Kentucky has dominated Alabama in SEC Tournament meetings

Kentucky owns 32 SEC Tournament titles. Alabama is way behind with eight titles but the Crimson Tide are second in the league in this event ahead of Tennessee (five), Florida (four), Auburn (three), and Mississippi State (three). We will see these two programs meet for the 20th time in this event in the 65th SEC Tournament.

The Big Blue has owned Roll Tide in this event.

1941	Semifinals	Kentucky 39, Alabama 37	Louisville
1942	Championship	Kentucky 36, Alabama 34	Louisville
1945	Semifinals	Kentucky 52, Alabama 41	Louisville
1946	Semifinals	Kentucky 59, Alabama 30	Louisville
1979	Quarterfinals	Kentucky 101, Alabama 100	Birmingham
1982	Championship	No. 18 Alabama 48, No. 15 Kentucky 46	Lexington
1983	Quarterfinals	Alabama 69, No. 10 Kentucky 64	Birmingham
1984	Semifinals	No. 3 Kentucky 48, Alabama 46	Nashville
1986	Championship	No. 3 Kentucky 83, Alabama 72	Lexington
1992	Championship	No. 9 Kentucky 80, No. 17 Alabama 54	Birmingham
1998	Quarterfinals	No. 7 Kentucky 82, Alabama 71	Atlanta
2006	Quarterfinals	Kentucky 68, Alabama 61	Nashville
2007	First Round	Kentucky 79, Alabama 67	Atlanta
2010	Quarterfinals	No. 2 Kentucky 73, Alabama 67	Nashville
2011	Semifinals	No. 15 Kentucky 72, Alabama 58	Atlanta
2016	Quarterfinals	No. 16 Kentucky 85, Alabama 59	Nashville
2017	Semifinals	No. 8 Kentucky 79, Alabama 74	Nashville
2018	Semifinals	Kentucky 86, Alabama 63	St. Louis
2019	Quarterfinals	No. 4 Kentucky 73, Alabama 55	Nashville
2025	Quarterfinals	No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 15 Kentucky	Nashville

Kentucky owns a 117-43 overall series lead. The Cats will meet Alabama on the hardwood for the 161st time on Friday night at Bridgestone Arena. In the SEC Tournament, UK is 17-2 against the Tide. UK is 1-1 in ranked vs. ranked matchups versus Bama in the SEC Tournament.

These two programs have met seven times in Nashville at this event. Kentucky has never lost to Alabama in the Music City. This meeting will be only the third time we’ve seen a ranked vs. ranked matchup between these two programs in the SEC Tournament. Both of those meetings occurred in the championship.

Alabama is going for a third win over Kentucky but the Wildcats have owned the Tide in postseason meetings. Nate Oats‘ program will be looking for their first SEC Tournament victory over UK since 1983.

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