Kentucky’s Tournament Appearances

Thursday, March 26, 1998 | 8:15 a.m.

Kentucky (81-35)

Adolph Rupp

1942 - beat Illinois 46-44; lost to Dartmouth 47-28. Final Four.

1945 - lost to Ohio State 45-37; beat Tufts 66-56.

1948 - beat Columbia 76-53; beat Holy Cross 60-52; beat Baylor 58-42. NCAA champion.

1949 - beat Villanova 85-72; beat Illinois 76-47; beat Oklahoma A&M 46-36. NCAA champion.

1951 - beat Louisville 79-68; beat St. John's 59-43; beat Illinois 76-74; beat Kansas State 68-58. NCAA champion.

1952 - beat Penn State 82-54; lost to St. John's 64-57.

1955 - lost to Marquette 79-71; beat Penn State 84-59.

1956 - beat Wayne State, Mich. 84-64; lost to Iowa 89-77.

1957 - beat Pittsburgh 98-92; lost to Michigan State 80-68.

1958 - beat Miami, Ohio 94-70; beat Notre Dame 89-56; beat Temple 61-60; beat Seattle 84-72. NCAA champion.

1959 - lost to Louisville 76-61; beat Marquette 98-69.

1961 - beat Morehead State 71-64; lost to Ohio State 87-74.

1962 - beat Butler 81-60; lost to Ohio State 74-64.

1964 - lost to Ohio University 85-69; lost to Loyola, Ill. 100-91.

1966 - beat Dayton 86-79; beat Michigan 84-77; beat Duke 83-79; lost to Texas Western 72-65. NCAA runnerup.

1968 - beat Marquette 107-89; lost to Ohio State 82-81.

1969 - lost to Marquette 81-74; beat Miami, Ohio 72-71.

1970 - beat Notre Dame 109-99; lost to Jacksonville 106-100.

1971 - lost to Western Kentucky 107-83; lost to Marquette 91-74.

1972 - beat Marquette 85-69; lost to Florida State 73-54.

Joe B. Hall

1973 - beat Austin Peay 106-100, OT; lost to Indiana 72-65.

1975 - beat Marquette 76-54; beat Central Michigan 90-73; beat Indiana 92-90; beat Syracuse 95-79; lost to UCLA 92-85. NCAA runnerup.

1977 - beat Princeton 72-58; beat VMI 93-78; lost to North Carolina 79-72.

1978 - beat Florida State 85-76; beat Miami, Ohio 91-69; beat Michigan State 52-49; beat Arkansas 64-59; beat Duke 94-88. NCAA champion.

1980 - beat Florida State 97-78; lost to Duke 55-54.

1981 - lost to Alabama-Birmingham 69-62.

1982 - lost to Middle Tennessee State 50-44.

1983 - beat Ohio University 57-40; beat Indiana 64-59; lost to Louisville 80-68, OT.

1984 - beat Brigham Young 93-68; beat Louisville 72-67; beat Illinois 54-51; lost to Georgetown 53-40. Final Four.

1985 - beat Washington 66-58; beat UNLV 64-61; lost to St. John's 86-70.

Eddie Sutton

1986 - beat Davidson 75-55; beat Western Kentucky 71-64; beat Alabama 68-63; lost to LSU 59-57.

1987 - lost to Ohio State 91-77.

1988 - beat Southern University 99-84; beat Maryland 90-81; lost to Villanova 80-74.

Rick Pitino

1992 - beat Old Dominion 88-69; beat Iowa State 106-98; beat Massachusetts 87-77; lost to Duke 104-103, OT.

1993 - beat Rider 96-52; beat Utah 83-62; beat Wake Forest 103-69; beat Florida State 106-81; lost to Michigan 81-78, OT. Final Four.

1994 - beat Tennessee State 83-70; lost to Marquette 75-63.

1995 - beat Mount St. Mary's, Md. 113-67; beat Tulane 82-60; beat Arizona State 97-73; lost to North Carolina 74-61.

1996 - beat San Jose State 110-72; beat Virginia Tech 84-60; beat Utah 101-70; beat Wake Forest 83-63; beat Massachusetts 81-74; beat Syracuse 76-67. NCAA champion.

1997 - beat Montana 92-54; beat Iowa 75-69; beat St. Joseph's 83-68; beat Utah 72-59; beat Minnesota 78-69. lost to Arizona 84-79, OT. NCAA runnerup.

Tubby Smith

1998 - beat South Carolina State 82-67; beat Saint Louis 88-61; beat UCLA 94-68; beat Duke 86-84.

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