The 2025 Louisville-Kentucky basketball game will be the rivalry's earliest ever. Why? ... The Cats holds a 40-17 edge in the series and have won 12 of the past 15 meetings.

Mark Pope's Kentucky squad joined the Cards in the Top 25, finishing No. 12. Louisville was unranked at the beginning of the season, cracked the poll in Week 12 and climbed as high as No. 10 ...