Cincinnati Bearcats

Cincinnati Bearcats NCAA Tournament History

Big 12
All-Time Record
46-32
Appearances
33
Final Fours
6
Titles
2
First
1958
Most Recent
2019

Year by Year

Cincinnati Bearcats has made 33 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1958 and 2019.

1958
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas State 80-83
W Third Place Game Arkansas 97-62
1959
L National Semifinal (Final Four) California 58-64
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kansas State 85-75
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) TCU 77-73
W Third Place Game Louisville 98-85
1960
L National Semifinal (Final Four) California 69-77
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kansas 82-71
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) DePaul 99-59
W Third Place Game New York University 95-71
1961
W National Championship Ohio State 70-65
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Utah 82-67
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kansas State 69-64
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Texas Tech 78-55
1962
W National Championship Ohio State 71-59
W National Semifinal (Final Four) UCLA 72-70
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Colorado 73-46
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Creighton 66-46
1963
L National Championship Loyola (IL) 58-60
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Oregon State 80-46
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Colorado 67-60
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Texas 73-68
1966
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) UTEP 76-78
L Third Place Game Southern Methodist 84-89
1975
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Louisville 63-78
W Second Round Texas A&M 87-79
W Third Place Game Notre Dame 95-87
1976
L Second Round Notre Dame 78-79
1977
L Second Round Marquette 51-66
1992
W First Round Delaware 85-47
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Michigan 72-76
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Memphis 88-57
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) UTEP 69-67
W Second Round Michigan State 77-65
1993
W First Round Coppin State 93-66
L Regional Final (Elite 8) North Carolina 68-75
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Virginia 71-54
W Second Round New Mexico State 92-55
1994
L First Round Wisconsin 72-80
1995
W First Round Temple 77-71
L Second Round Connecticut 91-96
1996
W First Round UNC Greensboro 66-61
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Mississippi State 63-73
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Georgia Tech 87-70
W Second Round Temple 78-65
1997
W First Round Butler 86-69
L Second Round Iowa State 66-67
1998
W First Round Northern Arizona 65-62
L Second Round West Virginia 74-75
1999
W First Round George Mason 72-48
L Second Round Temple 54-64
2000
W First Round North Carolina-Wilmington 64-47
L Second Round Tulsa 61-69
2001
W First Round Brigham Young 84-59
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Stanford 65-78
W Second Round Kent State 66-43
2002
W First Round Boston University 90-52
L Second Round UCLA 101-105
2003
L First Round Gonzaga 69-74
2004
W First Round East Tennessee State 80-77
L Second Round Illinois 68-92
2005
W First Round Iowa 76-64
L Second Round Kentucky 60-69
2011 No. 6 seed
W First Round #11 Missouri 78-63
L Second Round #3 Connecticut 58-69
2012 No. 6 seed
W First Round #11 Texas 65-59
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #2 Ohio State 66-81
W Second Round #3 Florida State 62-56
2013 No. 10 seed
L First Round #7 Creighton 63-67
2014 No. 5 seed
L First Round #12 Harvard 57-61
2015
W First Round #9 Purdue 66-65
L Second Round #1 Kentucky 51-64
2016 No. 9 seed
L First Round #8 Saint Joseph's 76-78
2017 No. 6 seed
W First Round #11 Kansas State 75-61
L Second Round #3 UCLA 67-79
2018 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Georgia State 68-53
L Second Round #7 Nevada 73-75
2019 No. 7 seed
L First Round #10 Iowa 72-79