[Stardust]

^ That was in the regional finals, or elite 8. This year is the first year they have met in a Final 4.

It was the first time both teams faced each other, and you are correct, it was the Elite 8 of the Mid East Region. Cards won that game 80-68

[Real Badman]

fair enough

[MVP2]

Kentucky-77
Louisville-68

[FBALL]

The first ever meeting Kentucky vs Louisville was in the final four. I believe it was 83.

That was the regional finals and that was NOT the first ever meeting between UK and UofL.

[Stardust]

Actually, my bad, I thought you asked if it was the first time we had played each other in the Final Four. Both UK and UofL made it to the Final Four in 1975, 1997 and this year.

Not 1997

[RunItUpTheGut]

Ill settle this.....



[COLOR="Red"]Louisville

NCAA Tournament champions
1980, 1986

NCAA Tournament Final Four
1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2012

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1959, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012

NCAA Tournament appearances
1951, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Conference tournament champions
1928, 1929, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012

Conference regular season champions
1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2009[/COLOR]


[COLOR="Blue"]Kentucky


NCAA Tournament champions
1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998

NCAA Tournament runner up
1966, 1975, 1997

NCAA Tournament Final Four
1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012

NCAA Tournament appearances
1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012

Conference tournament champions
1921, 1933, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011 (Note: There was no SEC tourney from 1953–1978.)

Conference regular season champions
1926, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012[/COLOR]

[RunItUpTheGut]

As you can see from above, this is only the second time (1975, 2012) that Lville and UK have both made it to the final four in the same year.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Quick Facts.....

All Time Wins: 2088 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
All Time Winning Percentage: .763 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
NCAA Championships: 7 (NCAA rank #2)[84]
NCAA Championship Game Appearances: 10 (NCAA rank #2)[84]
NCAA Final Four Appearances: 15 (NCAA rank #3)[84]
NCAA Final Four Wins: 17 (NCAA rank #2)[84]
NCAA Elite-8 Appearances: 34 (NCAA rank #1)[84]
NCAA Sweet-16 Appearances: 43 (NCAA rank #1)[85]
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 52 (NCAA rank #1)[84]
NCAA Tournament Wins: 109 (NCAA rank #1)[84]
NCAA Tournament Games Played: 155 (NCAA rank #1)[84]
NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage: .703 (NCAA rank #5)[84]
Total Postseason Tournament Appearances (NCAA and NIT): 60 (NCAA rank #1)[84]
NBA Draft Picks: 100 (NCAA rank #1)[86]
All-Americans: 55 (NCAA rank #1)[87]
All-American Total Selections: 85 (NCAA rank #1)[87]
First Team Consensus All-Americans: 18 (NCAA rank #2)[88]
First Team Consensus All-American Total Selections: 23 (NCAA rank #4)[88]
AP Poll Top-20/25 Weeks Ranked All Time: 783 (NCAA rank #2)[89]
AP Poll Top-10 Weeks Ranked All Time: 624 (NCAA rank #1)[90]
AP Poll Top-5 Weeks Ranked All Time: 415 (NCAA rank #1)[91]
AP Poll No. 1 Weeks Ranked All Time: 99 (NCAA rank #4)[92]
Final AP Poll Top-25 Finishes: 48 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final AP Poll Top-20 Finishes: 48 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final AP Poll Top-15 Finishes: 43 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final AP Poll Top-10 Finishes: 40 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final AP Poll Top-5 Finishes: 28 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final AP Poll #1 Finishes: 9 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final UPI/Coaches' Poll Top-25 Finishes: 45 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final UPI/Coaches' Poll Top-20 Finishes: 44 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final UPI/Coaches' Poll Top-15 Finishes: 41 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final UPI/Coaches' Poll Top-10 Finishes: 37 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final UPI/Coaches' Poll Top-5 Finishes: 28 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
Final UPI/Coaches' Poll #1 Finishes: 7 (NCAA rank #1)[83]
20-Win Seasons: 56 (NCAA rank #1)[88]
25-Win Seasons: 31 (NCAA rank #2)[88]
30-Win Seasons: 13 (NCAA rank #1)[88]
35-Win Seasons: 5 (NCAA rank #1)[88]
Average Victories Per Season Played: 19.1559633027 (NCAA rank #3)[93]
Average Losses Per Season Played: 5.95412844036 (NCAA rank #1)[94]
Total Winning Seasons: 92 (NCAA rank #2)[95]
Total Non-Losing Seasons (.500 or better): 95 (NCAA rank #2)[88]
Total Coaches With a NCAA Championship Game Appearance: 4 (NCAA rank #2)[96]
Total Coaches With a Final Four Appearance: 5 (NCAA rank #2)[84]
Total Decades With a NCAA Championship Game Appearance: 5 (NCAA rank #3)[96]
Total Decades With a Final Four Appearance: 7 (NCAA rank #1)[84]
Total Coaches With a NCAA Championship: 4 (NCAA rank #1)[84]
Total Decades With a NCAA Championship: 4 (NCAA rank #1)[84]
Total Decades #1 in Total Wins (since 1930): 1 (NCAA rank #2)[97]
Total Decades Top-5 in Total Wins (since 1930): 4 (NCAA rank #1)[98]
Total Decades Top-10 in Total Wins (since 1930): 7 (NCAA rank #1)[99]
Total Decades #1 in Winning Percentage (since 1930): 2 (NCAA rank #1)[100]
Total Decades Top-5 in Winning Percentage (since 1930): 6 (NCAA rank #1)[101]
Total Decades Top-10 in Winning Percentage (since 1930): 7 (NCAA rank #1)[102]
Conference Regular Season Championships: 47 (NCAA rank #2)[85]
Conference Tournament Championships: 28 (NCAA rank #1)[85]
National Attendance Titles: 24 (NCAA rank #1)[83]

(Of the 57 major categories listed above, Kentucky is #1 in 39 of them, #2 in 12 of them, #3 in 3 of them, #4 in 2 of them, and #5 in 1 of them.)

Kentucky can also lay claim to several individual achievements for both players and coaches:


And people wonder why UK fans say were the best overall program of all time.
The above speaks for itself....

[OldSkool46]

Kentucky 64 Louisville 59 Kid Gilchrist player of the game

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[LWC]

Cats SHOULD WIN. However, UL is the hottest team in the land right now.

[zaga_fan]

Cats SHOULD WIN. However, UL is the hottest team in the land right now.

I think the Cats are the hottest...
AFTER the Vandy loss.

If you take that into account then UL is the hottest.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Am i the only one who thinks so, or is Louisville really gay?

[Stardust]

^ yes, they are extremely happy to be in the Final Four!

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