page_title: Lexington, Kentucky
section_title: College athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Lexington, Kentucky / Sports / College athletics
caption_attribution_description: Interior of the University of Kentucky's Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky
context_page_description: Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States. Known as the "Horse Capital of the World", it is the heart of the state's Bluegrass region. Notable locations in the city include the Kentucky Horse Park, The Red Mile and Keeneland race courses, Rupp Arena, Transylvania University, the University of Kentucky, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Lexington ranks 10th among US cities in college education rate, with 39.5% of residents having at least a bachelor's degree and 92.2% of households having at least one personal computer.
  In the 2019 U.S. Census Estimate, the city's population was 323,152 anchoring a metropolitan area of 517,056 people and a combined statistical area of 745,033 people. By land area, Lexington is the 28th largest city in the United States. The city is consolidated entirely within Fayette County, and vice versa. It has a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government, with 12 council districts and three members elected at large, with the highest vote-getter designated vice mayor.
context_section_description: The Kentucky Wildcats, the athletic program of the University of Kentucky, is Lexington's most popular sports entity. The school fields 22 varsity sports teams, most of which compete in the Southeastern Conference as a founding member. The men's basketball team is one of the winningest programs in NCAA history, having won eight national championships. The basketball program was also the first to reach 2000 wins, and is currently coached by John Calipari. Another program, the Transylvania University Pioneers, compete in NCAA Division III athletics.
caption: Kroger Field (Formerly Commonwealth Stadium)
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