Florida–Kentucky men's basketball rivalry

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Florida–Kentucky basketball rivalry
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Florida Gators
Kentucky Wildcats logo.svg
Kentucky Wildcats
SportBasketball
First meetingJanuary 23, 1927
Kentucky 44, Florida 36
Latest meetingFebruary 27, 2021
Florida 71, Kentucky 67
Next meetingFebruary 12, 2022 in Lexington
Statistics
Meetings total146
All-time seriesKentucky, 105–41
Longest win streakKentucky, 18 (1942–1964)
Current win streakFlorida, 1 (2021–present)
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Location of Kentucky and Florida

The Florida–Kentucky men's basketball rivalry[1] is an annual rivalry series 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 144 times in total, with Kentucky holding a commanding 104-40 lead in the series. 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). Billy Donovan's arrival to Gainesville increased the competitiveness, with the rivalry placing seventh-best in college basketball on a 2013 ranking by Bleacher Report.[2] In addition, the Gators also hold the distinction of being the only team to ever defeat Kentucky seven straight times.

Game results[]

Source[3]

Kentucky leads the overall series 104–40, and leads the SEC Championship Game series 3–2. However, the rivalry has become much more even lately in the 2000s and 2010s,[4] with Kentucky holding a narrow 17–16 series lead 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 victoriesKentucky victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 1927 Lexington, KY Kentucky 44–36
2 1931 Atlanta, GA Kentucky 56–36
3 1933 Atlanta, GA Kentucky 48–24
4 1934 Atlanta, GA Florida 38–32
5 1942 Louisville, KY Kentucky 42–36
6 1945 Louisville, KY Kentucky 37–35
7 1946 Louisville, KY Kentucky 69–32
8 1948 Louisville, KY Kentucky 87–31
9 1949 Louisville, KY Kentucky 73–36
10 1950 Lexington, KY Kentucky 85–37
11 1952 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 99–52
12 1954 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 97–55
13 1955 Lexington, KY Kentucky 87–63
14 1956 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 81–70
15 1957 Lexington, KY Kentucky 88–61
16 1958 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 78–56
17 1959 Lexington, KY Kentucky 94–51
18 1960 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 75–62
19 1961 Lexington, KY Kentucky 69–68
20 1962 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 81–69
21 1963 Lexington, KY Kentucky 94–71
22 1964 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 77–72
23 1965 Gainesville, FL Florida 84–68
24 1965 Lexington, KY Kentucky 78–61
25 1966 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 78–64
26 1966 Lexington, KY Kentucky 85–75
27 1966 Lexington, KY Florida 78–75
28 1967 Gainesville, FL Florida 89–72
29 1967 Lexington, KY Kentucky 99–76
30 1968 Gainesville, FL Florida 96–78
31 1969 Lexington, KY Kentucky 88–67
32 1968 Gainesville, FL Florida 82–81
33 1970 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 88–69
34 1970 Lexington, KY Kentucky 110–66
35 1971 Lexington, KY Kentucky 101–75
36 1971 Gainesville, FL Florida 74–65
37 1972 Gainesville, FL Florida 72–70
38 1972 Lexington, KY Kentucky 95–68
39 1973 Lexington, KY Kentucky 95–65
40 1973 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 94–83
41 1974 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 91–82
42 1974 Lexington, KY Florida 75–65
43 1975 Lexington, KY Kentucky 86–65
44 1975 Gainesville, FL Florida 66–58
45 1976 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 89–82
46 1976 Lexington, KY Kentucky 96–89
47 1977 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 73–71
48 1977 Lexington, KY Kentucky 104–78
49 1978 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 86–67
50 1978 Lexington, KY Kentucky 88–61
51 1979 Gainesville, FL Florida 76–65
52 1979 Lexington, KY Kentucky 87–81
53 1980 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 76–63
54 1980 Lexington, KY Kentucky 95–70
55 1981 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 69–56
56 1981 Lexington, KY Kentucky 102–48
57 1982 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 91–76
58 1982 Lexington, KY Kentucky 84–78
59 1983 Lexington, KY Kentucky 70–63
60 1983 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 73–61
61 1984 Gainesville, FL Florida 69–57
62 1984 Lexington, KY Kentucky 67–65
63 1985 Lexington, KY Florida 67–55
64 1985 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 76–68
65 1985 Birmingham, AL Florida 58–55
66 1986 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 72–55
67 1986 Lexington, KY Kentucky 80–69
68 1987 Lexington, KY Kentucky 67–62
69 1987 Gainesville, FL Florida 74–56
70 1988 Lexington, KY Florida 58–56
71 1988 Gainesville, FL Florida 83–76
72 1989 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 69–56
73 1989 Lexington, KY Florida 59–53
74 1990 Lexington, KY Kentucky 89–81
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
75 1990 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 78–74
76 1991 Lexington, KY Kentucky 81–65
77 1991 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 90–74
78 1992 Lexington, KY Kentucky 81–60
79 1992 Gainesville, FL Florida 79–62
80 1993 Lexington, KY Kentucky 71–48
81 1993 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 85–77
82 1994 Gainesville, FL Florida 59–57
83 1994 Lexington, KY Kentucky 80–77
84 1994 Memphis, TN Kentucky 73–60
85 1995 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 83–67
86 1995 Lexington, KY Kentucky 87–77
87 1995 Atlanta, GA Kentucky 86–72
88 1996 Lexington, KY Kentucky 77–63
89 1996 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 94–63
90 1996 New Orleans, LA Kentucky 100–76
91 1997 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 92–65
92 1997 Lexington, KY Kentucky 85–56
93 1998 Lexington, KY Florida 86–78
94 1998 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 79–54
95 1999 Lexington, KY Kentucky 93–58
96 1999 Gainesville, FL Florida 75–68
97 2000 Gainesville, FL Florida 90–73
98 2000 Lexington, KY Kentucky 85–70
99 2001 Lexington, KY Kentucky 71–70
100 2001 Gainesville, FL Florida 94–86
101 2002 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 70–68
102 2002 Lexington, KY Kentucky 70–67
103 2003 Lexington, KY Kentucky 70–55
104 2003 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 69–67
105 2004 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 68–65
106 2004 Lexington, KY Kentucky 82–62
107 2004 Atlanta, GA Kentucky 89–73
108 2005 Lexington, KY Kentucky 69–66
109 2005 Gainesville, FL Florida 53–52
110 2005 Atlanta, GA Florida 70–53
111 2006 Gainesville, FL Florida 95–80
112 2006 Lexington, KY Florida 79–64
113 2007 Lexington, KY Florida 64–61
114 2007 Gainesville, FL Florida 85–72
115 2008 Gainesville, FL Florida 81–70
116 2008 Lexington, KY Kentucky 75–70
117 2009 Lexington, KY Kentucky 68–65
118 2009 Gainesville, FL Florida 60–53
119 2010 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 89–77
120 2010 Lexington, KY Kentucky 74–66
121 2011 Gainesville, FL Florida 70–68
122 2011 Lexington, KY Kentucky 76–68
123 2011 Atlanta, GA Kentucky 70–54
124 2012 Lexington, KY Kentucky 78–68
125 2012 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 74–59
126 2012 New Orleans, LA Kentucky 74–71
127 2013 Gainesville, FL Florida 69–52
128 2013 Lexington, KY Kentucky 61–57
129 2014 Lexington, KY Florida 69–59
130 2014 Gainesville, FL Florida 84–65
131 2014 Atlanta, GA Florida 61–60
132 2015 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 68–61
133 2015 Lexington, KY Kentucky 67–50
134 2015 Nashville, TN Kentucky 64–49
135 2016 Lexington, KY Kentucky 80–61
136 2016 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 88–79
137 2017 Gainesville, FL Florida 88–66
138 2017 Lexington, KY Kentucky 76–66
139 2018 Lexington, KY Florida 66–64
140 2018 Gainesville, FL Florida 80–67
141 2019 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 65–54
142 2019 Lexington, KY Kentucky 66–57
143 2020 Lexington, KY Kentucky 65–59
144 2020 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 71–70
145 2021 Gainesville, FL Kentucky 75–58
146 2021 Lexington, KY Florida 71–67
Series: Kentucky leads 105–41

References[]

  1. ^ Horovitz, Bruce. "Kentucky vs. Florida: The SEC's Best (and Only) Basketball Rivalry". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  2. ^ Novak, Thad. "Ranking the 25 Best Rivalries in College Basketball". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ^ "Kentucky's Record versus Florida". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ^ Writer, Brendan Farrell, Sports. "The Gators travel to Kentucky with a lot on the line". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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