HOUSTON - 5
14) ILLINOIS - 5
14) MICHIGAN - 5 (1992 and 1993 were vacated)
14) OKLAHOMA - 5
21) ARIZONA - 4
21) KANSAS STATE - 4
21) LSU - 4
21) UNLV - 4
21) UTAH - 4
21) WISCONSIN - 4
21) VILLANOVA - 4 (1971 was vacated)
28) CALIFORNIA - 3
28) IOWA - 3
28) MARQUETTE - 3
28) NC STATE - 3
28) SAN FRANCISCO - 3
28) TEXAS - 3
ELITE EIGHT
1) KENTUCKY - 37 (6 under John Calipari, in 8 seasons)
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 28 (8 under Roy Williams, in 14 seasons)
3) KANSAS - 23 (7 under Bill Self, in 14 seasons)
4) UCLA - 21 (1980 was vacated by NCAA)
5) DUKE - 20 (14 under Mike Krzyzewski, in 37 seasons)
6) LOUISVILLE - 14 (6 under Rick Pitino, in 16 seasons)
6) OHIO STATE - 14 (1999 was vacated by NCAA)
8) MICHIGAN STATE - 13 (9 under Tom Izzo, in 22 seasons)
9) KANSAS STATE - 12
9) MICHIGAN - 12 (1993 was vacated by NCAA)
9) VILLANOVA - 12 (1971 was vacated by NCAA)
12) ARIZONA - 11
12) INDIANA - 11
12) CONNECTICUT - 11
12) OKLAHOMA STATE - 11
16) ARKANSAS - 10
16) SYRACUSE - 10 (7 under Jim Boeheim, in 41 seasons)
18) ILLINOIS - 9
18) GEORGETOWN - 9
18) OKLAHOMA - 9
18) FLORIDA - 9
22) CINCINNATI - 8
23) TEMPLE - 7
23) MARQUETTE - 7
23) TEXAS - 7
23) SAN FRANCISCO - 7
23) NOTRE DAME - 7
23) OREGON - 7
29) WISCONSIN - 6
29) NORTH CAROLINA STATE - 6
29) WAKE FOREST - 6
29) UTAH - 6
29) ST. JOHN'S - 6
29) OREGON STATE - 6
29) LSU - 6
29) VIRGINIA - 6
37) HOUSTON - 5
FINAL FOUR
1) NORTH CAROLINA - 20 (5 under Roy Williams in 14 seasons)
2) KENTUCKY - 17 (4 under John Calipari in 8 seasons)
2) UCLA - 17 (1980 was vacated)
4) DUKE - 16 (12 under Mike Krzyzewski in 37 seasons)
5) KANSAS - 14 (2 under Bill Self in 14 seasons)
6) LOUISVILLE - 10 (3 under Rick Pitino in 16 seasons)
6) OHIO STATE - 10 (1999 was vacated)
8) MICHIGAN STATE - 9 (7 under Tom Izzo in 22 seasons)
9) INDIANA - 8
10) ARKANSAS - 6
10) CINCINNATI - 6
10) OKLAHOMA STATE - 6
10) SYRACUSE - 6
14) CONNECTICUT - 5
14) FLORIDA - 5
14) GEORGETOWN - 5
14) HOUSTON - 5
14) ILLINOIS - 5
14) MICHIGAN - 5 (1992 and 1993 were vacated)
14) OKLAHOMA - 5
21) ARIZONA - 4
21) KANSAS STATE - 4
21) LSU - 4
21) UNLV - 4
21) UTAH - 4
21) WISCONSIN - 4
21) VILLANOVA - 4 (1971 was vacated)
28) CALIFORNIA - 3
28) IOWA - 3
28) MARQUETTE - 3
28) NC STATE - 3
28) SAN FRANCISCO - 3
28) TEXAS - 3
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Longest Winning Streaks in Kentucky Basketball History
(updated through 2016)
In Kentucky's storied history, they have won 8 national titles, reached 17 Final Fours and won more games than any other school. Many of those wins have come consecutively...and here are their longest streaks of all time. As you would expect, most if not all of these streaks occurred during either national championship seasons or years when they absolutely SHOULD have won the whole thing, with #1 being the most painful example.
1) 38 games during the 2014-2015 season.
Coach: John Calipari
Leading scorer during the season: Aaron Harrison
Loss before it began: 60-54 to Connecticut in National Title Game, 4/7/14
First win: 85-45 over Grand Canyon at Rupp Arena, 11/14/14
Notable victories in streak: #5 Kansas (by 32 points), #6 Texas, #21 North Carolina, UCLA (by 39 points), at #4 Louisville, won 28th SEC Tournament title over #21 Arkansas
Last win: 68-66 over Notre Dame in the Midwest Regional Final, 3/28/15
Loss to end the streak: 71-64 to Wisconsin in a National Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, 4/4/15
Ranking: #1 pre-season, finished as national semifinalists.
Notes: UK became the first power conference team to finish a regular season undefeated since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, and only team other than Wichita State in 2014 to enter NCAA tournament 34-0. They are the first team to ever start a season 38-0, surpassing Wichita State's 35-0. Alas, the perfect season was not to be...and it was made ten times worse when Duke stole the 2015 title.
2) 32 games over 2 seasons (1953-54 and 1954-55).
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Leading scorer during the season: Cliff Hagan
Loss before it began: 64-57 to St. John's in the Elite Eight, 3/22/52.
First win: 86-59 over Temple at Memorial Coliseum, 12/5/53.
Notable victories in streak: #13 Duke, #16 LaSalle, #8 Minnesota, #8 LSU in SEC playoff to end 1954 season, #2 Utah and #4 LaSalle in the following season
Last win: 101-69 at Temple, 1/1/55
Loss to end the streak: 59-58 to Georgia Tech at Memorial Coliseum, 1/8/55
Ranking: #2 at start, #1 at end
Notes: The 1953-54 season remains UK's only undefeated year. It followed a year in which there was no Kentucky basketball, due to the infamous point-shaving scandal. The 25-0 Wildcats did not play in the postseason because of a rule preventing graduate students from participating. The following season, they extended the streak to 32 games. The loss to Georgia Tech is equally significant for ending UK's 129-game home winning streak, which still stands as the NCAA record. They hadn't lost a home game in more than 12 years - since falling to Ohio State at Alumni Gym on January 2nd, 1943.
3) 27 games during the 1995-1996 season.
Coach: Rick Pitino
Leading scorer during the season: Tony Delk
Loss before it began: 92-82 to #5 Massachusetts in Great Eight at Auburn Hills, Michigan on 11/28/95.
First win: 89-82 over Indiana at Indianapolis, 12/2/95
Notable victories in streak: #16 Georgia Tech (by 23 points), #25 Louisville (by 23 points), at #12 Mississippi State (by 18 points)
Loss to end the streak: 84-73 to #25 Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament Championship game at New Orleans, 3/10/96. Dontae Jones scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. His better-known teammate Erick Dampier actually contributed very little to the upset, going 2 for 11 from the field. Tony Delk was ice cold, shooting 5 of 19.
Ranking: #1 at start and end (fell to #5 in first poll after the UMass loss, back to #1 in late February)
Notes: Went on to win school's 6th national title, and defeated UMass in the Final Four along the way.
4) 26 games during the 2002-2003 season.
Coach: Tubby Smith
Leading scorer during the season: Keith Bogans
Loss before it began: 81-63 at unranked Louisville, 12/28/02. Fell to a record of 6-3 at the time.
First win: 115-87 over Tennessee State at Rupp Arena on 12/30/02.
Notable victories in streak: #10 Notre Dame (by 15 points), at #15 Alabama (by 17), #1 Florida (by 15), #3 Florida on Senior Night, won SEC Tournament, beat Wisconsin in Sweet 16
Loss to end the streak: 83-69 to Marquette in the Elite Eight at Minneapolis, 3/29/03. Dwyane Wade had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Keith Bogans scored 15 points in spite of suffering a high ankle sprain in the Sweet 16.
Ranking: #20 at start, #1 at end
Notes: This was probably Tubby Smith's best team, but Bogans' injury was ill-timed and they ran into a future NBA star.
5) 26 games over 2 seasons (1945-46 and 1946-47).
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Leading scorer during the season: Alex Groza
Loss before it began: 56-47 to Notre Dame at Louisville (Jefferson County Armory) on 1/26/46
First win: 54-26 over Georgia Tech at Alumni Gym, 1/28/46
Notable victories in streak: Michigan State, won SEC Tournament, won NIT over Arizona/West Virginia/Rhode Island, DePaul, St. John's
Loss to end the streak: 37-31 to Oklahoma A&M at Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) 12/30/46.
Rankings: N/A
Notes: Stars like Groza, Jones, Beard and Barker went on to win championships for Rupp.
The rest of the top ten....
6) 25 wins in 1965-66, ended with loss at Tennessee.
7) 24 wins in 2011-12, ended with loss to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship Game.
8) 24 wins in 1932-33 and 1933-34, ended with loss to Florida in first round of the second-ever SEC Tournament.
9) 23 wins in 1951-52, ended with loss to St. John's in Elite Eight. After this loss, they won 32 more games in a row (see #1 on this list).
10) 21 wins in 1950-51, ended with loss to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship Game.
10) 21 wins in 1948-49, ended with loss to Loyola in NIT, but they subsequently won the NCAA Championship.
In Kentucky's storied history, they have won 8 national titles, reached 17 Final Fours and won more games than any other school. Many of those wins have come consecutively...and here are their longest streaks of all time. As you would expect, most if not all of these streaks occurred during either national championship seasons or years when they absolutely SHOULD have won the whole thing, with #1 being the most painful example.
1) 38 games during the 2014-2015 season.
Coach: John Calipari
Leading scorer during the season: Aaron Harrison
Loss before it began: 60-54 to Connecticut in National Title Game, 4/7/14
First win: 85-45 over Grand Canyon at Rupp Arena, 11/14/14
Notable victories in streak: #5 Kansas (by 32 points), #6 Texas, #21 North Carolina, UCLA (by 39 points), at #4 Louisville, won 28th SEC Tournament title over #21 Arkansas
Last win: 68-66 over Notre Dame in the Midwest Regional Final, 3/28/15
Loss to end the streak: 71-64 to Wisconsin in a National Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, 4/4/15
Ranking: #1 pre-season, finished as national semifinalists.
Notes: UK became the first power conference team to finish a regular season undefeated since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, and only team other than Wichita State in 2014 to enter NCAA tournament 34-0. They are the first team to ever start a season 38-0, surpassing Wichita State's 35-0. Alas, the perfect season was not to be...and it was made ten times worse when Duke stole the 2015 title.
2) 32 games over 2 seasons (1953-54 and 1954-55).
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Leading scorer during the season: Cliff Hagan
Loss before it began: 64-57 to St. John's in the Elite Eight, 3/22/52.
First win: 86-59 over Temple at Memorial Coliseum, 12/5/53.
Notable victories in streak: #13 Duke, #16 LaSalle, #8 Minnesota, #8 LSU in SEC playoff to end 1954 season, #2 Utah and #4 LaSalle in the following season
Last win: 101-69 at Temple, 1/1/55
Loss to end the streak: 59-58 to Georgia Tech at Memorial Coliseum, 1/8/55
Ranking: #2 at start, #1 at end
Notes: The 1953-54 season remains UK's only undefeated year. It followed a year in which there was no Kentucky basketball, due to the infamous point-shaving scandal. The 25-0 Wildcats did not play in the postseason because of a rule preventing graduate students from participating. The following season, they extended the streak to 32 games. The loss to Georgia Tech is equally significant for ending UK's 129-game home winning streak, which still stands as the NCAA record. They hadn't lost a home game in more than 12 years - since falling to Ohio State at Alumni Gym on January 2nd, 1943.
3) 27 games during the 1995-1996 season.
Coach: Rick Pitino
Leading scorer during the season: Tony Delk
Loss before it began: 92-82 to #5 Massachusetts in Great Eight at Auburn Hills, Michigan on 11/28/95.
First win: 89-82 over Indiana at Indianapolis, 12/2/95
Notable victories in streak: #16 Georgia Tech (by 23 points), #25 Louisville (by 23 points), at #12 Mississippi State (by 18 points)
Loss to end the streak: 84-73 to #25 Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament Championship game at New Orleans, 3/10/96. Dontae Jones scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. His better-known teammate Erick Dampier actually contributed very little to the upset, going 2 for 11 from the field. Tony Delk was ice cold, shooting 5 of 19.
Ranking: #1 at start and end (fell to #5 in first poll after the UMass loss, back to #1 in late February)
Notes: Went on to win school's 6th national title, and defeated UMass in the Final Four along the way.
4) 26 games during the 2002-2003 season.
Coach: Tubby Smith
Leading scorer during the season: Keith Bogans
Loss before it began: 81-63 at unranked Louisville, 12/28/02. Fell to a record of 6-3 at the time.
First win: 115-87 over Tennessee State at Rupp Arena on 12/30/02.
Notable victories in streak: #10 Notre Dame (by 15 points), at #15 Alabama (by 17), #1 Florida (by 15), #3 Florida on Senior Night, won SEC Tournament, beat Wisconsin in Sweet 16
Loss to end the streak: 83-69 to Marquette in the Elite Eight at Minneapolis, 3/29/03. Dwyane Wade had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Keith Bogans scored 15 points in spite of suffering a high ankle sprain in the Sweet 16.
Ranking: #20 at start, #1 at end
Notes: This was probably Tubby Smith's best team, but Bogans' injury was ill-timed and they ran into a future NBA star.
5) 26 games over 2 seasons (1945-46 and 1946-47).
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Leading scorer during the season: Alex Groza
Loss before it began: 56-47 to Notre Dame at Louisville (Jefferson County Armory) on 1/26/46
First win: 54-26 over Georgia Tech at Alumni Gym, 1/28/46
Notable victories in streak: Michigan State, won SEC Tournament, won NIT over Arizona/West Virginia/Rhode Island, DePaul, St. John's
Loss to end the streak: 37-31 to Oklahoma A&M at Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) 12/30/46.
Rankings: N/A
Notes: Stars like Groza, Jones, Beard and Barker went on to win championships for Rupp.
The rest of the top ten....
6) 25 wins in 1965-66, ended with loss at Tennessee.
7) 24 wins in 2011-12, ended with loss to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship Game.
8) 24 wins in 1932-33 and 1933-34, ended with loss to Florida in first round of the second-ever SEC Tournament.
9) 23 wins in 1951-52, ended with loss to St. John's in Elite Eight. After this loss, they won 32 more games in a row (see #1 on this list).
10) 21 wins in 1950-51, ended with loss to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship Game.
10) 21 wins in 1948-49, ended with loss to Loyola in NIT, but they subsequently won the NCAA Championship.
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