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Florida–Kentucky men's basketball rivalry
First Meeting January 23, 1927
First Result Kentucky 44, Florida 36
Latest Meeting March 3, 2018
Latest Result Florida 80, Kentucky 67
Next Meeting February 2, 2019
Total Number of Meetings 140
Current Streak Florida: 2
All-time Series Kentucky leads 100–40
SEC Championship Game History
Last SEC Championship Game Meeting 2014
All-Time SEC Championship Game Series Kentucky leads 3–2
Men's Basketball National Success
NCAA Final Fours
  • Florida – 5 (tied for 9th all-time)
  • Kentucky – 16 (tied for 3rd all-time)

NCAA Tournament Championships

  • Florida – 2 (tied for 6th all-time)
  • Kentucky – 8 (2nd all-time)

The Florida–Kentucky men's basketball rivalry is a semi-annual rivalry between the Florida Gators and the Kentucky Wildcats basketball teams. The two schools are permanent SEC rivals, meaning that they are scheduled to play twice a year in the SEC regular season while they rotate which four of the other 12 SEC teams they will play twice that season. Florida and Kentucky first met in 1927, with Kentucky winning 44–36. The two teams have played 140 times in total, with Kentucky holding a commanding 100–40 lead in the series. But despite Kentucky's lopsided series lead, this rivalry has produced many memorable games, including several match ups in the SEC Tournament Championship Game (the most recent of which Florida defeated Kentucky 61–60, in 2014). In addition, the Gators also hold the distinction of being the only team to ever defeat Kentucky seven straight times.

Game results

Source[1]

Kentucky leads the overall series 100–40, and leads the SEC Championship Game series 3–2. However, the rivalry has become much more even lately, with Kentucky leading 17–16 since 2005, and Florida having a 2–1 advantage in the last three SEC Championship Game meetings. Kentucky victories are shaded blue, Florida victories are shaded orange. Games with * denote a meeting in the SEC Tournament, while games with ** denote a meeting in the SEC Tournament Championship Game.

Florida victories are shaded ██ orange. Kentucky victories are shaded ██ blue. Ties are white.

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series
1927-01-23 Lexington, KY Kentucky 44 Florida 36 UK 1–0
1931-02-29 Atlanta, GA Kentucky 56 Florida 36 UK 2–0
1933-02-25 Atlanta, GA Kentucky 48 Florida 24 UK 3–0
1934-02-24 Atlanta, GA Florida 38 Kentucky 32 UK 3–1
1942-02-26 Louisville, KY Kentucky 42 Florida 36 UK 4–1
1945-03-01 Louisville, KY Kentucky 37 Florida 35 UK 5–1
1946-02-28 Louisville, KY Kentucky 69 Florida 32 UK 6–1
1948-03-04 Louisville, KY Kentucky 87 Florida 31 UK 7–1
1949-03-03 Louisville, KY Kentucky 73 Florida 36 UK 8–1
1950-12-14 Lexington, KY Kentucky 85 Florida 37 UK 9–1
1952-01-12 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 99 Florida 52 UK 10–1
1954-02-08 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 97 Florida 55 UK 11–1
1955-02-02 Lexington, KY Kentucky 87 Florida 63 UK 12–1
1956-02-06 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 81 Florida 70 UK 13–1
1957-02-02 Lexington, KY Kentucky 88 Florida 61 UK 14–1
1958-01-31 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 78 Florida 56 UK 15–1
1959-01-31 Lexington, KY Kentucky 94 Florida 51 UK 16–1
1960-01-29 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 75 Florida 62 UK 17–1
1961-02-04 Lexington, KY Kentucky 69 Florida 68 UK 18–1
1962-02-02 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 81 Florida 69 UK 19–1
1963-02-02 Lexington, KY Kentucky 94 Florida 71 UK 20–1
1964-02-01 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 77 Florida 72 UK 21–1
1965-01-23 Gainesville, FL Florida 84 Kentucky 68 UK 21–2
1965-01-30 Lexington, KY Kentucky 78 Florida 61 UK 22–2
1966-01-08 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 78 Florida 64 UK 23–2
1966-02-07 Lexington, KY Kentucky 85 Florida 75 UK 24–2
1966-12-17 Lexington, KY Florida 78 Kentucky 75 UK 24–3
1967-01-14 Gainesville, FL Florida 89 Kentucky 72 UK 24–4
1967-12-04 Lexington, KY Kentucky 99 Florida 76 UK 25–4
1968-01-13 Gainesville, FL Florida 96 Kentucky 78 UK 25–5
1969-01-11 Lexington, KY Kentucky 88 Florida 67 UK 26–5
1968-01-13 Gainesville, FL Florida 82 Kentucky 81 UK 26–6
1970-01-10 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 88 Florida 69 UK 27–6
1970-02-14 Lexington, KY Kentucky 110 Florida 66 UK 28–6
1971-01-09 Lexington, KY Kentucky 101 Florida 75 UK 29–6
1971-02-13 Gainesville, FL Florida 74 Kentucky 65 UK 29–7
1972-01-15 Gainesville, FL Florida 72 Kentucky 70 UK 29–8
1972-02-19 Lexington, KY Kentucky 95 Florida 68 UK 30–8
1973-01-13 Lexington, KY Kentucky 95 Florida 65 UK 31–8
1973-02-17 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 94 Florida 83 UK 32–8
1974-01-26 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 91 Florida 82 UK 33–8
1974-02-25 Lexington, KY Florida 75 Kentucky 65 UK 33–9
1975-01-25 Lexington, KY Kentucky 86 Florida 65 UK 34–9
1975-02-24 Gainesville, FL Florida 66 Kentucky 58 UK 34–10
1976-01-24 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 89 Florida 82 UK 35–10
1976-02-21 Lexington, KY Kentucky 96 Florida 89 UK 36–10
1977-01-07 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 73 Florida 71 UK 37–10
1977-02-14 Lexington, KY Kentucky 104 Florida 78 UK 38–10
1978-01-07 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 86 Florida 67 UK 39–10
1978-02-04 Lexington, KY Kentucky 88 Florida 61 UK 40–10
1979-01-03 Gainesville, FL Florida 76 Kentucky 65 UK 40–11
1979-01-27 Lexington, KY Kentucky 87 Florida 81 UK 41–11
1980-01-17 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 76 Florida 63 UK 42–11
1980-02-13 Lexington, KY Kentucky 95 Florida 70 UK 43–11
1981-01-21 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 69 Florida 56 UK 44–11
1981-02-18 Lexington, KY Kentucky 102 Florida 48 UK 45–11
1982-01-20 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 91 Florida 76 UK 46–11
1982-02-17 Lexington, KY Kentucky 84 Florida 78 UK 47–11
1983-01-17 Lexington, KY Kentucky 70 Florida 63 UK 48–11
1983-02-14 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 73 Florida 61 UK 49–11
1984-01-17 Gainesville, FL Florida 69 Kentucky 57 UK 49–12
1984-02-13 Lexington, KY Kentucky 67 Florida 65 UK 50–12
1985-01-19 Lexington, KY Florida 67 Kentucky 55 UK 50–13
1985-02-20 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 76 Florida 68 UK 51–13
1985-03-07 Birmingham, AL Florida 58 Kentucky 55 UK 51–14
1986-01-18 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 72 Florida 55 UK 52–14
1986-02-19 Lexington, KY Kentucky 80 Florida 69 UK 53–14
1987-01-14 Lexington, KY Kentucky 67 Florida 62 UK 54–14
1987-02-14 Gainesville, FL Florida 74 Kentucky 56 UK 54–15
1988-01-20 Lexington, KY Florida 58 Kentucky 56 UK 54–16
1988-02-20 Gainesville, FL Florida 83 Kentucky 76 UK 54–17
1989-01-10 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 69 Florida 56 UK 55–17
1989-02-12 Lexington, KY Florida 59 Kentucky 53 UK 55–18
1990-01-10 Lexington, KY Kentucky 89 Florida 81 UK 56–18
1990-02-12 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 78 Florida 74 UK 57–18
1991-01-23 Lexington, KY Kentucky 81 Florida 65 UK 58–18
1991-02-23 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 90 Florida 74 UK 59–18
1992-01-12 Lexington, KY Kentucky 81 Florida 60 UK 60–18
1992-03-04 Gainesville, FL Florida 79 Kentucky 62 UK 60–19
1993-01-30 Lexington, KY Kentucky 71 Florida 48 UK 61–19
1992-01-12 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 85 Florida 77 UK 62–19
1994-01-18 Gainesville, FL Florida 59 Kentucky 57 UK 62–20
1994-03-02 Lexington, KY Kentucky 80 Florida 77 UK 63–20
1994-03-13 Memphis, TN** Kentucky 73 Florida 60 UK 64–20
1995-01-10 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 83 Florida 67 UK 65–20
1995-02-18 Lexington, KY Kentucky 87 Florida 77 UK 66–20
1995-03-11 Atlanta, GA* Kentucky 86 Florida 72 UK 67–20
1996-02-03 Lexington, KY Kentucky 77 Florida 63 UK 68–20
1996-02-24 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 94 Florida 63 UK 69–20
1996-03-08 New Orleans, LA* Kentucky 100 Florida 76 UK 70–20
1997-01-29 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 92 Florida 65 UK 71–20
1997-02-15 Lexington, KY Kentucky 85 Florida 56 UK 72–20
1998-02-01 Lexington, KY Florida 86 Kentucky 78 UK 72–21
1998-02-18 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 79 Florida 54 UK 73–21
1999-01-02 Lexington, KY Kentucky 93 Florida 58 UK 74–21
1999-02-04 Gainesville, FL Florida 75 Kentucky 68 UK 74–22
2000-02-08 Gainesville, FL Florida 90 Kentucky 73 UK 74–23
2000-03-04 Lexington, KY Kentucky 85 Florida 70 UK 75–23
2001-02-06 Lexington, KY Kentucky 71 Florida 70 UK 76–23
2001-03-04 Gainesville, FL Florida 94 Kentucky 86 UK 76–24
2002-02-29 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 70 Florida 68 UK 77–24
2002-03-02 Lexington, KY Kentucky 70 Florida 67 UK 78–24
2003-02-04 Lexington, KY Kentucky 70 Florida 55 UK 79–24
2003-03-08 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 69 Florida 67 UK 80–24
2004-02-03 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 68 Florida 65 UK 81–24
2004-03-07 Lexington, KY Kentucky 82 Florida 62 UK 82–24
2004-03-14 Atlanta, GA** Kentucky 89 Florida 73 UK 83–24
2005-02-08 Lexington, KY Kentucky 69 Florida 66 UK 84–24
2005-03-06 Gainesville, FL Florida 53 Kentucky 52 UK 84–25
2005-03-13 Atlanta, GA** Florida 70 Kentucky 53 UK 84–26
2006-02-04 Gainesville, FL Florida 95 Kentucky 80 UK 84–27
2006-03-05 Lexington, KY Florida 79 Kentucky 64 UK 84–28
2007-02-10 Lexington, KY Florida 64 Kentucky 61 UK 84–29
2007-03-04 Gainesville, FL Florida 85 Kentucky 72 UK 84–30
2008-01-19 Gainesville, FL Florida 81 Kentucky 70 UK 84–31
2008-03-09 Lexington, KY Kentucky 75 Florida 70 UK 85–31
2009-02-10 Lexington, KY Kentucky 68 Florida 65 UK 86–31
2009-03-07 Gainesville, FL Florida 60 Kentucky 53 UK 86–32
2010-01-10 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 89 Florida 77 UK 87–32
2010-03-07 Lexington, KY Kentucky 74 Florida 66 UK 88–32
2011-02-05 Gainesville, FL Florida 70 Kentucky 68 UK 88–33
2011-02-26 Lexington, KY Kentucky 76 Florida 68 UK 89–33
2011-03-13 Atlanta, GA** Kentucky 70 Florida 54 UK 90–33
2012-02-07 Lexington, KY Kentucky 78 Florida 68 UK 91–33
2012-03-04 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 74 Florida 59 UK 92–33
2012-03-10 New Orleans, LA* Kentucky 74 Florida 71 UK 93–33
2013-02-12 Gainesville, FL Florida 69 Kentucky 52 UK 93–34
2013-03-09 Lexington, KY Kentucky 61 Florida 57 UK 94–34
2014-02-16 Lexington, KY Florida 69 Kentucky 59 UK 94–35
2014-03-08 Gainesville, FL Florida 84 Kentucky 65 UK 94–36
2014-03-16 Atlanta, GA** Florida 61 Kentucky 60 UK 94–37
2015-02-07 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 68 Florida 61 UK 95–37
2015-03-07 Lexington, KY Kentucky 67 Florida 50 UK 96–37
2015-03-13 Nashville, TN* Kentucky 64 Florida 49 UK 97–37
2016-02-06 Lexington, KY Kentucky 80 Florida 61 UK 98–37
2016-03-01 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 88 Florida 79 UK 99–37
2017-02-04 Gainesville, FL Florida 88 Kentucky 66 UK 99–38
2017-02-25 Lexington, KY Kentucky 76 Florida 66 UK 100–38
2018-01-20 Lexington, KY Florida 66 Kentucky 64 UK 100–39
2018-03-03 Gainesville, FL Florida 80 Kentucky 67 UK 100–40

References

  1. ^ "Kentucky's Record versus Florida". Retrieved 16 March 2014.