# 2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Kentucky during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished with a record of 26–9 overall, 10–6 in SEC play for a fourth-place finish. They lost in the 2014 SEC women's basketball tournament to Tennessee. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Wright State in the first round, Syracuse in the second round before losing to Baylor in the sweet sixteen.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 5, 2013* 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Eckerd College | W 83–35 | – | Memorial Coliseum (2,314) Lexington, KY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov. 8, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 | at Marist | W 75–61 | 1–0 | McCann Field House (3,200) Poughkeepise, NY |
| Nov. 10, 2013* 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 | at Wagner | W 96–57 | 2–0 | Spiro Sports Center (1,847) Staten Island, NY |
| Nov. 13, 2013* 11:00 a.m. | No. 7 | Georgia Southern | W 103–38 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum (6,278) Lexington, KY |
| Nov. 17, 2013* 2:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN | No. 7 | Central Michigan | W 96–74 | 4–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,813) Lexington, KY |
| Nov. 21, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Lipscomb | W 116–49 | 5–0 | Memorial Coliseum (5,031) Lexington, KY |
| Nov. 24, 2013* 5:00 p.m., WNAB | No. 7 | at Middle Tennessee | W 84–72 | 6–0 | Murphy Center (4,822) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Nov. 27, 2013* 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Bradley | W 117–77 | 7–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,829) Lexington, KY |
| Dec. 1, 2013* 1:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN | No. 7 | No. 4 Louisville The Battle For The Bluegrass | W 74–69 | 8–0 | Memorial Coliseum (7,963) Lexington, KY |
| Dec. 6, 2013* 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 | vs. No. 9 Baylor | W 133–130 $^{4OT}$ | 9–0 | AT&T Stadium (N/A) Arlington, TX |
| Dec. 12, 2013* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 5 | at DePaul | W 96–85 | 10–0 | Sullivan Athletic Center (2,577) Chicago, IL |
| Dec. 15, 2013* 2:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN | No. 5 | East Tennessee State | W 73–56 | 11–0 | Memorial Coliseum (5,431) Lexington, KY |
| Dec. 22, 2013* 3:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN | No. 5 | No. 2 Duke | L 61–67 | 11–1 | Rupp Arena (23,706) Lexington, KY |
| Dec. 29, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 | Grambling State | W 109–46 | 12–1 | Memorial Coliseum (5,165) Lexington, KY |
| Jan. 2, 2014 3:00 p.m. | No. 6 | at Alabama | W 85–63 | 13–1 (1–0) | Foster Auditorium (1,639) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 5, 2014 3:00 p.m., CSS | No. 6 | Florida | L 73–83 | 13–2 (1–1) | Memorial Coliseum (7,039) Lexington, KY |
| Jan. 9, 2014 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 | at No. 10 South Carolina | L 59–68 | 13–3 (1–2) | Colonial Life Arena (5,689) Columbia, SC |
| Jan. 12, 2014 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 9 | Missouri | W 80–69 | 14–3 (2–2) | Memorial Coliseum (5,279) Lexington, KY |
| Jan. 19, 2014 2:00 p.m., SEC TV | No. 10 | at Auburn | W 73–71 | 15–3 (3–2) | Auburn Arena (3,129) Auburn, AL |
| Jan. 23, 2014 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 | Alabama | L 55–57 | 15–4 (3–3) | Memorial Coliseum (4,722) Lexington, KY |
| Jan. 26, 2014 1:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 9 | Arkansas | W 68–58 | 16–4 (4–3) | Memorial Coliseum (5,396) Lexington, KY |
| Jan. 30, 2014 9:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 13 | at Georgia | L 56–58 | 16–5 (4–4) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,509) Athens, GA |
| Feb. 2, 2014 12:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 13 | No. 14 LSU | W 63–56 | 17–5 (5–4) | Memorial Coliseum (6,333) Lexington, KY |
| Feb. 9, 2014 12:00 p.m., CSS | No. 15 | at Florida | L 80–86 | 17–6 (5–5) | O'Connell Center (2,759) Gainesville, FL |
| Feb. 13, 2014 7:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 18 | Ole Miss | W 108–78 | 18–6 (6–5) | Memorial Coliseum (6,530) Lexington, KY |
| Feb. 16, 2014 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 18 | at No. 8 Tennessee Rivalry | W 75–71 | 19–6 (7–5) | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,664) Knoxville, TN |
| Feb. 20, 2014 7:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN | No. 15 | No. 4 South Carolina | L 58–81 | 19–7 (7–6) | Memorial Coliseum (5,958) Lexington, KY |
| Feb. 23, 2014 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 15 | at No. 16 Texas A&M | W 83–74 | 20–7 (8–6) | Reed Arena (7,343) College Station, TX |
| Feb. 27, 2014 8:00 p.m. | No. 12 | at Mississippi State | W 81–74 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (9–6) | Humphrey Coliseum (2,871) Starkville, MS |
| Mar. 2, 2014 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 12 | Vanderbilt | W 65–63 | 22–7 (10–6) | Memorial Coliseum (6,551) Lexington, KY |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar. 7, 2014 2:30 p.m., SPSO | No. 12 (4) | vs. No. (5) Florida Quarterfinal | W 75–70 | 23–7 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,217) Duluth, GA |
| Mar. 8, 2014 Noon, ESPNU | No. 12 (4) | vs. No. 5 (1) South Carolina Semifinal | W 68–58 | 24–7 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,306) Duluth, GA |
| Mar. 9, 2014 3:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 12 (4) | vs. No. 6 (2) Tennessee Championship game / Rivalry | L 70–71 | 24–8 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,544) Duluth, GA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| Mar. 22, 2014* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 (3) | No. (14) Wright State First Round | W 106–60 | 25–8 | Memorial Coliseum (N/A) Lexington, KY |
| Mar. 24, 2014* 6:25 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 (3) | No. (6) Syracuse Second Round | W 64–59 | 26–8 | Memorial Coliseum (4,661) Lexington, KY |
| Mar. 29, 2014* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 (3) | vs. No. 5 (2) Baylor Sweet Sixteen | L 72–90 | 26–9 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A) South Bend, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Coaches | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |