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 85-69; lost to Loyola of Chicago 100-91.
1966 – beat Dayton 86-79; beat Michigan 84-77; beat Duke 83-79; lost to Texas Western 72-65. NCAA runner-up.
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 runner-up.
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 UAB 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 BYU 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 UMass 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 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 UMass 81-74; beat Syracuse 76-67. NCAA champion.
1997 – beat Montana 92-54; beat Iowa 75-69; beat Saint Joseph’s 83-68; beat Utah 72-59; beat Minnesota 78-69; lost to Arizona 84-79, OT. NCAA runner-up.
Tubby Smith
1998 – beat S.C. State 82-67; beat Saint Louis 88-61; beat UCLA 94-68; beat Duke 86-84; beat Stanford 86-85, OT; beat Utah 78-69. NCAA champion.
1999 – beat New Mexico State 82-60; beat Kansas 92-88, OT; beat Miami (Ohio) 58-43; lost to Michigan State 73-66.
2000 – beat St. Bonaventure 85-80, 2OT; lost to Syracuse 52-50.
2001 – beat Holy Cross 72-68; beat Iowa 92-79; lost to Southern Cal 80-76.
2002 – beat Valparaiso 83-68; beat Tulsa 87-82; lost to Maryland 78-68.
2003 – beat IUPUI 95-64; beat Utah 74-54; beat Wisconsin 63-57; lost to Marquette 83-69.
2004 – beat Florida A&M 96-76; lost to UAB 76-75.
2005 – beat Eastern Kentucky 72-64; beat Cincinnati 69-60; beat Utah 62-52; lost to Michigan State 94-88, 2OT.
2006 – beat UAB 69-64; lost to UConn 87-83.
2007 – beat Villanova 67-58; lost to Kansas 88-76.
Billy Gillispie
2008 – lost to Marquette 74-66.
John Calipari
2010 – beat ETSU 100-71; beat Wake Forest 90-60; beat Cornell 62-45; lost to West Virginia 73-66.
2011 – beat Princeton 59-57; beat West Virginia 71-63; beat Ohio State 62-60; beat North Carolina 76-69; lost to UConn 56-55. Final Four.
2012 – beat Western Kentucky 81-66; beat Iowa State 87-71; beat Indiana 102-90; beat Baylor 82-70; beat Louisville 69-61; beat Kansas 67-59. NCAA champion.
2014 – beat Kansas State 56-49; beat Wichita State 78-76; beat Louisville 74-69; beat Michigan 75-72; beat Wisconsin 74-73. Final Four.
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