Kentucky will be looking for its first win over a No. 1 team since 2019 today. (Vicky Graff Photo)
By LARRY VAUGHT
Kentucky will be facing its most difficult game of the season this afternoon when it hosts No. 1 Auburn in Rupp Arena.
Coach Bruce Pearl’s team has seemed to have clicked on all cylinders all season and could well be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
So how has Kentucky fared against No. 1 teams and also against Auburn? Here is information on those matchups provided by UK Athletics:
— Saturday will mark the 122nd all-time meeting between Kentucky and Auburn. UK leads the series 98-23, including 51-2 in Lexington. The Tigers have not won a game in Lexington since 1988.
— This matchup will mark the 14th meeting between the two teams when both are ranked inside of the Associated Press Top 25.
— Kentucky leads the series 9-4 when the two teams are both ranked and owns a 4-0 record against the Tigers in top-25 matchups in Rupp.
— Already winners of seven games against Associated Press Top 15 and five over top-10 teams in 2024-25, which are both program records, the Cats have a chance at additional history on Saturday against the No. 1 Auburn Tigers.
— With a win, UK would tie the record for most regular-season wins against both AP Top-10 and Top-15 teams all-time among any program.
— Should UK get a win against Auburn, it would mark the sixth win over a top-10 team this season, tying Syracuse (2009-10), Duke (1998-99) and Indiana (1992-93) for such victories.
— It would mark the eighth win over an AP Top-15 squad, tying Indiana (1992-93) and Duke (1978-79) in that category.
— All-time UK is 8-16 against No. 1 teams in the land. Kentucky has won two of its last three matchups vs. the No. 1 team in the country, including an 86-69 win over No. 1 Tennessee on Feb. 16, 2019, the last time the top-ranked team visited Rupp Arena.
