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Last Nine years UK has had four number 1 seeds, two number 2 seeds, one number 3 seed, one 4 seed and one 5 seed. For average of 2.2 seeding over Tubby's tenure at UK

Average National Final Ranking for UK over the last nine years is 8.2



Final ESPN/[b]USA Today Coaches Poll[/b]

1996-1997

Kentucky 1 seeded NCAA tourny

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table4 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona (30)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>750</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>35-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>719</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>4</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Minnesota</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>31-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>675</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>North Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>653</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>5</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>34-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>642</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Utah</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>594</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>551</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Clemson</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>437</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Wake Forest</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>432</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Louisville</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>394</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>25</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>387</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Stanford</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>365</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>21</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Iowa St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>356</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>17</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>South Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>320</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Providence</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>300</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>295</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>St. Joseph's-PA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>283</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>California</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>242</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>19</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>New Mexico</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>179</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>174</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>16-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Coll. of Charleston</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>167</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>18</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Xavier-OH</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>142</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>14</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Boston College</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>98</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>20</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>92</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Colorado</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>81</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>23</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>





1997-1998

Kentucky 1 seeded NCAA tourny

<TABLE class=sgmltable id=table5 border=1><TBODY><TR><TH> </TH><TH> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=top align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right colSpan=2>Before NCAAs</TH></TR><TR><TH vAlign=bottom align=right> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left> </TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>Pts</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=right>W-L</TH><TH vAlign=bottom align=left>Rank</TH></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kentucky (29)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>33-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>749</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Utah</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>717</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>7</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>North Carolina (1)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>34-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>688</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Stanford</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>653</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>11</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Duke</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>619</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>1</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arizona</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>30-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>599</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>2</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Connecticut</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>32-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>561</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>29-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Kansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>35-4</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>510</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>34-3</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>3</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Purdue</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>28-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>468</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan St.</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>442</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>12</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Rhode Island</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>364</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>UCLA</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>347</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>17</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>13</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Syracuse</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>313</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>21</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>14</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>302</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>13</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>15</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Maryland</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-11</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>298</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>19-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>24</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>16</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Princeton</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-2</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>295</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>26-1</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>8</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>17</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Michigan</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>25-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>277</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>18</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>18</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>West Virginia</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>224</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>19</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>South Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>173</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>15</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>20</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Mississippi</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>170</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>22-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>10</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>21</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>New Mexico</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>166</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-7</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>19</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>22</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Arkansas</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>24-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>139</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-8</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>16</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>23</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Valparaiso</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>23-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>120</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>21-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Washington</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>20-10</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>106</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>18-9</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>NR</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right>25</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Texas Christian</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-6</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>90</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>27-5</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>16</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>