Men's Division 1 Basketball : Champions : Schools : Streaks : Series records : Most frequent matchups
Kentucky : Results : Series Records
Best Finish: Won championship (2012 1998 1996 1978 1958 1951 1949 1948)
Most recently
Appearances: 62 (2024)
Round of 16: 45 (2019)
Regional Third Place: 6 (1971)
Semifinals: 17 (2015)
Won championship: 8 (2012)
Streaks: All-time: Appearance streak: 17 tournaments - 1992 .. 2008
Championship streak: 2 tournaments - 1948 .. 1949
Current: Appearance streak: 3 tournaments - 2022 .. 2024
Year-by-year tournament results
win / tie / loss
** - Regional Third Place round
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 **/Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
2024 Oakland 76-80
2023 Providence 61-53 Kansas State 69-75
2022 St. Peter's 79-85(OT)
2021
2020
2019 Abilene Chrstn 79-44 Wofford 62-56 Houston 62-58 Auburn 71-77(OT)
2018 Davidson 78-73 Buffalo 95-75 Kansas State 58-61
2017 Northern KY 79-70 Wichita St 65-62 UCLA 86-75 North Carolina 73-75
2016 Stony Brook 85-57 Indiana 67-73
2015 Hampton 79-56 Cincinnati 64-51 West Virginia 78-39 Notre Dame 68-66 Wisconsin 64-71
2014 Kansas State 56-49 Wichita St 78-76 Louisville 74-69 Michigan 75-72 Wisconsin 74-73 Connecticut 54-60
2013
2012 Western KY 81-66 Iowa State 87-71 Indiana 102-90 Baylor 82-70 Louisville 69-61 Kansas 67-59 ** CHAMPS **
2011 Princeton 59-57 West Virginia 71-63 Ohio State 62-60 North Carolina 76-69 Connecticut 55-56
2010 East TN State 100-71 Wake Forest 90-60 Cornell 62-45 West Virginia 66-73
2009
2008 Marquette 66-74
2007 Villanova 67-58 Kansas 76-88
2006 AL-Birmingham 69-64 Connecticut 83-87
2005 Eastern KY 72-64 Cincinnati 69-60 Utah 62-52 Michigan State 88-94(2OT)
2004 Florida A&M 96-76 AL-Birmingham 75-76
2003 IU Indy 95-64 Utah 74-54 Wisconsin 63-57 Marquette 69-83
2002 Valparaiso 83-68 Tulsa 87-82 Maryland 68-78
2001 Holy Cross 72-68 Iowa 92-79 USC 76-80
2000 St Bonaventure 85-80(2OT) Syracuse 50-52
1999 New Mexico St 82-60 Kansas 92-88(OT) Miami (OH) 58-43 Michigan State 66-73
1998 SC State 82-67 St. Louis 88-61 UCLA 94-68 Duke 86-84 Stanford 86-85(OT) Utah 78-69 ** CHAMPS **
1997 Montana 92-54 Iowa 75-69 St. Joseph's 83-68 Utah 72-59 Minnesota 78-69 Arizona 79-84(OT)
1996 San Jose State 110-72 Virginia Tech 84-60 Utah 101-70 Wake Forest 83-63 Massachusetts 81-74 Syracuse 76-67 ** CHAMPS **
1995 Mnt St. Mary's 113-67 Tulane 82-60 Arizona State 97-73 North Carolina 61-74
1994 Tennessee St 83-70 Marquette 63-75
1993 Rider 96-52 Utah 83-62 Wake Forest 103-69 Florida State 106-81 Michigan 78-81(OT)
1992 Old Dominion 88-69 Iowa State 106-98 Massachusetts 87-77 Duke 103-104(OT)
1991
1990
1989
1988 Southern 99-84 Maryland 90-81 Villanova 74-80
1987 Ohio State 77-91
1986 Davidson 75-55 Western KY 71-64 Alabama 68-63 LSU 57-59
1985 Washington 66-58 UNLV 64-61 St. John's-NY 70-86
1984 BYU 93-68 Louisville 72-67 Illinois 54-51 Georgetown 40-53
1983 Ohio 57-40 Indiana 64-59 Louisville 68-80(OT)
1982 Middle TN St 44-50
1981 AL-Birmingham 62-69
1980 Florida State 97-78 Duke 54-55
1979
1978 Florida State 85-76 Miami (OH) 91-69 Michigan State 52-49 Arkansas 64-59 Duke 94-88 ** CHAMPS **
1977 Princeton 72-58 VMI 93-78 North Carolina 72-79
1976
1975 Marquette 76-54 Central MI 90-73 Indiana 92-90 Syracuse 95-79 UCLA 85-92
1974
1973 Austin Peay 106-100(OT) Indiana 65-72
1972 Marquette 85-69 Florida State 54-73
1971 Western KY 83-107 Marquette 74-91
1970 Notre Dame 109-99 Jacksonville 100-106
1969 Marquette 74-81 Miami (OH) 72-71
1968 Marquette 107-89 Ohio State 81-82
1967
1966 Dayton 86-79 Michigan 84-77 Duke 83-79 UTEP 65-72
1965
1964 Ohio 69-85 Loyola (IL) 91-100
1963
1962 Butler 81-60 Ohio State 64-74
1961 Morehead State 71-64 Ohio State 74-87
1960
1959 Louisville 61-76 Marquette 98-69
1958 Miami (OH) 94-70 Notre Dame 89-56 Temple 61-60 Seattle 84-72 ** CHAMPS **
1957 Pittsburgh 98-92 Michigan State 68-80
1956 Wayne St (MI) 84-64 Iowa 77-89
1955 Marquette 71-79 Penn State 84-59
1954
1953
1952 Penn State 82-54 St. John's-NY 57-64
1951 Louisville 79-68 St. John's-NY 59-43 Illinois 76-74 Kansas State 68-58 ** CHAMPS **
1950
1949 Villanova 85-72 Illinois 76-47 Oklahoma State 46-36 ** CHAMPS **
1948 Columbia 76-53 Holy Cross 60-52 Baylor 58-42 ** CHAMPS **
1947
1946
1945 Tufts 66-56 Ohio State 37-45
1944
1943
1942 Illinois 46-44 Dartmouth 28-47
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