Tubby Smith — Record When Ranked AP Top 5
24–7
77.4%
win rate
+9.2
avg margin
31
games
Games (31)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001-11-15 | 2001–02 | #4 Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | Home | L | 52–64 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 2 | 2001-11-16 | 2001–02 | #4 Kentucky | Marshall | MAC | Home | W | 90–73 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 3 | 2003-02-11 | 2002–03 | #3 Kentucky | #20 Georgia | SEC | Home | W | 87–67 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 4 | 2003-02-15 | 2002–03 | #3 Kentucky | Louisiana State | SEC | Home | W | 68–57 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 5 | 2003-02-19 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | Arkansas | SEC | Away | W | 66–50 | Regular | Bud Walton Arena |
| 6 | 2003-02-23 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | #19 Mississippi State | SEC | Home | W | 70–62 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 7 | 2003-02-26 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | Tennessee | SEC | Home | W | 80–68 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 8 | 2003-03-02 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | #21 Georgia | SEC | Away | W | 74–66 | Regular | Stegeman Coliseum |
| 9 | 2003-03-05 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | W | 106–44 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 10 | 2003-03-08 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | #3 Florida | SEC | Away | W | 69–67 | Regular | Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
| 11 | 2003-03-14 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | Vanderbilt | SEC | Neutral | W | 81–63 | Conf. Tourn. | Caesars Superdome |
| 12 | 2003-03-15 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | Auburn | SEC | Neutral | W | 78–58 | Conf. Tourn. | Caesars Superdome |
| 13 | 2003-03-16 | 2002–03 | #2 Kentucky | Mississippi State | SEC | Neutral | W | 64–57 | Conf. Tourn. | Caesars Superdome |
| 14 | 2003-12-20 | 2003–04 | #2 Kentucky | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 80–41 | Regular | RCA Dome |
| 15 | 2003-12-23 | 2003–04 | #2 Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | Home | W | 101–72 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 16 | 2003-12-27 | 2003–04 | #2 Kentucky | #20 Louisville | CUSA | Home | L | 56–65 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 17 | 2004-01-13 | 2003–04 | #5 Kentucky | #20 Mississippi State | SEC | Away | W | 67–66 | Regular | Humphrey Coliseum |
| 18 | 2004-01-17 | 2003–04 | #5 Kentucky | Georgia | SEC | Home | L | 57–65 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 19 | 2004-01-28 | 2003–04 | #5 Kentucky | Mississippi | SEC | Home | W | 71–61 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 20 | 2004-01-31 | 2003–04 | #5 Kentucky | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | L | 60–66 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 21 | 2005-02-08 | 2004–05 | #5 Kentucky | Florida | SEC | Home | W | 69–66 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 22 | 2005-02-12 | 2004–05 | #5 Kentucky | Georgia | SEC | Home | W | 60–51 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 23 | 2005-02-15 | 2004–05 | #3 Kentucky | South Carolina | SEC | Away | L | 61–73 | Regular | Colonial Life Arena |
| 24 | 2005-02-19 | 2004–05 | #3 Kentucky | Mississippi State | SEC | Home | W | 94–78 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 25 | 2005-02-23 | 2004–05 | #5 Kentucky | Auburn | SEC | Home | W | 81–73 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 26 | 2005-02-26 | 2004–05 | #5 Kentucky | #16 Alabama | SEC | Away | W | 78–71 | Regular | Coleman Coliseum |
| 27 | 2005-03-02 | 2004–05 | #3 Kentucky | Tennessee | SEC | Home | W | 73–61 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 28 | 2005-03-06 | 2004–05 | #3 Kentucky | Florida | SEC | Away | L | 52–53 | Regular | Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
| 29 | 2005-03-11 | 2004–05 | #4 Kentucky | Tennessee | SEC | Neutral | W | 76–62 | Conf. Tourn. | Georgia Dome |
| 30 | 2005-03-12 | 2004–05 | #4 Kentucky | Louisiana State | SEC | Neutral | W | 79–78 OT | Conf. Tourn. | Georgia Dome |
| 31 | 2005-03-13 | 2004–05 | #4 Kentucky | Florida | SEC | Neutral | L | 53–70 | Conf. Tourn. | Georgia Dome |