The Kentucky Wildcats compete in the SEC and hold an all-time record of 2447–784 (.757 winning percentage) across 122 recorded seasons dating back to 1902-03. The program has won 8 NCAA national championships (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012) and reached 17 Final Fours.
1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21-13 | 10-8 (SEC) | Mark Pope | AP #9 |
| 2024-25 | 24-12 | 10-8 (SEC) | Mark Pope | AP #4 |
| 2023-24 | 23-10 | 13-5 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #6 |
| 2022-23 | 22-12 | 12-6 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #4 |
| 2021-22 | 26-8 | 14-4 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #4 |
| 2020-21 | 9-16 | 8-9 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #10 |
| 2019-20 | 25-6 | 15-3 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #1 |
| 2018-19 | 30-7 | 15-3 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #2 |
| 2017-18 | 26-11 | 10-8 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #5 |
| 2016-17 | 32-6 | 16-2 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #1 |
| 2015-16 | 27-9 | 13-5 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #1 |
| 2014-15 | 38-1 | 18-0 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #1 |
| 2013-14 | 29-11 | 12-6 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #1 |
| 2012-13 | 21-12 | 12-6 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #3 |
| 2011-12 | 38-2 | 16-0 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #1 |
| 2010-11 | 29-9 | 10-6 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #8 |
| 2009-10 | 35-3 | 14-2 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #1 |
| 2008-09 | 22-14 | 8-8 (SEC) | Billy Gillispie | AP #24 |
| 2007-08 | 18-13 | 12-4 (SEC) | Billy Gillispie | AP #20 |
| 2006-07 | 22-12 | 9-7 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #20 |
| 2005-06 | 22-13 | 9-7 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #7 |
| 2004-05 | 28-6 | 14-2 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #3 |
| 2003-04 | 27-5 | 13-3 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #2 |
| 2002-03 | 32-4 | 16-0 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #1 |
| 2001-02 | 22-10 | 10-6 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #4 |
| 2000-01 | 24-10 | 12-4 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #9 |
| 1999-00 | 23-10 | 12-4 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #11 |
| 1998-99 | 28-9 | 11-5 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #3 |
| 1997-98 | 35-4 | 14-2 (SEC) | Tubby Smith | AP #4 |
| 1996-97 | 35-5 | 13-3 (SEC) | Rick Pitino | AP #3 |
| 1995-96 | 34-2 | 16-0 (SEC) | Rick Pitino | AP #1 |
| 1994-95 | 28-5 | 14-2 (SEC) | Rick Pitino | AP #2 |
| 1993-94 | 27-7 | 12-4 (SEC) | Rick Pitino | AP #1 |
| 1992-93 | 30-4 | 13-3 (SEC) | Rick Pitino | AP #1 |
| 1991-92 | 29-7 | 12-4 (SEC) | Rick Pitino | AP #4 |
| 1990-91 | 22-6 | 14-4 (SEC) | Rick Pitino | AP #8 |
| 1989-90 | 14-14 | 10-8 (SEC) | Rick Pitino | |
| 1988-89 | 13-19 | 8-10 (SEC) | Eddie Sutton | |
| 1986-87 | 18-11 | 10-8 (SEC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #9 |
| 1985-86 | 32-4 | 17-1 (SEC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #3 |
| 1984-85 | 18-13 | 11-7 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #18 |
| 1983-84 | 29-5 | 14-4 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #1 |
| 1982-83 | 23-8 | 13-5 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #2 |
| 1981-82 | 22-8 | 13-5 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #2 |
| 1980-81 | 22-6 | 15-3 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #1 |
| 1979-80 | 29-6 | 15-3 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #2 |
| 1978-79 | 19-12 | 10-8 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #6 |
| 1977-78 | 30-2 | 16-2 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #1 |
| 1976-77 | 26-4 | 16-2 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #2 |
| 1975-76 | 20-10 | 11-7 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #6 |
| 1974-75 | 26-5 | 15-3 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #2 |
| 1973-74 | 13-13 | 9-9 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #10 |
| 1972-73 | 20-8 | 14-4 (SEC) | Joe B. Hall | AP #8 |
| 1971-72 | 21-7 | 14-4 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #7 |
| 1970-71 | 22-6 | 16-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #3 |
| 1969-70 | 26-2 | 17-1 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1968-69 | 23-5 | 16-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #3 |
| 1967-68 | 22-5 | 15-3 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #4 |
| 1966-67 | 13-13 | 8-10 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #3 |
| 1965-66 | 27-2 | 15-1 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1964-65 | 15-10 | 10-6 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #8 |
| 1963-64 | 21-6 | 11-3 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1962-63 | 16-9 | 8-6 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #3 |
| 1961-62 | 23-3 | 13-1 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #2 |
| 1960-61 | 19-9 | 10-4 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #19 |
| 1959-60 | 18-7 | 10-4 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #13 |
| 1958-59 | 24-3 | 12-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1957-58 | 23-6 | 12-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #3 |
| 1956-57 | 23-5 | 12-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #3 |
| 1955-56 | 20-6 | 12-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #2 |
| 1954-55 | 23-3 | 12-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1953-54 | 25-0 | 14-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1951-52 | 29-3 | 14-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1950-51 | 32-2 | 14-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1949-50 | 25-5 | 11-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #2 |
| 1948-49 | 32-2 | 13-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | AP #1 |
| 1947-48 | 36-3 | 9-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1946-47 | 34-3 | 11-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1945-46 | 28-2 | 6-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1944-45 | 22-4 | 4-1 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1943-44 | 19-2 | SEC | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1942-43 | 17-6 | 8-1 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1941-42 | 19-6 | 6-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1940-41 | 17-8 | 8-1 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1939-40 | 15-6 | 4-4 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1938-39 | 16-4 | 5-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1937-38 | 13-5 | 6-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1936-37 | 17-5 | 5-3 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1935-36 | 15-6 | 6-2 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1934-35 | 19-2 | 11-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1933-34 | 16-1 | 11-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1932-33 | 21-3 | 8-0 (SEC) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1931-32 | 15-2 | 9-1 (Southern) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1930-31 | 15-3 | 8-2 (Southern) | Adolph Rupp | |
| 1929-30 | 16-3 | 9-1 (Southern) | John Mauer | |
| 1928-29 | 12-5 | 7-4 (Southern) | John Mauer | |
| 1927-28 | 12-6 | 8-1 (Southern) | John Mauer | |
| 1926-27 | 3-13 | 1-6 (Southern) | Basil Hayden | |
| 1925-26 | 15-3 | 8-0 (Southern) | Ray Eklund | |
| 1924-25 | 13-8 | 6-2 (Southern) | Clarence Applegran | |
| 1923-24 | 13-3 | 6-2 (Southern) | George Buchheit | |
| 1922-23 | 3-10 | 0-5 (Southern) | George Buchheit | |
| 1921-22 | 10-6 | 3-1 (Southern) | George Buchheit | |
| 1920-21 | 13-1 | Southern | George Buchheit | |
| 1919-20 | 5-7 | Ind | George Buchheit | |
| 1918-19 | 6-8 | Ind | Andrew Gill | |
| 1917-18 | 9-2 | Ind | Daddy Boles | |
| 1916-17 | 4-6 | Ind | J.J. Tigert | |
| 1915-16 | 8-6 | Ind | Jim Park | |
| 1914-15 | 7-5 | Ind | Alpha Brummage | |
| 1913-14 | 12-2 | Ind | Alpha Brummage | |
| 1912-13 | 5-3 | Ind | J.J. Tigert | |
| 1911-12 | 9-0 | Ind | Edwin Sweetland | |
| 1910-11 | 5-6 | Ind | Hal Iddings | |
| 1909-10 | 4-8 | Ind | Edwin Sweetland | |
| 1908-09 | 5-4 | Ind | J.S. Chambers | |
| 1907-08 | 5-6 | Ind | J.S. Chambers | |
| 1906-07 | 3-6 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1905-06 | 5-9 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1904-05 | 1-4 | Ind | F.E. Schacht | |
| 1903-04 | 1-4 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1902-03 | 1-2 | Ind | Unknown |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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