The University of Kentucky Wildcats Cheerleading Squad has won the Division 1A National Championship nineteen times since 1985. To many, they are the best of the best in cheerleading and the team to beat.

But with the intensity of cheerleading growing and all teams striving to be the most innovative, one team can only stay on top for so long. The past few years have shown just how difficult it can be to stay the best even for a team as prestigious as the University of Kentucky.

In 2011:

The University of Alabama

And just a month ago in the 2013 championship:

The University of Memphis

 

Though the standards of cheerleading will always continue to grow, performing a clean and difficult routine will always lead you to victory.