The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
Kentucky vs. Louisville
6Belt meetings
2Kentucky wins
4Louisville wins
4Title changes
Kentucky and Louisville have met 6 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from March 12, 1959 to March 31, 2012. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Louisville leads the belt series 4–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | Mar 12, 1959 | Louisville beat Kentucky 76–61 Postseason | Title change |
| 786 | Mar 25, 1983 | Louisville beat Kentucky 80–68 Postseason | Defense |
| 1,175 | Dec 30, 1996 | Kentucky beat Louisville 74–54 | Defense |
| 1,235 | Dec 25, 1998 | Louisville beat Kentucky 83–74 | Title change |
| 1,372 | Dec 28, 2002 | Louisville beat Kentucky 81–63 | Title change |
| 1,745 | Mar 31, 2012 | Kentucky beat Louisville 69–61 Postseason | Title change |