University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865, UK is the largest university in the state with over 32,000 students.

Athletics

The University of Kentucky is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. The Kentucky's sports teams (nicknamed the Wildcats) include football, men's & women's basketball, women's volleyball, baseball, softball, men's & women's cross country, men's & women's swimming/diving, women's gymnastics, men's & women's soccer, men's & women's track & field (indoor & outdoor), men's & women's golf, men's & women's tennis, and rifle. The men's soccer team competes in the Mid-American Conference because the SEC does not sponsor that sport for men.

Related Topics:
Southeastern Conference - Sports - Football - Basketball - Volleyball - Cross country - Swimming - Diving - Gymnastics - Soccer - Track & field - Golf - Tennis - Rifle - Mid-American Conference

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The University of Kentucky cheerleaders have won the UCA Division I-A Cheerleading Championship 14 times, more than any other school.

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UK has some of the most loyal fans in the country, including the popular Wodie Crew, a staple of Kentucky sporting events.

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Basketball

The University of Kentucky men's basketball team is one of the elite NCAA basketball programs, having earned a total of seven NCAA titles and, at the time of this article, more wins than any other school in the history of the sport. Its seven titles were won by four different coaches - Adolph Rupp - 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1958; Joe B. Hall - 1978; Rick Pitino - 1996; and Tubby Smith - 1998. Four coaches with national titles is a record for men's Division I basketball; North Carolina (3) is the only other school with more than two. UK's Rupp Arena has attained legendary status as one of the top 5 most difficult venues in the country for opponents to play.

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NCAA - NCAA titles - Adolph Rupp - Joe B. Hall - Rick Pitino - Tubby Smith - North Carolina - Rupp Arena

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Football

The football team is typically much less successful than the basketball team, rarely achieving a winning season. As a member of the football-heavy SEC, they compete against many of the top college football progams in the nation. They play at Commonwealth Stadium. Interestingly, Paul 'Bear' Bryant was head football coach for eight seasons. The university was not large enough to overcome ego differences between the winningest college basketball coach, Adolph Rupp, and the winningest college football coach, Bear Bryant, who was twelve years younger than Rupp.

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Commonwealth Stadium - Paul 'Bear' Bryant

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