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Kentucky

latest conference era: SEC

Loaded Seasons57
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2023 | +24.3
Best Finish#18 in 2021
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +24.3 PWR +6.7 2017: 7-6, margin -35, power +6.7, resume 79 / 100, final rank #712018: 10-3, margin +127, power +11.5, resume 98 / 100, final rank #292019: 8-5, margin +102, power +13.8, resume 85 / 100, final rank #222020: 5-6, margin -45, power +7.5, resume 73 / 100, final rank #202021: 10-3, margin +138, power +18.7, resume 97 / 100, final rank #182022: 7-6, margin +15, power +23.3, resume 92 / 100, final rank #362023: 7-6, margin +42, power +24.3, resume 96 / 100, final rank #282024: 4-8, margin -18, power +21.2, resume 81 / 100, final rank #512025: 5-7, margin -41, power +21.2, resume 92 / 100, final rank #552026: 7-1, margin +65, power +23.9, resume 100 / 100, final rank #37 2017: 7-6, margin -35, power +6.7, resume 79 / 100, final rank #71+6.72018: 10-3, margin +127, power +11.5, resume 98 / 100, final rank #29+11.52019: 8-5, margin +102, power +13.8, resume 85 / 100, final rank #22+13.82020: 5-6, margin -45, power +7.5, resume 73 / 100, final rank #20+7.52021: 10-3, margin +138, power +18.7, resume 97 / 100, final rank #18+18.72022: 7-6, margin +15, power +23.3, resume 92 / 100, final rank #36+23.32023: 7-6, margin +42, power +24.3, resume 96 / 100, final rank #28+24.32024: 4-8, margin -18, power +21.2, resume 81 / 100, final rank #51+21.22025: 5-7, margin -41, power +21.2, resume 92 / 100, final rank #55+21.22026: 7-1, margin +65, power +23.9, resume 100 / 100, final rank #37+23.9 20177-6201810-320198-520205-6202110-320227-620237-620244-820255-720267-1

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 57

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +22.2

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +1.7

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.3

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2023 | +24.3

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2023

The last season that closed stronger was 2023.

Best Resume Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current resume.

Best Finish 2021 | #18

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2026 | 100 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #1 | Power #2

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 100th | Power 96th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 1977 | 10-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #37 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 7-1
Program baseline +22.2 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.3 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2023 Season

Ended at power +24.3, record 7-6, and final loaded-board rank #28.

Best Loaded Resume

2018 Season

Resume 98 / 100 with 10 wins and a 77% win rate.

Best Record

10-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 1977, with a margin of +141.

Roughest Loaded Season

1982 Season

0-10 with power -- and margin -191.

Best resume season

2026 | 100 / 100

Latest versus standard

+1.7

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

57 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 SECFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 7-1 #37 +23.9 100 +65 Open team page
2025 SECFBS In range 5-7 #55 +21.2 92 −41 Program view
2024 SECFBS In range 4-8 #51 +21.2 81 −18 Program view
2023 SECFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 7-6 #28 +24.3 96 +42 Program view
2022 SECFBS In range 7-6 #36 +23.3 92 +15 Program view
2021 SECFBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 10-3 #18 +18.7 97 +138 Program view
2020 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #20 +7.5 73 −45 Program view
2019 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #22 +13.8 85 +102 Program view
2018 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-3 #29 +11.5 98 +127 Program view
2017 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #71 +6.7 79 −35 Program view
2016 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #59 +7.9 82 −17 Program view
2015 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #68 +7.2 64 −33 Program view
2014 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #72 +6.5 70 −25 Program view
2013 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-10 #98 +5.2 40 −128 Program view
2012 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-10 #86 +3.9 31 −157 Program view
2011 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #68 +7.1 60 −106 Program view
2010 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-7 #59 +9.1 74 +37 Program view
2009 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #57 +8.5 85 +44 Program view
2008 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #67 +8.4 80 +15 Program view
2007 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #50 +11.1 94 +90 Program view
2006 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #51 +10.1 93 −22 Program view
2005 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #94 +5.4 32 −136 Program view
2004 SECFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #94 +5.5 26 −168 Program view
2003 SECFBS In range 4-8 #-- -- -- +7 Program view
2002 SECFBS In range 7-5 #-- -- -- +84 Program view
2001 SECFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −108 Program view
2000 SECFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −129 Program view
1999 SECFBS In range 6-6 #-- -- -- −15 Program view
1998 SECFBS In range 7-5 #-- -- -- +56 Program view
1997 SECFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −14 Program view
1996 SECFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −184 Program view
1995 SECFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −46 Program view
1994 SECFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −256 Program view
1993 SECFBS In range 6-6 #-- -- -- +11 Program view
1992 SECFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −73 Program view
1991 SECFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −78 Program view
1990 SECFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −88 Program view
1989 SECFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −8 Program view
1988 SECFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- +9 Program view
1987 SECFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- +71 Program view
1986 SECFBS In range 5-5 #-- -- -- +21 Program view
1985 SECFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −17 Program view
1984 SECFBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +72 Program view
1983 SECFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −9 Program view
1982 SECFBS In range 0-10 #-- -- -- −191 Program view
1981 SECFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −88 Program view
1980 SECFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −113 Program view
1979 SECFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- +37 Program view
1978 SECFBS In range 4-6 #-- -- -- +4 Program view
1977 SECFBS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 10-1 #-- -- -- +141 Program view
1976 SECFBS In range 8-4 #-- -- -- +58 Program view
1975 SECFBS In range 2-8 #-- -- -- −51 Program view
1974 SECFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +54 Program view
1973 SECFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- +30 Program view
1972 SECFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −101 Program view
1971 SECFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −140 Program view
1970 SECFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −102 Program view