Mark Pope — Record When Ranked AP Top 25
at Kentucky
43–24
64.2%
win rate
+7.2
avg margin
67
games
Games (67)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-11-04 | 2024–25 | #23 Kentucky | Wright State | Horizon | Home | W | 103–62 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 2 | 2024-11-09 | 2024–25 | #23 Kentucky | Bucknell | Patriot | Home | W | 100–72 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 3 | 2024-11-12 | 2024–25 | #19 Kentucky | #6 Duke | ACC | Neutral | W | 77–72 | Regular | State Farm Arena |
| 4 | 2024-11-19 | 2024–25 | #9 Kentucky | Lipscomb | ASUN | Home | W | 97–68 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 5 | 2024-11-22 | 2024–25 | #9 Kentucky | Jackson State | SWAC | Home | W | 108–59 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 6 | 2024-11-26 | 2024–25 | #8 Kentucky | Western Kentucky | CUSA | Home | W | 87–68 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 7 | 2024-11-29 | 2024–25 | #8 Kentucky | Georgia State | Sun Belt | Home | W | 105–76 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 8 | 2024-12-03 | 2024–25 | #4 Kentucky | Clemson | ACC | Away | L | 66–70 | Regular | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| 9 | 2024-12-07 | 2024–25 | #4 Kentucky | #7 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 90–89 OT | Regular | Climate Pledge Arena |
| 10 | 2024-12-11 | 2024–25 | #5 Kentucky | Colgate | Patriot | Home | W | 78–67 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 11 | 2024-12-14 | 2024–25 | #5 Kentucky | Louisville | ACC | Home | W | 93–85 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 12 | 2024-12-21 | 2024–25 | #4 Kentucky | Ohio State | B10 | Neutral | L | 65–85 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 13 | 2024-12-31 | 2024–25 | #10 Kentucky | Brown | Ivy | Home | W | 88–54 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 14 | 2025-01-04 | 2024–25 | #10 Kentucky | #6 Florida | SEC | Home | W | 106–100 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 15 | 2025-01-07 | 2024–25 | #6 Kentucky | Georgia | SEC | Away | L | 69–82 | Regular | Stegeman Coliseum |
| 16 | 2025-01-11 | 2024–25 | #6 Kentucky | #14 Mississippi State | SEC | Away | W | 95–90 | Regular | Humphrey Coliseum |
| 17 | 2025-01-14 | 2024–25 | #8 Kentucky | #11 Texas A&M | SEC | Home | W | 81–69 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 18 | 2025-01-18 | 2024–25 | #8 Kentucky | #4 Alabama | SEC | Home | L | 97–102 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 19 | 2025-01-25 | 2024–25 | #9 Kentucky | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | L | 69–74 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 20 | 2025-01-28 | 2024–25 | #12 Kentucky | #8 Tennessee | SEC | Away | W | 78–73 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 21 | 2025-02-01 | 2024–25 | #12 Kentucky | Arkansas | SEC | Home | L | 79–89 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 22 | 2025-02-04 | 2024–25 | #14 Kentucky | #25 Mississippi | SEC | Away | L | 84–98 | Regular | The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| 23 | 2025-02-08 | 2024–25 | #14 Kentucky | South Carolina | SEC | Home | W | 80–57 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 24 | 2025-02-11 | 2024–25 | #15 Kentucky | #5 Tennessee | SEC | Home | W | 75–64 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 25 | 2025-02-15 | 2024–25 | #15 Kentucky | Texas | SEC | Away | L | 78–82 | Regular | Moody Center |
| 26 | 2025-02-19 | 2024–25 | #17 Kentucky | Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | W | 82–61 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 27 | 2025-02-22 | 2024–25 | #17 Kentucky | #4 Alabama | SEC | Away | L | 83–96 | Regular | Coleman Coliseum |
| 28 | 2025-02-26 | 2024–25 | #17 Kentucky | Oklahoma | SEC | Away | W | 83–82 | Regular | Lloyd Noble Center |
| 29 | 2025-03-01 | 2024–25 | #17 Kentucky | #1 Auburn | SEC | Home | L | 78–94 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 30 | 2025-03-04 | 2024–25 | #19 Kentucky | Louisiana State | SEC | Home | W | 95–64 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 31 | 2025-03-08 | 2024–25 | #19 Kentucky | #15 Missouri | SEC | Away | W | 91–83 | Regular | Mizzou Arena |
| 32 | 2025-03-13 | 2024–25 | #15 Kentucky | Oklahoma | SEC | Neutral | W | 85–84 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| 33 | 2025-03-14 | 2024–25 | #15 Kentucky | #5 Alabama | SEC | Neutral | L | 70–99 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| 34 | 2025-11-04 | 2025–26 | #9 Kentucky | Nicholls State | Southland | Home | W | 77–51 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 35 | 2025-11-07 | 2025–26 | #9 Kentucky | Valparaiso | Missouri Valley | Home | W | 107–59 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 36 | 2025-11-11 | 2025–26 | #9 Kentucky | #12 Louisville | ACC | Away | L | 88–96 | Regular | KFC Yum! Center |
| 37 | 2025-11-14 | 2025–26 | #9 Kentucky | Eastern Illinois | OVC | Home | W | 99–53 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 38 | 2025-11-18 | 2025–26 | #12 Kentucky | #17 Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | L | 66–83 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 39 | 2025-11-21 | 2025–26 | #12 Kentucky | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Home | W | 88–46 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 40 | 2025-11-26 | 2025–26 | #19 Kentucky | Tennessee Tech | OVC | Home | W | 104–54 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 41 | 2025-12-02 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | #16 North Carolina | ACC | Home | L | 64–67 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 42 | 2025-12-05 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | #11 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | L | 59–94 | Regular | Bridgestone Arena |
| 43 | 2025-12-09 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | North Carolina Central | MEAC | Home | W | 103–67 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 44 | 2025-12-13 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 72–60 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 45 | 2025-12-20 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | #22 St. John's (NY) | Big East | Neutral | W | 78–66 | Regular | State Farm Arena |
| 46 | 2025-12-23 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | Bellarmine | ASUN | Home | W | 99–85 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 47 | 2026-01-03 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | #14 Alabama | SEC | Away | L | 74–89 | Regular | Coleman Coliseum |
| 48 | 2026-01-07 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | Missouri | SEC | Home | L | 68–73 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 49 | 2026-01-10 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | Mississippi State | SEC | Home | W | 92–68 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 50 | 2026-01-14 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | Louisiana State | SEC | Away | W | 75–74 | Regular | Maravich Assembly Center |
| 51 | 2026-01-17 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | #24 Tennessee | SEC | Away | W | 80–78 | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 52 | 2026-01-21 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | Texas | SEC | Home | W | 85–80 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 53 | 2026-01-24 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | Mississippi | SEC | Home | W | 72–63 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 54 | 2026-01-27 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | #18 Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | L | 55–80 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 55 | 2026-01-31 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | #15 Arkansas | SEC | Away | W | 85–77 | Regular | Bud Walton Arena |
| 56 | 2026-02-04 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | Oklahoma | SEC | Home | W | 94–78 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 57 | 2026-02-07 | 2025–26 | #18 Kentucky | #25 Tennessee | SEC | Home | W | 74–71 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 58 | 2026-02-14 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | #14 Florida | SEC | Away | L | 83–92 | Regular | Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
| 59 | 2026-02-17 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | Georgia | SEC | Home | L | 78–86 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 60 | 2026-02-21 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | Auburn | SEC | Away | L | 74–75 | Regular | Neville Arena |
| 61 | 2026-02-24 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | South Carolina | SEC | Away | W | 72–63 | Regular | Colonial Life Arena |
| 62 | 2026-02-28 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | #25 Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | W | 91–77 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 63 | 2026-03-03 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | Texas A&M | SEC | Away | L | 85–96 | Regular | Reed Arena |
| 64 | 2026-03-07 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | #5 Florida | SEC | Home | L | 77–84 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 65 | 2026-03-11 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | Louisiana State | SEC | Neutral | W | 87–82 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| 66 | 2026-03-12 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | Missouri | SEC | Neutral | W | 78–72 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| 67 | 2026-03-13 | 2025–26 | #25 Kentucky | #4 Florida | SEC | Neutral | L | 63–71 | Conf. Tourn. | Bridgestone Arena |