In their first game in the arena, Kentucky defeated Louisville in December of 2010, 78-63.
He quieted his critics by engineering a last-minute comeback to defeat Louisville.
And, with guard Demon Brown suspended, they defeated Louisville last Thursday.
Last season, West Virginia defeated Louisville, 46-44, in triple overtime.
Kentucky enters the polls for the first time since 1984 after defeating Louisville.
In the second half of last night's doubleheader, No. 14 Arizona defeated Louisville, 72-65.
Later, on September 5, he started, completed, and defeated Louisville in both games of a doubleheader.
Rutgers moved up to sixth from 13th after defeating Louisville on Thursday.
The teams met in the 2012 Final Four, and Kentucky defeated Louisville with a score of 69-61.
In 1897, the Chicago Colts of the National League defeated Louisville, 36-7.