UK  OPP

1942 – NCAA FINAL FOUR

New Orleans, La.Mar. 20 Illinois            46  44Mar. 21 Dartmouth           28  47

1945

New York, N.Y.Mar. 20 Ohio State          37  45Mar. 21 Tufts (Cons.)       66  56

1948 – NCAA CHAMPIONS

New York, N.Y.Mar. 18 Columbia            76  53Mar. 20 Holy Cross          60  52Mar. 23 Baylor              58  42

1949 – NCAA CHAMPIONS

Eastern Regional, New York, N.Y.Mar. 21 Villanova           85  72Mar. 22 Illinois            76  47Finals, Seattle, Wash.Mar. 26 Oklahoma A&M        46  36

1951 – NCAA CHAMPIONS

First Round, Raleigh, N.C.Mar. 20     Louisville      79  68Eastern Regional, New York, N.Y.Mar. 22  St. John's         59  43Mar. 24 Illinois            76  74Finals, Minneapolis, Minn.Mar. 27 Kansas St.          68  58

1952

Eastern Regional, Raleigh, N.C.Mar. 21 Penn State          82  54Mar. 22 St. John's          57  64

1954

UK declined a tournament bid.

1955

Eastern Regional, Evanston, Ill.Mar. 11 Marquette           71  79Mar. 12 Penn St. (Cons.)    84  59

1956

Eastern Regional, Iowa City, IowaMar. 16 Wayne Univ.         84  64Mar. 17 Iowa                77  89

1957

Midwest Regional, LexingtonMar. 15 Pittsburgh          98  92Mar. 16 Michigan St.        68  80

1958 – NCAA CHAMPIONS

Mideast Regional, LexingtonMar. 14 Miami (Ohio)        97  70Mar. 15 Notre Dame          89  56Final Four, LouisvilleMar. 21 Temple              61  60Mar. 22 Seattle             84  72

1959

Mideast Regional, Evanston, Ill.Mar. 13 Louisville          61  76Mar. 14 Marquette (Cons.)   98  69

1961

Mideast Regional, LouisvilleMar. 17 Morehead            71  64Mar. 18 Ohio State          74  87

1962

Mideast Regional, Iowa City, IowaMar. 16 Butler              81  60Mar. 17 Ohio State          64  74

1964

Mideast Regional, Minneapolis, Minn.Mar. 13 Ohio University     69  85Mar. 14 Loyola(Chi)(Cons)   91  100

1966 – NCAA RUNNER-UP

Mideast Regional, Iowa City, IowaMar. 11 Dayton              86  79Mar. 12 Michigan            84  77Final Four, College Park, Md.Mar. 18 Duke                83  79Mar. 19 Texas Western       65  72

1968

Mideast Regional, LexingtonMar. 15 Marquette           107 89Mar. 16 Ohio State          81  82

1969

Mideast Regional, Madison, Wisc.Mar. 13 Marquette           74  81Mar. 15 Miami (Cons.)       72  71

1970

Mideast Regional, Columbus, OhioMar. 12 Notre Dame          109 99Mar. 14 Jacksonville        100 106

1971

Mideast Regional, Athens, Ga.Mar. 18 Western Kentucky    83  107Mar. 20 Marquette (Cons.)   74  91

1972

Mideast Regional, Dayton, OhioMar. 16 Marquette           85  69Mar. 18 Florida State       54  73

1973

Mideast Regional, Nashville, Tenn.Mar. 15 Austin Peay         106 100Mar. 17 Indiana             65  72

1975 – NCAA RUNNER-UP

Mideast Regional First Round, Tuscaloosa, Ala.Mar. 15 Marquette           76  54Mideast Regional, Dayton, OhioMar. 20 Central Michigan    90  73Mar. 22 Indiana             92  90Final Four, San Diego, Calif.Mar. 29 Syracuse            95  79Mar. 31 UCLA                85  92

1977

East Regional First Round, Philadelphia, Pa.Mar. 12 Princeton           72  58East Regional, College Park, Md.Mar. 17 VMI                 93  78Mar. 19 North Carolina      72  79

1978 – NCAA CHAMPIONS

Mideast Regional First Round, Knoxville, Tenn.Mar. 11 Florida State       85  76Mideast Regional, Dayton, OhioMar. 16     Miami (Ohio)    91  69Mar. 18 Michigan State      52  49Final Four, St. Louis, Mo.Mar. 25 Arkansas            64  59Mar. 27 Duke                94  88

1980

Mideast Regional First Round, Bowling GreenMar. 8  Florida State       97  78Mideast Regional, LexingtonMar. 13 Duke                54  55

1981

Mideast Regional First Round, Tuscaloosa, Ala.Mar. 15 Ala.-Birmingham     62  69

1982

Mideast Regional First Round, Nashville, Tenn.Mar. 4  Middle Tennessee    44  50

1983

Mideast Regional First Round, Tampa, Fla.Mar. 19 Ohio University     57  40Mideast Regional, Knoxville, Tenn.Mar. 24 Indiana             64  59Mar. 26 Louisville          68  80  (OT)

1984 – NCAA FINAL FOUR

Mideast Regional First Round, Birmingham, Ala.Mar. 17 Brigham Young       93  68Mideast Regional, LexingtonMar. 22 Louisville          72  67Mar. 24 Illinois            54  51Final Four, Seattle, Wash.Mar. 31 Georgetown          40  53

1985

West Regional First/Second Round, Salt Lake City, UtahMar. 14 Washington          66  58Mar. 16 UNLV                64  61West Regional, Denver, Colo.Mar. 22 St. John's          70  86

1986

Southeast Regional First/Second Round, Charlotte, N.C.Mar. 14 Davidson            75  55Mar. 16 Western Kentucky    71  64Southeast Regional, Atlanta, Ga.Mar. 20 Alabama             68  63Mar. 22 LSU                 57  59

1987

Southeast Regional First Round, Atlanta, Ga.Mar. 13 Ohio State          77  91

1988

As part of sanctions imposed by the NCAA, UK had to erase from itsrecords three games played in the NCAA Tournament — a 99-84 win overSouthern, a 90-81 win over Maryland, and an 80-74 loss to Villanova.

1992

East Regional First/Second Round, Worcester, Mass.Mar. 20 Old Dominion        88  69Mar. 22 Iowa State          106 98East Regional, Philadelphia, Pa.Mar. 26 Massachusetts       87  77Mar. 28 Duke                103 104 (OT)

1993 – NCAA FINAL FOUR

Southeast Regional First/Second Rounds, Nashville, Tenn.Mar. 19 Rider               96  52Mar. 20 Utah                83  62Southeast Regional, Charlotte, N.C.Mar. 25 Wake Forest         103 69Mar. 27 Florida State       106 81Final Four, New Orleans, La.April 3 Michigan            78   81 (OT)

1994

Southeast Regional First/Second Rounds, St. Petersburg, FlaMar. 18 Tennessee State     83  70Mar. 20 Marquette           63  75

1995

Southeast Regional First/Second Rounds, Memphis, Tenn.Mar. 16 Mount Saint Mary's  113 67Mar. 18 Tulane              82  60Southeast Regional, Birmingham, Ala.Mar. 23 Arizona State       97  73Mar. 25 North Carolina      61  74

1996 – NCAA Champions

Midwest Regional First/Second Rounds, Dallas, TexasMar. 14 San Jose State      110  72Mar. 16 Virginia Tech       84   60Midwest Regional, Minneapolis, Minn.Mar. 21 Utah                101  70Mar. 23 Wake Forest         83   63Final Four, East Rutherford, N.J.Mar. 30 Massachusetts       81   74Apr. 1  Syracuse            76   67

1997 – NCAA RUNNER-UP
No. 1 Seed

West Region First/Second Rounds, Salt Lake City, UtahMar. 13Montana         92   54Mar. 15Iowa            75   69West Region, San Jose, Calif.Mar. 20St. Joseph's    83   68Mar. 22Utah            72   59Final Four, Indianapolis, Ind.Mar. 29Minnesota       78   69Mar. 31Arizona         79   84(OT)

1998 – NCAA CHAMPION
No. 2 Seed

South Region First/Second Rounds, Atlanta, Ga.Mar. 13South Carolina St   82   67Mar. 15Saint Louis         88   61South Region, St. Petersburg, Fla.Mar. 20UCLA                94   68Mar. 22Duke                86   84Final Four, San Antonio, TexasMar. 28Stanford            86   85(OT)Mar. 30Utah                78   69

1999
No. 3 Seed

Midwest Region First/Second Rounds, New Orleans, La.Mar. 12New Mexico State    82   60Mar. 14Kansas              92   88(OT)Midwest Region, St. Louis, Mo.Mar. 19Miami (Ohio)        58   43Mar. 21Michigan State      66   73

2000
No. 5 Seed

Midwest Region First/Second Rounds, Cleveland, OhioMar. 16St. Bonaventure     85   80(2OT)Mar. 18Syracuse            50   52

2001
No. 2 Seed

East Region First/Second Rounds, Cleveland, OhioMar. 15     Holy Cross          72   68Mar. 17     Iowa                92   77East Region, Philadelphia, Pa.Mar. 22     Southern Cal        76   80

2002
No. 4 Seed

East Region First/Second Rounds, St. Louis, Mo.Mar. 14     Valparaiso          83    68Mar. 16     Tulsa               87    82East Region, Syracuse, N.Y.Mar. 22     Maryland            68    78

2003
No. 1 Seed

Midwest Region First/Second Rounds, Nashville, Tenn.Mar. 21     IUPUI               95    64Mar. 23     Utah                74    54Midwest Region, Minneapolis, Minn.Mar. 27     Wisconsin           63    57Mar. 29     Marquette           69    83