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Kentucky

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Program Rating

1.77 Rating
#8 National Rank
2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season PG SG SF PF C B1 B2 B3
2026-2027
27.0 MPG
26.0 MPG
29.0 MPG
20.0 MPG
20.0 MPG
19.0 MPG
19.0 MPG
16.0 MPG
2024-2025
Lamont Butler
26.0 MPG
Koby Brea
28.1 MPG
28.4 MPG
Andrew Carr
23.9 MPG
Amari Williams
22.8 MPG
Jaxson Robinson
28.0 MPG
17.3 MPG
Ansley Almonor
14.3 MPG
2022-2023
Cason Wallace
32.1 MPG
27.8 MPG
Chris Livingston
22.4 MPG
31.5 MPG
33.6 MPG
22.3 MPG
28.5 MPG
9.9 MPG
2021-2022
31.2 MPG
TyTy Washington Jr.
29.2 MPG
32.9 MPG
24.5 MPG
31.9 MPG
24.7 MPG
17.7 MPG
7.4 MPG
2020-2021
30.8 MPG
28.9 MPG
Brandon Boston
30.4 MPG
25.1 MPG
Isaiah Jackson
20.8 MPG
17.1 MPG
23.6 MPG
14.0 MPG
2019-2020
Ashton Hagans
33.1 MPG
Tyrese Maxey
34.5 MPG
Immanuel Quickley
33.0 MPG
Nick Richards
29.6 MPG
EJ Montgomery
24.1 MPG
19.8 MPG
15.1 MPG
12.3 MPG
2018-2019
Ashton Hagans
28.5 MPG
Tyler Herro
32.6 MPG
Keldon Johnson
30.7 MPG
PJ Washington
29.3 MPG
28.6 MPG
Immanuel Quickley
18.5 MPG
EJ Montgomery
15.1 MPG
Nick Richards
12.1 MPG
2017-2018
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
33.7 MPG
25.6 MPG
Hamidou Diallo
24.8 MPG
Kevin Knox
32.4 MPG
PJ Washington
27.4 MPG
Wenyen Gabriel
23.1 MPG
Nick Richards
14.7 MPG
13.7 MPG
2016-2017
De'Aaron Fox
29.6 MPG
Isaiah Briscoe
30.4 MPG
Malik Monk
32.1 MPG
21.9 MPG
Bam Adebayo
30.1 MPG
19.2 MPG
Wenyen Gabriel
17.7 MPG
Mychal Mulder
10.6 MPG
2015-2016
Tyler Ulis
36.8 MPG
Isaiah Briscoe
32.2 MPG
Jamal Murray
35.2 MPG
23.6 MPG
21.8 MPG
18.6 MPG
Skal Labissiere
15.8 MPG
10.3 MPG
2014-2015
Tyler Ulis
23.8 MPG
25.5 MPG
25.7 MPG
Trey Lyles
23.0 MPG
25.9 MPG
Karl-Anthony Towns
21.1 MPG
Devin Booker
21.5 MPG
16.3 MPG
2013-2014
31.7 MPG
32.6 MPG
32.4 MPG
30.8 MPG
23.8 MPG
18.4 MPG
14.1 MPG
8.6 MPG
2012-2013
27.1 MPG
33.0 MPG
31.8 MPG
23.8 MPG
25.8 MPG
31.9 MPG
23.6 MPG
13.8 MPG
2011-2012
32.6 MPG
31.2 MPG
31.1 MPG
32.0 MPG
29.3 MPG
26.1 MPG
11.6 MPG
6.0 MPG
2010-2011
35.9 MPG
31.6 MPG
31.0 MPG
31.5 MPG
28.5 MPG
28.4 MPG
7.7 MPG
4.8 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2010-2011 to 2026-2027.

Season History

Season Coach Record Win % PPG DPPG Margin Elo Pyth Adj PPG Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027 Mark Pope 1-0
ESPN results + NCAA results
100.0% 85.0 57.0 +28.0 1333 (#34) 82.0% (#41) 66.8 (#80) 63.3 (#80)
2025-2026 Mark Pope 22-14
Verified season publication
61.1% 80.5 74.3 +6.2 1291 (#34) 93.9% (#25) 82.7 (#24) 66.0 (#24)
2024-2025 Mark Pope 24-12
Verified season publication
66.7% 84.4 77.2 +7.2 1294 (#32) 95.9% (#15) 86.9 (#14) 68.4 (#14)
2023-2024 John Calipari 23-10
Verified season publication
69.7% 89.0 79.7 +9.3 1273 (#32) 91.5% (#25) 88.8 (#20) 74.5 (#20)
2022-2023 John Calipari 22-12
Verified season publication
64.7% 74.5 67.8 +6.7 1245 (#34) 91.4% (#24) 75.4 (#32) 63.4 (#32)
2021-2022 John Calipari 26-8
Verified season publication
76.5% 79.4 66.6 +12.8 1299 (#16) 96.2% (#8) 81.4 (#6) 62.4 (#6)
2020-2021 John Calipari Incomplete game history
25 results found
- - - - 1200 (#67) 85.7% (#51) 73.2 (#56) 63.7 (#56)
2019-2020 John Calipari Incomplete game history
31 results found
- - - - 1434 (#5) 92.2% (#26) 74.8 (#28) 62.1 (#28)
2018-2019 John Calipari Incomplete game history
37 results found
- - - - Data withheld: source-integrity hold 97.0% (#8) 77.2 (#11) 58.9 (#11)
2017-2018 John Calipari Incomplete game history
37 results found
- - - - 1405 (#13) 92.6% (#20) 79.2 (#20) 64.9 (#20)
2016-2017 John Calipari Incomplete game history
38 results found
- - - - 1532 (#5) 97.1% (#5) 86.7 (#5) 65.6 (#5)
2015-2016 John Calipari Incomplete game history
36 results found
- - - - 1405 (#12) 95.9% (#9) 81.5 (#8) 63.6 (#8)
2014-2015 John Calipari Incomplete game history
39 results found
- - - - 1553 (#2) 99.4% (#1) 75.4 (#1) 50.0 (#1)
2013-2014 John Calipari Incomplete game history
40 results found
- - - - 1308 (#11) 94.9% (#15) 77.2 (#15) 61.2 (#15)
2012-2013 John Calipari 21-12
Verified season publication
63.6% 72.6 64.5 +8.1 1207 (#71) 90.5% (#38) 73.0 (#37) 61.5 (#37)
2011-2012 John Calipari 38-2
Verified season publication
95.0% 77.4 60.6 +16.8 1630 (#1) 98.4% (#2) 77.9 (#2) 56.7 (#2)
2010-2011 John Calipari 29-9
Verified season publication
76.3% 74.9 63.5 +11.4 1522 (#3) 96.5% (#6) 76.5 (#4) 58.1 (#4)
2009-2010 John Calipari 35-3
Verified season publication
92.1% 79.3 64.9 +14.4 1462 (#7) 97.0% (#4) 79.1 (#4) 60.1 (#4)
2008-2009 Billy Gillispie Incomplete game history
36 results found
- - - - 1194 (#74) 90.3% (#37) 71.9 (#33) 60.1 (#33)
2007-2008 Billy Gillispie Incomplete game history
31 results found
- - - - 1221 (#56) 85.5% (#54) 67.5 (#73) 59.7 (#73)
2006-2007 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
34 results found
- - - - 1283 (#33) 94.8% (#14) 75.5 (#17) 60.8 (#17)
2005-2006 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
35 results found
- - - - 1234 (#35) 90.3% (#25) 72.0 (#28) 60.9 (#28)
2004-2005 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
34 results found
- - - - 1278 (#15) 96.0% (#11) 74.2 (#14) 58.2 (#14)
2003-2004 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
32 results found
- - - - Data withheld: source-integrity hold 95.4% (#1) - -
2002-2003 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
36 results found
- - - - 1558 (#1) 97.3% (#2) 79.0 (#3) 59.1 (#3)
2001-2002 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
32 results found
- - - - 1354 (#19) 94.9% (#10) 77.4 (#10) 61.0 (#10)
2000-2001 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
34 results found
- - - - 1470 (#7) 95.4% (#9) 81.9 (#10) 63.9 (#10)
1999-2000 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
33 results found
- - - - 1370 (#19) 95.4% (#14) 72.1 (#17) 56.2 (#17)
1998-1999 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
37 results found
- - - - 1495 (#4) 97.5% (#6) 77.3 (#5) 56.6 (#5)
1997-1998 Tubby Smith Incomplete game history
39 results found
- - - - 1641 (#1) 97.4% (#3) 82.1 (#4) 60.8 (#4)
1996-1997 Rick Pitino Incomplete game history
40 results found
- - - - 1631 (#1) 99.1% (#1) 85.4 (#1) 58.7 (#1)
1995-1996 Rick Pitino 34-2
Verified season publication
94.4% 91.4 69.4 +22.0 1664 (#1) 99.1% (#1) 93.8 (#1) 64.2 (#1)
1994-1995 Rick Pitino Incomplete game history
33 results found
- - - - 1540 (#2) 98.3% (#1) 89.8 (#1) 64.1 (#1)
1993-1994 Rick Pitino Incomplete game history
34 results found
- - - - 1452 (#7) 95.5% (#6) 87.6 (#5) 68.2 (#5)
1992-1993 Rick Pitino Incomplete game history
34 results found
- - - - 1556 (#3) 98.1% (#2) 87.1 (#2) 62.7 (#2)
1991-1992 Rick Pitino Incomplete game history
36 results found
- - - - 1444 (#7) 95.5% (#8) 86.7 (#9) 68.4 (#9)
1990-1991 Rick Pitino Incomplete game history
28 results found
- - - - 1309 (#18) 92.3% (#14) 87.9 (#14) 71.9 (#14)
1989-1990 Rick Pitino Incomplete game history
28 results found
- - - - 1086 (#98) 79.9% (#58) 87.9 (#60) 80.4 (#60)
1988-1989 Eddie Sutton Incomplete game history
32 results found
- - - - 961 (#167) 65.4% (#96) 69.7 (#99) 66.6 (#99)
1987-1988 Eddie Sutton Incomplete game history
33 results found
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1986-1987 Eddie Sutton Incomplete game history
29 results found
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1985-1986 Eddie Sutton Incomplete game history
36 results found
- - - - - - - -
1984-1985 Joe B. Hall Incomplete game history
31 results found
- - - - - - - -

NCAA Tournament (1985-present)

Season Round Team Opponent Result Score OT Date
2025-2026 2nd Round (-) Kentucky (-) Iowa St. L 63-82 - 2026-03-22
2025-2026 1st Round (-) Kentucky (-) Santa Clara W 89-84 - 2026-03-20
2024-2025 Sweet 16 (3) Kentucky (2) Tennessee L 65-78 - 2025-03-28
2024-2025 2nd Round (3) Kentucky (6) Illinois W 84-75 - 2025-03-23
2024-2025 1st Round (3) Kentucky (14) Troy W 76-57 - 2025-03-21
2023-2024 1st Round (3) Kentucky (14) Oakland L 76-80 - 2024-03-21
2022-2023 2nd Round (6) Kentucky (3) Kansas State L 69-75 - 2023-03-19
2022-2023 1st Round (6) Kentucky (11) Providence W 61-53 - 2023-03-17
2021-2022 1st Round (2) Kentucky (15) Saint Peter's L 79-85 OT 2022-03-17
2018-2019 Elite 8 (2) Kentucky (5) Auburn L 71-77 OT 2019-03-31
2018-2019 Sweet 16 (2) Kentucky (3) Houston W 62-58 - 2019-03-29
2018-2019 2nd Round (7) Kentucky (7) Wofford W 62-56 - 2019-03-23
2018-2019 1st Round (2) Kentucky (-) Abilene Christian W 79-44 - 2019-03-21
2017-2018 Sweet 16 (5) Kentucky (9) Kansas State L 58-61 - 2018-03-22
2017-2018 2nd Round (5) Kentucky (13) Buffalo W 95-75 - 2018-03-17
2017-2018 1st Round (5) Kentucky (12) Davidson W 78-73 - 2018-03-15
2016-2017 Elite 8 (2) Kentucky (1) North Carolina L 73-75 - 2017-03-26
2016-2017 Sweet 16 (2) Kentucky (3) UCLA W 86-75 - 2017-03-24
2016-2017 2nd Round (2) Kentucky (10) Wichita State W 65-62 - 2017-03-19
2016-2017 1st Round (2) Kentucky (15) Northern Kentucky W 79-70 - 2017-03-17
2015-2016 2nd Round (4) Kentucky (5) Indiana L 67-73 - 2016-03-19
2015-2016 1st Round (4) Kentucky (13) Stony Brook W 85-57 - 2016-03-17
2014-2015 Final Four (1) Kentucky (1) Wisconsin L 64-71 - 2015-04-04
2014-2015 Elite 8 (1) Kentucky (3) Notre Dame W 68-66 - 2015-03-28
2014-2015 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (5) West Virginia W 78-39 - 2015-03-26
2014-2015 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (8) Cincinnati W 64-51 - 2015-03-21
2014-2015 1st Round (1) Kentucky (16) Hampton W 79-56 - 2015-03-19
2013-2014 Championship (8) Kentucky (7) Connecticut L 54-60 - 2014-04-07
2013-2014 Final Four (8) Kentucky (2) Wisconsin W 74-73 - 2014-04-05
2013-2014 Elite 8 (8) Kentucky (2) Michigan W 75-72 - 2014-03-30
2013-2014 Sweet 16 (8) Kentucky (4) Louisville W 74-69 - 2014-03-28
2013-2014 2nd Round (8) Kentucky (1) Wichita State W 78-76 - 2014-03-23
2013-2014 1st Round (8) Kentucky (9) Kansas State W 56-49 - 2014-03-21
2011-2012 Championship (1) Kentucky (2) Kansas W 67-59 - 2012-04-02
2011-2012 Final Four (4) Kentucky (1) Louisville W 69-61 - 2012-03-31
2011-2012 Elite 8 (1) Kentucky (3) Baylor W 82-70 - 2012-03-25
2011-2012 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (4) Indiana W 102-90 - 2012-03-23
2011-2012 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (8) Iowa State W 87-71 - 2012-03-17
2011-2012 1st Round (16) Kentucky (16) Western Kentucky W 81-66 - 2012-03-15
2010-2011 Final Four (4) Kentucky (3) Connecticut L 55-56 - 2011-04-02
2010-2011 Elite 8 (4) Kentucky (2) North Carolina W 76-69 - 2011-03-27
2010-2011 Sweet 16 (4) Kentucky (1) Ohio State W 62-60 - 2011-03-25
2010-2011 2nd Round (4) Kentucky (5) West Virginia W 71-63 - 2011-03-19
2010-2011 1st Round (4) Kentucky (13) Princeton W 59-57 - 2011-03-17
2009-2010 Elite 8 (2) Kentucky (2) West Virginia L 66-73 - 2010-03-27
2009-2010 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (12) Cornell W 62-45 - 2010-03-25
2009-2010 2nd Round (9) Kentucky (9) Wake Forest W 90-60 - 2010-03-20
2009-2010 1st Round (1) Kentucky (-) East Tennessee State W 100-71 - 2010-03-18
2007-2008 1st Round (11) Kentucky (6) Marquette L 66-74 - 2008-03-20
2006-2007 2nd Round (8) Kentucky (1) Kansas L 76-88 - 2007-03-18
2006-2007 1st Round (8) Kentucky (9) Villanova W 67-58 - 2007-03-16
2005-2006 2nd Round (8) Kentucky (1) Connecticut L 83-87 - 2006-03-19
2005-2006 1st Round (8) Kentucky (9) UAB W 69-64 - 2006-03-17
2004-2005 Elite 8 (5) Kentucky (5) Michigan State L 88-94 2OT 2005-03-27
2004-2005 Sweet 16 (6) Kentucky (6) Utah W 62-52 - 2005-03-25
2004-2005 2nd Round (2) Kentucky (7) Cincinnati W 69-60 - 2005-03-19
2004-2005 1st Round (2) Kentucky (15) Eastern Kentucky W 72-64 - 2005-03-17
2003-2004 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (9) UAB L 75-76 - 2004-03-21
2003-2004 1st Round (1) Kentucky (16) Florida A&M W 96-76 - 2004-03-19
2002-2003 Elite 8 (1) Kentucky (3) Marquette L 69-83 - 2003-03-29
2002-2003 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (5) Wisconsin W 63-57 - 2003-03-27
2002-2003 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (9) Utah W 74-54 - 2003-03-23
2002-2003 1st Round (1) Kentucky (-) IU Indy W 95-64 - 2003-03-21
2001-2002 Sweet 16 (4) Kentucky (1) Maryland L 68-78 - 2002-03-22
2001-2002 2nd Round (4) Kentucky (12) Tulsa W 87-82 - 2002-03-16
2001-2002 1st Round (4) Kentucky (13) Valparaiso W 83-68 - 2002-03-14
2000-2001 Sweet 16 (2) Kentucky (-) Southern California L 76-80 - 2001-03-22
2000-2001 2nd Round (2) Kentucky (7) Iowa W 92-79 - 2001-03-17
2000-2001 1st Round (2) Kentucky (15) Holy Cross W 72-68 - 2001-03-15
1999-2000 2nd Round (5) Kentucky (4) Syracuse L 50-52 - 2000-03-18
1999-2000 1st Round (5) Kentucky (12) St. Bonaventure W 85-80 2OT 2000-03-16
1998-1999 Elite 8 (3) Kentucky (1) Michigan State L 66-73 - 1999-03-21
1998-1999 Sweet 16 (3) Kentucky (10) Miami (OH) W 58-43 - 1999-03-19
1998-1999 2nd Round (3) Kentucky (6) Kansas W 92-88 OT 1999-03-14
1998-1999 1st Round (3) Kentucky (14) New Mexico State W 82-60 - 1999-03-12
1997-1998 Championship (2) Kentucky (3) Utah W 78-69 - 1998-03-30
1997-1998 Final Four (2) Kentucky (3) Stanford W 86-85 OT 1998-03-28
1997-1998 Elite 8 (2) Kentucky (1) Duke W 86-84 - 1998-03-22
1997-1998 Sweet 16 (2) Kentucky (6) UCLA W 94-68 - 1998-03-20
1997-1998 2nd Round (2) Kentucky (10) Saint Louis W 88-61 - 1998-03-15
1997-1998 1st Round (2) Kentucky (15) South Carolina State W 82-67 - 1998-03-13
1996-1997 Championship (1) Kentucky (4) Arizona L 79-84 OT 1997-03-31
1996-1997 Final Four (1) Kentucky (1) Minnesota W 78-69 - 1997-03-29
1996-1997 Elite 8 (1) Kentucky (2) Utah W 72-59 - 1997-03-22
1996-1997 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (4) Saint Joseph's W 83-68 - 1997-03-20
1996-1997 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (8) Iowa W 75-69 - 1997-03-15
1996-1997 1st Round (1) Kentucky (16) Montana W 92-54 - 1997-03-13
1995-1996 Championship (1) Kentucky (4) Syracuse W 76-67 - 1996-04-01
1995-1996 Final Four (1) Kentucky (-) Massachusetts W 81-74 - 1996-03-30
1995-1996 Elite 8 (1) Kentucky (2) Wake Forest W 83-63 - 1996-03-23
1995-1996 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (4) Utah W 101-70 - 1996-03-21
1995-1996 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (9) Virginia Tech W 84-60 - 1996-03-16
1995-1996 1st Round (1) Kentucky (-) San Jose State W 110-72 - 1996-03-14
1994-1995 Elite 8 (1) Kentucky (2) North Carolina L 61-74 - 1995-03-25
1994-1995 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (5) Arizona State W 97-73 - 1995-03-23
1994-1995 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (9) Tulane W 82-60 - 1995-03-18
1994-1995 1st Round (1) Kentucky (16) Mount St. Mary's W 113-67 - 1995-03-16
1993-1994 2nd Round (3) Kentucky (6) Marquette L 63-75 - 1994-03-20
1993-1994 1st Round (3) Kentucky (14) Tennessee State W 83-70 - 1994-03-18
1992-1993 Final Four (1) Kentucky (1) Michigan L 78-81 OT 1993-04-03
1992-1993 Elite 8 (1) Kentucky (3) Florida State W 106-81 - 1993-03-27
1992-1993 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (5) Wake Forest W 103-69 - 1993-03-25
1992-1993 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (8) Utah W 83-62 - 1993-03-21
1992-1993 1st Round (1) Kentucky (16) Rider W 96-52 - 1993-03-19
1991-1992 Elite 8 (2) Kentucky (1) Duke L 103-104 OT 1992-03-28
1991-1992 Sweet 16 (2) Kentucky (3) Massachusetts W 87-77 - 1992-03-26
1991-1992 2nd Round (2) Kentucky (10) Iowa State W 106-98 - 1992-03-22
1991-1992 1st Round (2) Kentucky (15) Old Dominion W 88-69 - 1992-03-20
1987-1988 Sweet 16 (2) Kentucky (6) Villanova L 74-80 - 1988-03-24
1987-1988 2nd Round (2) Kentucky (7) Maryland W 90-81 - 1988-03-20
1987-1988 1st Round (2) Kentucky (15) Southern W 99-84 - 1988-03-18
1986-1987 1st Round (8) Kentucky (9) Ohio State L 77-91 - 1987-03-13
1985-1986 Elite 8 (1) Kentucky (11) Louisiana State L 57-59 - 1986-03-22
1985-1986 Sweet 16 (1) Kentucky (5) Alabama W 68-63 - 1986-03-20
1985-1986 2nd Round (1) Kentucky (8) Western Kentucky W 71-64 - 1986-03-16
1985-1986 1st Round (1) Kentucky (16) Davidson W 75-55 - 1986-03-14
1984-1985 Sweet 16 (12) Kentucky (1) St. John's (NY) L 70-86 - 1985-03-22
1984-1985 2nd Round (12) Kentucky (-) Nevada–Las Vegas W 64-61 - 1985-03-16
1984-1985 1st Round (12) Kentucky (5) Washington W 66-58 - 1985-03-14