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Last Nine years UK has had four number 1 seeds, two number 2 seeds, one number 3 seed, one 4 seed and one 5 seed. For average of 2.2 seeding over Tubby's tenure at UK

Average National Final Ranking for UK over the last nine years is 8.2



Final ESPN/[b]USA Today Coaches Poll[/b]

1996-1997

Kentucky 1 seeded NCAA tourny

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona (30)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>750</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>35-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>719</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>4</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Minnesota</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>675</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>North Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>653</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>5</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>34-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>642</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Utah</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>594</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>551</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Clemson</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>437</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Wake Forest</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>432</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Louisville</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>394</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>25</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>387</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Stanford</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>365</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>21</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Iowa St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>356</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>17</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>South Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>320</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Providence</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>300</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>295</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>St. Joseph's-PA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>283</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>California</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>242</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>19</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>New Mexico</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>179</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>174</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>16-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Coll. of Charleston</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>167</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>18</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Xavier-OH</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>142</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>14</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Boston College</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>98</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>20</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>92</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Colorado</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>81</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>23</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>





1997-1998

Kentucky 1 seeded NCAA tourny

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table5 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky (29)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>33-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>749</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Utah</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>717</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>North Carolina (1)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>34-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>688</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Stanford</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>653</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>619</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>599</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Connecticut</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>561</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>35-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>510</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>34-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Purdue</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>468</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>442</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Rhode Island</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>364</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>347</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>17</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Syracuse</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>313</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>21</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>302</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Maryland</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>298</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>24</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Princeton</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>295</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>277</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>18</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>West Virginia</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>224</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>19</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>South Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>173</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Mississippi</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>170</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>New Mexico</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>166</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>19</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arkansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>139</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>16</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Valparaiso</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>120</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Washington</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>106</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Texas Christian</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>90</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>16</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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1998-1999

Kentucky 3 seeded NCAA tourny

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table3 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Connecticut (26)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>34-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>650</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>37-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>624</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>33-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>596</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Ohio St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>557</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>14</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>511</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>St. John's</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>511</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Auburn</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>477</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>4</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Maryland</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>429</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>5</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Stanford</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>400</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Utah</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>344</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>330</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Miami-FL</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>296</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Gonzaga</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>296</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Temple</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>285</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Iowa</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>270</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>20</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>257</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>178</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>25</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>North Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>172</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>19</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Oklahoma</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>158</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Miami-OH</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>157</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>138</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Purdue</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>136</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>133</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>22</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>SW Missouri St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>96</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arkansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>81</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>19</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>



Final ESPN/[b]USA Today Coaches' Poll[/b]

1999-2000 Kentucky 5 seeded in tourney

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table2 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan State (31)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>775</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>735</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Iowa State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>657</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>656</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Stanford</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>594</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Oklahoma State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>529</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>520</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>497</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>4</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Tulsa</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>446</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>19</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Temple</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>431</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>5</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>North Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>400</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Syracuse</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>387</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>14</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>LSU</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>378</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Tennessee</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>362</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Purdue</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>347</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>24</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Wisconsin</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>339</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Ohio State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>301</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>St. John's</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>235</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>19</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Oklahoma</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>227</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Miami-FL</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>201</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>25</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>178</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>18</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>160</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>20</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>117</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Gonzaga</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>110</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Maryland</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>101</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>16</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>



Final ESPN/[b]USA Today Coaches' Poll[/b]

2000-2001 Kentucky 2 seeded in tourney

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table7 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke (31)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>35-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>775</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>744</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>4</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>697</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Maryland</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>688</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Stanford</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>642</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Illinois</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>635</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>483</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>461</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Mississippi</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>455</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>North Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>427</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>5</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Boston College</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>414</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>386</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>18</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>380</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>USC</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>379</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Iowa St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>321</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Temple</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>308</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Georgetown</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>256</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>20</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Syracuse</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>216</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>16</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>19</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Oklahoma</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>183</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>14</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Gonzaga</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>179</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Virginia</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>171</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>160</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Notre Dame</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>138</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>19</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>St. Joseph's</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>137</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>23</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Penn St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>110</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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Final ESPN/[b]USA Today Coaches' Poll[/b]

2001-2002 Kentucky 4 seeded in tourney

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table6 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Maryland (31)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>775</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>4</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kansas </TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>33-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>720</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Indiana</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>701</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Oklahoma</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>692</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>606</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Connecticut</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>586</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Oregon</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>586</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>489</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>5</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Pittsburgh</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>482</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>458</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Illinois</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>410</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kent State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>402</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>394</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Alabama</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>281</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Missouri</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>272</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Gonzaga</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>264</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Ohio State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>237</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>186</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Marquette</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>186</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>170</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Mississippi St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>162</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>18</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>So. Illinois</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>157</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>140</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>14</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Xavier</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>116</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>19</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>N.C. State</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>86</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>25</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

2002-2003 Regular Season Final Rankings

Kentucky 1 seeded in tourney

<TABLE id=table8 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=rank>Rank</TD><TD class=name>Name</TD><TD class=WL>W-L</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>1</TD><TD class=name>Kansas</TD><TD class=WL>23-7</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>2</TD><TD class=name>Arizona</TD><TD class=WL>25-3</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>3</TD><TD class=name>Kentucky</TD><TD class=WL>29-3</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>4</TD><TD class=name>Pittsburgh</TD><TD class=WL>26-4</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>5</TD><TD class=name>Maryland</TD><TD class=WL>19-9</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>6</TD><TD class=name>Louisville</TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>7</TD><TD class=name>Illinois</TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>8</TD><TD class=name>Oklahoma</TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>9</TD><TD class=name>Duke</TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>10</TD><TD class=name>Texas</TD><TD class=WL>22-6</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>11</TD><TD class=name>Florida</TD><TD class=WL>24-7</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>12</TD><TD class=name>Mississippi St</TD><TD class=WL>21-9</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>13</TD><TD class=name>Wisconsin</TD><TD class=WL>22-7</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>14</TD><TD class=name>Wake Forest</TD><TD class=WL>24-5</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>15</TD><TD class=name>Syracuse</TD><TD class=WL>24-5</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>16</TD><TD class=name>Georgia</TD><TD class=WL>19-8</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>17</TD><TD class=name>Notre Dame</TD><TD class=WL>22-9</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>18</TD><TD class=name>LSU</TD><TD class=WL>21-10</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>19</TD><TD class=name>Xavier</TD><TD class=WL>25-5</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>20</TD><TD class=name>Marquette</TD><TD class=WL>23-5</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>21</TD><TD class=name>Creighton</TD><TD class=WL>29-4</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>22</TD><TD class=name>Arizona St</TD><TD class=WL>18-11</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>23</TD><TD class=name>Connecticut</TD><TD class=WL>21-9</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>24</TD><TD class=name>Missouri</TD><TD class=WL>21-10</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>25</TD><TD class=name>Purdue</TD><TD class=WL>18-10</TD><TD class=oldAASM> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

2003-2004 Regular Season Final Rankings

Kentucky 1 seeded in tourney

<TABLE id=table9 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=rank>Rank</TD><TD class=name>Name</TD><TD class=WL>W-L</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>1</TD><TD class=name>Duke </TD><TD class=WL>27-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>2</TD><TD class=name>Connecticut </TD><TD class=WL>27-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>3</TD><TD class=name>Georgia Tech </TD><TD class=WL>23-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>4</TD><TD class=name>Cincinnati </TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>5</TD><TD class=name>Oklahoma St. </TD><TD class=WL>26-3</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>6</TD><TD class=name>St. Joseph's </TD><TD class=WL>27-1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>7</TD><TD class=name>Kentucky </TD><TD class=WL>26-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>8</TD><TD class=name>North Carolina </TD><TD class=WL>18-10</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>9</TD><TD class=name>Gonzaga </TD><TD class=WL>27-2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>10</TD><TD class=name>Louisville </TD><TD class=WL>20-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>11</TD><TD class=name>Wake Forest </TD><TD class=WL>19-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>12</TD><TD class=name>North Carolina St. </TD><TD class=WL>20-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>13</TD><TD class=name>Texas </TD><TD class=WL>23-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>14</TD><TD class=name>Wisconsin </TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>15</TD><TD class=name>Pittsburgh </TD><TD class=WL>28-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>16</TD><TD class=name>Stanford </TD><TD class=WL>29-1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>17</TD><TD class=name>Maryland </TD><TD class=WL>19-11</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>18</TD><TD class=name>Florida </TD><TD class=WL>20-10</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>19</TD><TD class=name>Mississippi St. </TD><TD class=WL>25-3</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>20</TD><TD class=name>Vanderbilt </TD><TD class=WL>21-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>21</TD><TD class=name>Kansas </TD><TD class=WL>20-8</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>22</TD><TD class=name>Arizona </TD><TD class=WL>20-9</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>23</TD><TD class=name>Illinois </TD><TD class=WL>24-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>24</TD><TD class=name>Providence </TD><TD class=WL>20-8</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>25</TD><TD class=name>Florida St. </TD><TD class=WL>17-13</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

2004-2005 Regular Season Final Rankings

Kentucky 2 seeded in tourney

<TABLE id=table10 border=1><TBODY><TR><TD class=rank>Rank</TD><TD class=name>Name</TD><TD class=WL>W-L</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>1</TD><TD class=name>North Carolina </TD><TD class=WL>27-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>2</TD><TD class=name>Duke </TD><TD class=WL>25-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>3</TD><TD class=name>Illinois </TD><TD class=WL>32-1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>4</TD><TD class=name>Louisville </TD><TD class=WL>27-4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>5</TD><TD class=name>Oklahoma St. </TD><TD class=WL>23-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>6</TD><TD class=name>Wake Forest </TD><TD class=WL>26-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>7</TD><TD class=name>Kansas </TD><TD class=WL>23-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>8</TD><TD class=name>Oklahoma </TD><TD class=WL>24-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>9</TD><TD class=name>Florida </TD><TD class=WL>23-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>10</TD><TD class=name>Michigan St. </TD><TD class=WL>22-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>11</TD><TD class=name>Washington </TD><TD class=WL>26-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>12</TD><TD class=name>Connecticut </TD><TD class=WL>22-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>13</TD><TD class=name>Kentucky </TD><TD class=WL>25-5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>14</TD><TD class=name>Villanova </TD><TD class=WL>22-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>15</TD><TD class=name>Georgia Tech </TD><TD class=WL>19-11</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>16</TD><TD class=name>Alabama </TD><TD class=WL>23-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>17</TD><TD class=name>Arizona </TD><TD class=WL>27-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>18</TD><TD class=name>Cincinnati </TD><TD class=WL>24-7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>19</TD><TD class=name>Syracuse </TD><TD class=WL>27-6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>20</TD><TD class=name>Wisconsin </TD><TD class=WL>22-8</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>21</TD><TD class=name>North Carolina St. </TD><TD class=WL>19-13</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>22</TD><TD class=name>Texas Tech </TD><TD class=WL>20-10</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>23</TD><TD class=name>Texas </TD><TD class=WL>19-10</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>24</TD><TD class=name>Iowa </TD><TD class=WL>21-11</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rank>25</TD><TD class=name>Pittsburgh </TD><TD class=WL>20-8</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[imported_torQQue]

Not too bad if I say so myself.

[alfus21]

Good job QQ

[StrikeoutKing]

Nice research! Very impressive! But here's a quick question...Since we average roughly a #2 seed since Smith started, and a #8 poll ranking is very impressive too, why can't the Cats make it to the Final Four? Being seeded that high means teams like UAB and USC knock you out after round #2 or 3. Impressive? Yes. But stats mean nothing unless it is proven on the court.

[s.w.a.t.]

how long did it take u to figure that out????

[cash money]

great post QQ

[imported_torQQue]

Nice research! Very impressive! But here's a quick question...Since we average roughly a #2 seed since Smith started, and a #8 poll ranking is very impressive too, why can't the Cats make it to the Final Four? Being seeded that high means teams like UAB and USC knock you out after round #2 or 3. Impressive? Yes. But stats mean nothing unless it is proven on the court.

The same reason that the other 300+ teams cant get there. College basketball is just way to balanced to have a team dominate year in and year out. Especially in a one and out tournament where you got the top 64 teams giving it all they have. In Tubbys tenure there has only one repeat national champion. UCONN.. Duke wins alot of games each year just like Kentucky. They to only have 1 national championship in Tubbys tenure.



2005UNC def. Illinois75-70

2004UConn def. Georgia Tech82-73

2003Syracuse def. Kansas81-78

2002Maryland def. Indiana64-52

2001Duke def. Arizona82-72

2000Michigan State def. Florida89-76

1999UConn def. Duke77-74

1998Kentucky def. Utah

[TidesHoss32]

yeah, thats a nice thread QQ, and yeah, you UK fans are definitely spoiled. But that goes to show you that UK is unmatched when it comes to college basketball. I know this Hogs fan would give anything to have numbers like that, lol. A 22-10 season for you all, and everybodys calling for Tubby's head. A 22-10 season in Fayetteville, and Stan Heath seals the deal to become the next governor of Arkansas.

[sf_football]

nice post QQ