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The Tar Heels. The Gators. The Hoosiers. Duke. I Still Hate Laettner t-shirts. The Vols. Puke Orange. Rocky Slop. The Cards. L’s down. Little Brother. U of Ls.
We all know the cast. What would the Kentucky wildcats be without bitter rivals?
These teams wrench the guts of BBN when they dash an NCAA Tournament run or escape with a win on the gridiron thanks to their extreme luck, the refs, and UK slip-ups. These teams also are the most important teams to the Kentucky Wildcats, for what sweeter victories has UK known than the ‘98 Elite Eight win over Duke, knocking Louisville out of the 2012 Final Four, taking down #9 and #11 Louisville with incredible football victories in ‘07 and ‘16, and so many other wins doubled in value because it was against one of them?
If the Joker killed Batman, what would he do without him? What would a school be without its rivals?
How can one rank the rivals of the Wildcats? With extreme controversy of course! The second I list ‘em all 1-10 the comments shall flood with “helpful and constructive criticism” of how I could “revise” my rankings.
Oh, how fun sports opinions are, and how fun to ignore and bash everyone else’s! But today I’m going to do something a bit different and ask for your opinion up front. In the polls below cast your vote for who you think is Kentucky’s biggest, second biggest, third biggest, fourth biggest, and fifth biggest rival—and if you wish leave a comment below explaining your reasoning. So have at it, and don’t forget how atrocious Tennessee orange is!
Poll
Who is UK’s absolute BIGGEST rival?
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1%
Saint Peter’s
(15 votes) -
50%
Louisville
(645 votes) -
17%
Tennessee
(217 votes) -
27%
Duke
(353 votes) -
1%
North Carolina
(17 votes) -
0%
Florida
(9 votes) -
1%
Other
(14 votes)
Poll
Who is UK’s SECOND biggest rival?
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2%
Florida
(27 votes) -
2%
North Carolina
(30 votes) -
4%
Indiana
(51 votes) -
28%
Duke
(309 votes) -
28%
Louisville
(303 votes) -
32%
Tennessee
(344 votes) -
0%
Other
(4 votes)
Poll
Who is UK’s THIRD biggest rival?
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11%
North Carolina
(113 votes) -
26%
Duke
(265 votes) -
6%
Louisville
(65 votes) -
7%
Indiana
(70 votes) -
36%
Tennessee
(362 votes) -
11%
Florida
(115 votes) -
0%
Other
(9 votes)
Poll
Who is UK’s FOURTH biggest rival?
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11%
Duke
(103 votes) -
1%
Louisville
(14 votes) -
35%
North Carolina
(317 votes) -
27%
Florida
(247 votes) -
12%
Tennessee
(109 votes) -
10%
Indiana
(94 votes) -
2%
Other
(20 votes)
Poll
Who is UK’s FIFTH biggest rival?
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17%
Indiana
(143 votes) -
3%
Tennessee
(28 votes) -
5%
Duke
(45 votes) -
0%
Louisville
(8 votes) -
31%
North Carolina
(262 votes) -
33%
Florida
(277 votes) -
7%
Other
(66 votes)
And now for my favorite...
Poll
Who is your LEAST FAVORITE team?
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1%
Vanderbilt
(11 votes) -
58%
Duke
(550 votes) -
1%
Saint Peter’s
(16 votes) -
12%
Louisville
(114 votes) -
7%
Tennessee
(69 votes) -
1%
Florida
(11 votes) -
2%
Indiana
(28 votes) -
2%
North Carolina
(23 votes) -
5%
Kansas
(54 votes) -
1%
UConn
(11 votes) -
1%
UCLA
(17 votes) -
0%
Arizona
(3 votes) -
3%
Auburn
(30 votes) -
0%
Georgia
(6 votes)
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