Will Kentucky Make the NCAA Tournament?

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Kentucky forward Tre Mitchell (4) runs a play against Arkansas during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Fayetteville, Ark.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Mar 06, 2024, 4:11 PM

Kentucky is having a successful season in the SEC and is expected to play in the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team.

It would be John Calipari’s 12th NCAA Tournament bid as the head coach at Kentucky.

Here are some of the basic ratings for Kentucky, as of March 6: 

Kentucky Tournament Resume

Kentucky March Madness: Last Season

Kentucky advanced to the second round of March Madness in 2023, ultimately losing 75-69 to Jerome Tang’s hot-shooting Kansas State team. 

Kentucky NCAA Tournament History

SeasonNCAA TournamentSeed
2022-23Second Round6
2021-22Lost NCAA Tournament First Round2
2020-21Did Not QualifyN/A
2019-20Did Not QualifyN/A
2018-19Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final2
2017-18Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal5
2016-17Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final2
2015-16Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round4
2014-15Lost NCAA Tournament National Semifinal1
2013-14Lost NCAA Tournament National Final8
2012-13Did Not QualifyN/A
2011-12Won NCAA Tournament National Final1
2010-11Lost NCAA Tournament National Semifinal4
2009-10Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final1
2008-09Did Not QualifyN/A
2007-08Lost NCAA Tournament First Round11
2006-07Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round8
2005-06Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round8
2004-05Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final2
2003-04Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round1
2002-03Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final1
2001-02Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal4
2000-01Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal2
1999-00Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round5
1998-99Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final3
1997-98Won NCAA Tournament National Final2
1996-97Lost NCAA Tournament National Final1
1995-96Won NCAA Tournament National Final1
1994-95Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final1
1993-94Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round3
1992-93Lost NCAA Tournament National Semifinal1
1991-92Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final2
1990-91Did Not QualifyN/A
1989-90Did Not QualifyN/A
1988-89Did Not QualifyN/A
1987-88Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal*2
1986-87Lost NCAA Tournament First Round8
1985-86Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Final1
1984-85Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal12
1983-84Lost NCAA Tournament National Semifinal1

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Chase Kiddy

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.