Every Kentucky Team Since 1948 Ranked by SOS

[Im The Village Idiot]

Working on a huge project that I'll share more about soon. I'll need help from anyone who can/wants to help. Once things at work relax, I'll dive headfirst and let you all in on it. For now, wanted to share something ChatGPT compiled by comparing Sport-Reference pages for each of these teams.​

1. 2024–25 — SOS 14.04, 3rd nationally: It ranks first because its raw SOS is comfortably the highest of any Kentucky season in the period.
2. 2025–26 — SOS 12.96, 7th nationally: Its exceptionally high 12.96 mark trails only the previous Kentucky season.
3. 1999–00 — SOS 12.71, 1st nationally: It faced the nation’s toughest schedule and owns the highest Kentucky SOS before 2024–25.
4. 2001–02 — SOS 11.99, 3rd nationally: A schedule that ranked third nationally places it just short of the three 12-plus seasons.
5. 2020–21 — SOS 11.49, 11th nationally: Despite the pandemic-altered season, its opponents produced the fifth-highest raw Kentucky SOS.
6. 2006–07 — SOS 11.41, 1st nationally: It played the nation’s highest-rated schedule, finishing only 0.08 behind 2020–21 in raw SOS.
7. 2000–01 — SOS 11.12, 10th nationally: Its double-digit national schedule rank and 11.12 rating complete Kentucky’s group above 11.00.
8. 2017–18 — SOS 10.73, 3rd nationally: The third-toughest schedule nationally gives this season the strongest SOS between 2007–08 and 2020–21.
9. 1986–87 — SOS 10.60, 2nd nationally: It played the country’s second-highest-rated schedule and owns the strongest Kentucky SOS before the 1990s.
10. 2016–17 — SOS 10.49, 18th nationally: Its 10.49 rating narrowly clears the similarly difficult 1982–83 schedule.
11. 1982–83 — SOS 10.46, 3rd nationally: The nation’s third-toughest schedule that season falls only 0.03 behind 2016–17.
12. 2018–19 — SOS 10.29, 20th nationally: It remains above the rest of the field through a solid 10.29 opponent-strength rating.
13. 1983–84 — SOS 10.18, 1st nationally: Although it played the nation’s toughest schedule, its raw rating was slightly below the preceding five entries.
14. 1995–96 — SOS 10.05, 13th nationally: The national champions faced a top-15 schedule that narrowly exceeded 10.00.
15. 1990–91 — SOS 10.04, 14th nationally: Its rating is almost identical to 1995–96, trailing it by only 0.01.
16. 1998–99 — SOS 10.01, 13th nationally: It is the final Kentucky schedule in the period to reach a double-digit raw SOS.
17. 2013–14 — SOS 9.89, 4th nationally: A Final Four run helped produce the fourth-highest final schedule rating in the country.
18. 1997–98 — SOS 9.85, 9th nationally: The championship season faced a top-10 national schedule and finishes just below 2013–14.
19. 1994–95 — SOS 9.71, 16th nationally: Its 9.71 score places it clearly above the tightly packed group immediately below it.
20. 1985–86 — SOS 9.63, 18th nationally: Its schedule was strong enough to edge 1991–92 by three hundredths of a point.
21. 1991–92 — SOS 9.60, 23rd nationally: The Unforgettables’ schedule falls directly behind 1985–86 on the raw scale.
22. 1984–85 — SOS 9.57, 4th nationally: It played the nation’s fourth-toughest schedule, although its raw rating was slightly below the two preceding seasons.
23. 1980–81 — SOS 9.52, 8th nationally: A top-eight national schedule gives it the strongest SOS of Kentucky’s 1979–82 stretch.
24. 1993–94 — SOS 9.47, 17th nationally: Its 9.47 mark places it in the middle of Kentucky’s strong early-1990s schedules.
25. 2002–03 — SOS 9.33, 13th nationally: Despite the team’s elite record, its schedule difficulty ranks almost exactly at the midpoint of these 52 seasons.
26. 1996–97 — SOS 9.26, 20th nationally: Its schedule narrowly exceeds the following 1992–93 Final Four season.
27. 1992–93 — SOS 9.23, 23rd nationally: Its 9.23 rating closes the upper half of the complete Kentucky ranking.
28. 2010–11 — SOS 8.91, 14th nationally: A top-15 national schedule puts the Final Four team at the head of the sub-9.00 group.
29. 2005–06 — SOS 8.88, 4th nationally: Although fourth nationally, its raw SOS trails 2010–11 by 0.03.
30. 1987–88 — SOS 8.87, 21st nationally: Its schedule is essentially tied with 2005–06, finishing one hundredth lower.
31. 2015–16 — SOS 8.84, 25th nationally: Its 8.84 rating completes a tightly packed four-season cluster separated by only 0.07.
32. 2014–15 — SOS 8.67, 23rd nationally: The 38–1 team played a good but not historically exceptional schedule by Kentucky standards.
33. 2003–04 — SOS 8.54, 13th nationally: Its top-15 national schedule narrowly exceeds the 1974–75 national runner-up’s rating.
34. 1974–75 — SOS 8.52, 3rd nationally: Although third nationally in its season, its raw opponent rating ranks 34th across the full 52-year pool.
35. 1989–90 — SOS 8.44, 31st nationally: Its 8.44 mark falls below the preceding pair but remains clearly above the next group.
36. 1978–79 — SOS 8.34, 10th nationally: A top-10 national schedule places it slightly above the modern schedules clustered around 8.10.
37. 2004–05 — SOS 8.10, 26th nationally: Its 8.10 rating narrowly beats the two recent schedules immediately below it.
38. 2022–23 — SOS 8.08, 41st nationally: Its schedule was only two hundredths weaker than 2004–05 but ranked lower nationally.
39. 2021–22 — SOS 8.02, 44th nationally: It is the final season above 8.00 and narrowly trails 2022–23.
40. 1975–76 — SOS 7.97, 8th nationally: The NIT champions played a top-eight national schedule but fall just below the 8.00 threshold.
41. 2011–12 — SOS 7.93, 18th nationally: The national champions’ schedule was respectable, but 40 Kentucky seasons recorded a higher final SOS.
42. 1976–77 — SOS 7.69, 10th nationally: Its top-10 national schedule was somewhat weaker in raw opponent rating than the 1975–76 slate.
43. 2019–20 — SOS 7.46, 57th nationally: Its raw rating ties 2023–24, with the canceled postseason preventing any tournament opponents from strengthening it.
44. 2023–24 — SOS 7.46, 70th nationally: It shares the same raw SOS as 2019–20 but ranked lower relative to its contemporary national field.
45. 1988–89 — SOS 7.45, 40th nationally: Its schedule trails the tied seasons above by only one hundredth.
46. 1979–80 — SOS 7.14, 19th nationally: Its sub-7.20 rating places it near the bottom despite ranking inside the national top 20 that year.
47. 2007–08 — SOS 7.09, 42nd nationally: Its schedule was nearly identical to 1979–80 in raw difficulty but ranked much lower nationally.
48. 2009–10 — SOS 6.82, 52nd nationally: The Elite Eight team played one of Kentucky’s five weakest schedules by this measure.
49. 1977–78 — SOS 6.78, 10th nationally: The national champions faced a top-10 schedule for their season, yet its raw SOS is fourth-lowest in this cross-season comparison.
50. 1981–82 — SOS 5.95, 35th nationally: Its schedule is one of only three in the pool below 6.00.
51. 2012–13 — SOS 5.81, 62nd nationally: A relatively weak schedule places it ahead of only the 2008–09 team.
52. 2008–09 — SOS 4.82, 66th nationally: It finishes last because it is the only Kentucky season in the period with an SOS below 5.00.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

Rank​	Kentucky team​	SOS​	Brief explanation
1​	2024–25​	14.04​	Its 14.04 rating is the highest Kentucky schedule in the entire pool.
2​	2025–26​	12.96​	It falls second because only 2024–25 produced a higher opponent-strength rating.
3​	1999–00​	12.71​	Its nationally elite schedule narrowly trails the two Mark Pope seasons.
4​	2001–02​	11.99​	It is the strongest schedule below the group that exceeded 12.00.
5​	2020–21​	11.49​	The pandemic-altered slate still produced Kentucky’s fifth-highest raw SOS.
6​	2006–07​	11.41​	It ranks just behind 2020–21, separated by only 0.08 points.
7​	2000–01​	11.12​	It completes the seven Kentucky schedules that rated above 11.00.
8​	2017–18​	10.73​	Its 10.73 rating leads the large group between 10.00 and 11.00.
9​	1986–87​	10.60​	It is the highest-rated Kentucky schedule before the 1990s.
10​	2016–17​	10.49​	It narrowly edges 1982–83 by three hundredths of a point.
11​	1982–83​	10.46​	Its schedule is nearly tied with 2016–17 but slightly lower numerically.
12​	2018–19​	10.29​	It ranks between the 1982–83 and 1983–84 schedules.
13​	1983–84​	10.18​	It remains comfortably above the final three schedules exceeding 10.00.
14​	1995–96​	10.05​	The national champions played the strongest schedule of Kentucky’s three entries clustered around 10.00.
15​	1990–91​	10.04​	It trails 1995–96 by only one hundredth.
16​	1998–99​	10.01​	It is the final Kentucky season with a double-digit SOS.
17​	2013–14​	9.89​	Its championship-game run places it at the head of the sub-10.00 group.
18​	1997–98​	9.85​	The championship season sits only 0.04 behind 2013–14.
19​	1994–95​	9.71​	It ranks clearly above the closely packed schedules immediately beneath it.
20​	1985–86​	9.63​	Its rating narrowly exceeds the 1991–92 schedule.
21​	1991–92​	9.60​	The Unforgettables’ slate trails 1985–86 by only 0.03.
22​	1984–85​	9.57​	It sits almost exactly between 1991–92 and 1980–81.
23​	1980–81​	9.52​	It is the strongest Kentucky schedule from the 1970s or earliest 1980s.
24​	1993–94​	9.47​	Its rating places it just below 1980–81 and above 2002–03.
25​	2002–03​	9.33​	The 32–4 team’s schedule lands near the exact midpoint of the ranking.
26​	1996–97​	9.26​	It narrowly outranks the preceding 1992–93 Final Four team.
27​	1992–93​	9.23​	Its 9.23 rating closes the upper portion of Kentucky’s schedules.
28​	2010–11​	8.91​	It leads a four-team cluster separated by only 0.07 points.
29​	2005–06​	8.88​	It trails 2010–11 by three hundredths and edges 1987–88 by one hundredth.
30​	1987–88​	8.87​	Its schedule is effectively even with 2005–06 but fractionally lower.
31​	2015–16​	8.84​	It completes the tightly packed group immediately below 9.00.
32​	2014–15​	8.67​	The 38–1 team played a strong schedule, though not one of Kentucky’s 30 strongest.
33​	2003–04​	8.54​	It narrowly exceeds the 1974–75 national runner-up’s slate.
34​	1974–75​	8.52​	Its schedule trails 2003–04 by only 0.02 points.
35​	1989–90​	8.44​	It lands between the 1974–75 and 1978–79 schedules.
36​	1978–79​	8.34​	It is the final schedule above the 8.30 level.
37​	2004–05​	8.10​	Its schedule narrowly leads three modern seasons clustered near 8.00.
38​	2022–23​	8.08​	It trails 2004–05 by only two hundredths.
39​	2021–22​	8.02​	It is the last Kentucky schedule to exceed 8.00.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

Rank​	Kentucky team​	SOS​	Brief explanation
40​	1975–76​	7.97​	Its rating narrowly misses 8.00 but exceeds the 2011–12 champions’ slate.
41​	2011–12​	7.93​	The national champions faced a respectable schedule that ranks 41st here.
42​	1976–77​	7.69​	It sits below the 7.90 cluster but clearly above the schedules around 7.46.
43​	2019–20​	7.46​	Its schedule ties 2023–24 exactly, with no postseason available to strengthen the final figure.
43​	2023–24​	7.46​	It shares the same raw SOS as 2019–20.
45​	1988–89​	7.45​	It trails the tied schedules above by only one hundredth.
46​	1979–80​	7.14​	It narrowly exceeds the 2007–08 schedule.
47​	2007–08​	7.09​	Its rating is only 0.05 below 1979–80 but clearly ahead of 2009–10.
48​	2009–10​	6.82​	The Elite Eight team played the strongest schedule of the sub-7.00 group.
49​	1977–78​	6.78​	The national champions trail 2009–10 by only 0.04.
50​	1967–68​	6.09​	It is the strongest Kentucky schedule before 1974–75.
51​	1981–82​	5.95​	Its schedule narrowly exceeds the following 1973–74 season.
52​	1973–74​	5.90​	It trails 1981–82 by only five hundredths.
53​	2012–13​	5.81​	Its relatively modest schedule falls just below the two schedules near 5.90.
54​	2008–09​	4.82​	It is the only post-1973 Kentucky schedule below 5.00.
55​	1972–73​	4.34​	It leads the transitional group between the modern and early historical schedules.
56​	1948–49*​	4.20​	Its elite nonconference and NCAA opponents support an estimate just below 1972–73.
57​	1958–59​	3.99​	Its published figure narrowly trails the estimated 1948–49 slate.
58​	1957–58​	3.92​	The national champions’ schedule is only 0.07 behind 1958–59.
59​	1968–69​	3.73​	It falls between the two late-1950s schedules and 1964–65.
60​	1964–65​	3.63​	Its rating is clearly above the estimated 1947–48 schedule.
61​	1947–48*​	3.30​	Its combination of notable road games and three strong NCAA opponents supports a rating near 3.30.
62​	1971–72​	3.29​	It sits essentially even with the estimated 1947–48 slate but one hundredth lower.
63​	1965–66​	3.26​	It ties the following 1966–67 season exactly.
63​	1966–67​	3.26​	Its published SOS is identical to 1965–66.
65​	1970–71​	2.74​	It is clearly below the 3.26 pair but above the two schedules at 2.49.
66​	1956–57​	2.49​	It shares the same schedule rating as 1959–60.
66​	1959–60​	2.49​	It is tied with 1956–57 in raw schedule difficulty.
68​	1960–61​	1.82​	It leads the lower group of schedules rated between 1.00 and 2.00.
69​	1963–64​	1.65​	Its schedule narrowly exceeds the tied seasons at 1.48.
70​	1961–62​	1.48​	It shares the same raw SOS as 1969–70.
70​	1969–70​	1.48​	It ties 1961–62 and remains above 1954–55.
72​	1954–55​	1.05​	Its opponents were slightly above average overall, but only seven schedules rank lower.
73​	1962–63​	0.53​	Its schedule was only modestly stronger than the average Division I slate.
74​	1949–50​	−0.01​	Its schedule rated almost exactly average, but fractionally below zero.
75​	1950–51​	−0.03​	The national champions’ schedule was slightly below the average national schedule.
76​	1955–56​	−0.05​	It trails 1950–51 by two hundredths.
77​	1951–52​	−0.07​	Its schedule was marginally weaker than the other near-zero seasons.
78​	1953–54​	−0.44​	The unbeaten team faced the weakest schedule in this pool by the published raw measure.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

Working on a huge project that I'll share more about soon. I'll need help from anyone who can/wants to help. Once things at work relax, I'll dive headfirst and let you all in on it. For now, wanted to share something ChatGPT compiled by comparing Sport-Reference pages for each of these teams.​

1. 2024–25 — SOS 14.04, 3rd nationally: It ranks first because its raw SOS is comfortably the highest of any Kentucky season in the period.
2. 2025–26 — SOS 12.96, 7th nationally: Its exceptionally high 12.96 mark trails only the previous Kentucky season.
3. 1999–00 — SOS 12.71, 1st nationally: It faced the nation’s toughest schedule and owns the highest Kentucky SOS before 2024–25.
4. 2001–02 — SOS 11.99, 3rd nationally: A schedule that ranked third nationally places it just short of the three 12-plus seasons.
5. 2020–21 — SOS 11.49, 11th nationally: Despite the pandemic-altered season, its opponents produced the fifth-highest raw Kentucky SOS.
6. 2006–07 — SOS 11.41, 1st nationally: It played the nation’s highest-rated schedule, finishing only 0.08 behind 2020–21 in raw SOS.
7. 2000–01 — SOS 11.12, 10th nationally: Its double-digit national schedule rank and 11.12 rating complete Kentucky’s group above 11.00.
8. 2017–18 — SOS 10.73, 3rd nationally: The third-toughest schedule nationally gives this season the strongest SOS between 2007–08 and 2020–21.
9. 1986–87 — SOS 10.60, 2nd nationally: It played the country’s second-highest-rated schedule and owns the strongest Kentucky SOS before the 1990s.
10. 2016–17 — SOS 10.49, 18th nationally: Its 10.49 rating narrowly clears the similarly difficult 1982–83 schedule.
11. 1982–83 — SOS 10.46, 3rd nationally: The nation’s third-toughest schedule that season falls only 0.03 behind 2016–17.
12. 2018–19 — SOS 10.29, 20th nationally: It remains above the rest of the field through a solid 10.29 opponent-strength rating.
13. 1983–84 — SOS 10.18, 1st nationally: Although it played the nation’s toughest schedule, its raw rating was slightly below the preceding five entries.
14. 1995–96 — SOS 10.05, 13th nationally: The national champions faced a top-15 schedule that narrowly exceeded 10.00.
15. 1990–91 — SOS 10.04, 14th nationally: Its rating is almost identical to 1995–96, trailing it by only 0.01.
16. 1998–99 — SOS 10.01, 13th nationally: It is the final Kentucky schedule in the period to reach a double-digit raw SOS.
17. 2013–14 — SOS 9.89, 4th nationally: A Final Four run helped produce the fourth-highest final schedule rating in the country.
18. 1997–98 — SOS 9.85, 9th nationally: The championship season faced a top-10 national schedule and finishes just below 2013–14.
19. 1994–95 — SOS 9.71, 16th nationally: Its 9.71 score places it clearly above the tightly packed group immediately below it.
20. 1985–86 — SOS 9.63, 18th nationally: Its schedule was strong enough to edge 1991–92 by three hundredths of a point.
21. 1991–92 — SOS 9.60, 23rd nationally: The Unforgettables’ schedule falls directly behind 1985–86 on the raw scale.
22. 1984–85 — SOS 9.57, 4th nationally: It played the nation’s fourth-toughest schedule, although its raw rating was slightly below the two preceding seasons.
23. 1980–81 — SOS 9.52, 8th nationally: A top-eight national schedule gives it the strongest SOS of Kentucky’s 1979–82 stretch.
24. 1993–94 — SOS 9.47, 17th nationally: Its 9.47 mark places it in the middle of Kentucky’s strong early-1990s schedules.
25. 2002–03 — SOS 9.33, 13th nationally: Despite the team’s elite record, its schedule difficulty ranks almost exactly at the midpoint of these 52 seasons.
26. 1996–97 — SOS 9.26, 20th nationally: Its schedule narrowly exceeds the following 1992–93 Final Four season.
27. 1992–93 — SOS 9.23, 23rd nationally: Its 9.23 rating closes the upper half of the complete Kentucky ranking.
28. 2010–11 — SOS 8.91, 14th nationally: A top-15 national schedule puts the Final Four team at the head of the sub-9.00 group.
29. 2005–06 — SOS 8.88, 4th nationally: Although fourth nationally, its raw SOS trails 2010–11 by 0.03.
30. 1987–88 — SOS 8.87, 21st nationally: Its schedule is essentially tied with 2005–06, finishing one hundredth lower.
31. 2015–16 — SOS 8.84, 25th nationally: Its 8.84 rating completes a tightly packed four-season cluster separated by only 0.07.
32. 2014–15 — SOS 8.67, 23rd nationally: The 38–1 team played a good but not historically exceptional schedule by Kentucky standards.
33. 2003–04 — SOS 8.54, 13th nationally: Its top-15 national schedule narrowly exceeds the 1974–75 national runner-up’s rating.
34. 1974–75 — SOS 8.52, 3rd nationally: Although third nationally in its season, its raw opponent rating ranks 34th across the full 52-year pool.
35. 1989–90 — SOS 8.44, 31st nationally: Its 8.44 mark falls below the preceding pair but remains clearly above the next group.
36. 1978–79 — SOS 8.34, 10th nationally: A top-10 national schedule places it slightly above the modern schedules clustered around 8.10.
37. 2004–05 — SOS 8.10, 26th nationally: Its 8.10 rating narrowly beats the two recent schedules immediately below it.
38. 2022–23 — SOS 8.08, 41st nationally: Its schedule was only two hundredths weaker than 2004–05 but ranked lower nationally.
39. 2021–22 — SOS 8.02, 44th nationally: It is the final season above 8.00 and narrowly trails 2022–23.
40. 1975–76 — SOS 7.97, 8th nationally: The NIT champions played a top-eight national schedule but fall just below the 8.00 threshold.
41. 2011–12 — SOS 7.93, 18th nationally: The national champions’ schedule was respectable, but 40 Kentucky seasons recorded a higher final SOS.
42. 1976–77 — SOS 7.69, 10th nationally: Its top-10 national schedule was somewhat weaker in raw opponent rating than the 1975–76 slate.
43. 2019–20 — SOS 7.46, 57th nationally: Its raw rating ties 2023–24, with the canceled postseason preventing any tournament opponents from strengthening it.
44. 2023–24 — SOS 7.46, 70th nationally: It shares the same raw SOS as 2019–20 but ranked lower relative to its contemporary national field.
45. 1988–89 — SOS 7.45, 40th nationally: Its schedule trails the tied seasons above by only one hundredth.
46. 1979–80 — SOS 7.14, 19th nationally: Its sub-7.20 rating places it near the bottom despite ranking inside the national top 20 that year.
47. 2007–08 — SOS 7.09, 42nd nationally: Its schedule was nearly identical to 1979–80 in raw difficulty but ranked much lower nationally.
48. 2009–10 — SOS 6.82, 52nd nationally: The Elite Eight team played one of Kentucky’s five weakest schedules by this measure.
49. 1977–78 — SOS 6.78, 10th nationally: The national champions faced a top-10 schedule for their season, yet its raw SOS is fourth-lowest in this cross-season comparison.
50. 1981–82 — SOS 5.95, 35th nationally: Its schedule is one of only three in the pool below 6.00.
51. 2012–13 — SOS 5.81, 62nd nationally: A relatively weak schedule places it ahead of only the 2008–09 team.
52. 2008–09 — SOS 4.82, 66th nationally: It finishes last because it is the only Kentucky season in the period with an SOS below 5.00.

As I have pointed out before every schedule we have played rated above 10.50 has resulted in at least 10 loses.

 

[mhs1964]

It also shows that reasonable schedules do not preclude championships

 

[chroix]

Nice work man. Keep adding to this thread as your project develops. Very interested to see what you come up with. Also glad to throw some compute at it if you need assistance.

 

[Eight_Banners]

Rank​	Kentucky team​	SOS​	Brief explanation
1​	2024–25​	14.04​	Its 14.04 rating is the highest Kentucky schedule in the entire pool.
2​	2025–26​	12.96​	It falls second because only 2024–25 produced a higher opponent-strength rating.
3​	1999–00​	12.71​	Its nationally elite schedule narrowly trails the two Mark Pope seasons.
4​	2001–02​	11.99​	It is the strongest schedule below the group that exceeded 12.00.
5​	2020–21​	11.49​	The pandemic-altered slate still produced Kentucky’s fifth-highest raw SOS.
6​	2006–07​	11.41​	It ranks just behind 2020–21, separated by only 0.08 points.
7​	2000–01​	11.12​	It completes the seven Kentucky schedules that rated above 11.00.
8​	2017–18​	10.73​	Its 10.73 rating leads the large group between 10.00 and 11.00.
9​	1986–87​	10.60​	It is the highest-rated Kentucky schedule before the 1990s.
10​	2016–17​	10.49​	It narrowly edges 1982–83 by three hundredths of a point.
11​	1982–83​	10.46​	Its schedule is nearly tied with 2016–17 but slightly lower numerically.
12​	2018–19​	10.29​	It ranks between the 1982–83 and 1983–84 schedules.
13​	1983–84​	10.18​	It remains comfortably above the final three schedules exceeding 10.00.
14​	1995–96​	10.05​	The national champions played the strongest schedule of Kentucky’s three entries clustered around 10.00.
15​	1990–91​	10.04​	It trails 1995–96 by only one hundredth.
16​	1998–99​	10.01​	It is the final Kentucky season with a double-digit SOS.
17​	2013–14​	9.89​	Its championship-game run places it at the head of the sub-10.00 group.
18​	1997–98​	9.85​	The championship season sits only 0.04 behind 2013–14.
19​	1994–95​	9.71​	It ranks clearly above the closely packed schedules immediately beneath it.
20​	1985–86​	9.63​	Its rating narrowly exceeds the 1991–92 schedule.
21​	1991–92​	9.60​	The Unforgettables’ slate trails 1985–86 by only 0.03.
22​	1984–85​	9.57​	It sits almost exactly between 1991–92 and 1980–81.
23​	1980–81​	9.52​	It is the strongest Kentucky schedule from the 1970s or earliest 1980s.
24​	1993–94​	9.47​	Its rating places it just below 1980–81 and above 2002–03.
25​	2002–03​	9.33​	The 32–4 team’s schedule lands near the exact midpoint of the ranking.
26​	1996–97​	9.26​	It narrowly outranks the preceding 1992–93 Final Four team.
27​	1992–93​	9.23​	Its 9.23 rating closes the upper portion of Kentucky’s schedules.
28​	2010–11​	8.91​	It leads a four-team cluster separated by only 0.07 points.
29​	2005–06​	8.88​	It trails 2010–11 by three hundredths and edges 1987–88 by one hundredth.
30​	1987–88​	8.87​	Its schedule is effectively even with 2005–06 but fractionally lower.
31​	2015–16​	8.84​	It completes the tightly packed group immediately below 9.00.
32​	2014–15​	8.67​	The 38–1 team played a strong schedule, though not one of Kentucky’s 30 strongest.
33​	2003–04​	8.54​	It narrowly exceeds the 1974–75 national runner-up’s slate.
34​	1974–75​	8.52​	Its schedule trails 2003–04 by only 0.02 points.
35​	1989–90​	8.44​	It lands between the 1974–75 and 1978–79 schedules.
36​	1978–79​	8.34​	It is the final schedule above the 8.30 level.
37​	2004–05​	8.10​	Its schedule narrowly leads three modern seasons clustered near 8.00.
38​	2022–23​	8.08​	It trails 2004–05 by only two hundredths.
39​	2021–22​	8.02​	It is the last Kentucky schedule to exceed 8.00.

Is your data suggesting that writing Mark Pope off as UK's head coach following the two most stacked UK schedules in UK basketball history and significant rotational injuries is premature?

 

[PastorofMuppets82]

Is your data suggesting that writing Mark Pope off as UK's head coach following the two most stacked UK schedules in UK basketball history and significant rotational injuries is premature?

Shhhhh... You'll draw the ire of the irrational fair-weather fans.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

Seems logical. I haven’t written Mark off just yet.

 

[Anon1768287303]

Is your data suggesting that writing Mark Pope off as UK's head coach following the two most stacked UK schedules in UK basketball history and significant rotational injuries is premature?

That conversation could definitely be had.