Since 1979 UK's Ultimate Seed Almost Exactly Matched Our AP ranking in Poll BEFORE Selection Sunday

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The better our ranking, the better our seed. Historically, the better our seed, the greater our NCAAT success.

Detailed Look at UK's AP Rank Week Before Selection Sunday/How Closely Seed Matched​

Again, please note the AP ranking is from the Monday BEFORE Selection Sunday:

1 Seed (12 times)
1980 AP#2
1984 #3
1986 #3
1993 #4
1995 #3
1996 #1
1997 #6
2003 #2
2004 #8
2010 #2
2012 #1
2015 #1

2 Seed (9 times)
1981 AP#7
1988 #6
1992 #9
1998 #7
2001 #15
2005 #4
2017 #8
2019 #4
2022 #5

3 Seed (4 times)
1983 AP#10
1994 #10
1999 #13
2024 #9

4 Seed (3 times)
2002 AP#12
2011 #15
2016 #16

5 Seed (2 times)
2000 AP#16
2018 UR

6 Seed (2 times)
1982 AP#16
2023 UR

8 Seed (4 times)
1987 UR
2006 UR
2007 UR
2014 UR

11 Seed (1 time)
2008 UR

12 Seed (1 time)
1985 UR