Kentucky basketball rises back to top of all-time wins list following Kansas infractions case decision

The Wildcats are back on top of the all-time wins list.

Author:
Lance Dawe
Publish date:
Oct 11, 2023 4:07 PM EDT

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Kentucky basketball is back at the top.

UK rose back to the top of college basketball's all-time wins list following the decisions in Kansas' infractions case.

Per Sports Illustrated, In a decision announced Wednesday the NCAA’s Independent Accountability Review Process (IARP) led to a downgrade in the severity of the five Level I allegations against the program, ultimately judging this a Level II case. The Independent Resolution Panel gave Kansas a three-year probation, with no effect on the program’s postseason status. Head coach Bill Self, who was initially charged with a Level I violation and was suspended for four games last season, was instead charged with a Level III violation and no additional penalties.

Assistant coach Kurtis Townsend, who was suspended four games last year as well, also had his charges reduced from Level I to a Level II and a Level III violation, with no additional penalties. Neither coach faces a show-cause order, which could have been applicable for Level I violations.

Kansas is also required to vacate victories in which former player Silvio De Sousa participated. That includes Kansas’s 2018 Final Four appearance, and 15 wins from that 2017-18 season that De Sousa participated in.

That means Kentucky is once again back at the top of the all-time wins list:

1. Kentucky (2,377)

2. Kansas (2,354)

3. North Carolina (2,343)

4. Duke (2,273)

5. UCLA (1,986)

You can read more about the minor self-imposed penalties on the Jayhawks here.