NCAA Basketball Tournament History
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Cincinnati BearcatsTournament Appearances: 26
Final Fours: 6
Championships: 2 (1961, 1962)
Win-Loss: 43-25
| Cincinnati Best Tournament Performances | ||||||
| TEAM BESTS | PLAYER BESTS | |||||
| STAT | SEASON | OPPONENT | VALUE | SEASON | PLAYER | VALUE |
| PTS | 2002 | UCLA, 101-105 | 101 | 1958 | Oscar Robertson | 56 |
| FG | 1960 | DePaul, 99-59 | 43 | 1958 | Oscar Robertson | 21 |
| FG% | 1995 | Temple, 77-71 | .614 | 1993 | Curtis Bostic | 1.000 |
| FT | 1958 | Arkansas, 97-62 | 27 | 1959 | Oscar Robertson | 15 |
| FT% | 1996 | Temple, 78-65 | .900 | 1963 | Ron Bonham | 1.000 |
| 3PM | 1995 | Connecticut, 91-96 | 15 | 1995 | Darnell Burton | 7 |
| 3P% | 1995 | Temple, 77-71 | .600 | 1992 | Nick Van Exel | .800 |
| AST | 1993 | New Mexico State, 92-55 | 24 | 1959 | Oscar Robertson | 13 |
| REB | 1999 | George Mason, 72-48 | 57 | 1975 | Mike Franklin | 20 |
| Cincinnati Season By Season Results | |||
| SEASON | W-L | RESULTS | |
| 2012 | 2-1 | Defeated Texas in first round, 65-59 Defeated Florida State in second round, 62-56 Lost to Ohio State in regional semifinal, 81-66 | |
| 2011 | 1-1 | Defeated Missouri in first round, 78-63 Lost to Connecticut in second round, 69-58 | |
| 2005 | 1-1 | Defeated Iowa in first round, 76-64 Lost to Kentucky in second round, 69-60 | |
| 2004 | 1-1 | Defeated East Tennessee State in first round, 80-77 Lost to Illinois in second round, 92-68 | |
| 2003 | 0-1 | Lost to Gonzaga in first round, 74-69 | |
| 2002 | 1-1 | Defeated Boston University in first round, 90-52 Lost to UCLA in second round, 105-101 | |
| 2001 | 2-1 | Defeated Brigham Young in first round, 84-59 Defeated Kent State in second round, 66-43 Lost to Stanford in regional semifinal, 78-65 | |
| 2000 | 1-1 | Defeated North Carolina-Wilmington in first round, 64-47 Lost to Tulsa in second round, 69-61 | |
| 1999 | 1-1 | Defeated George Mason in first round, 72-48 Lost to Temple in second round, 64-54 | |
| 1998 | 1-1 | Defeated Northern Arizona in first round, 65-62 Lost to West Virginia in second round, 75-74 | |
| 1997 | 1-1 | Defeated Butler in first round, 86-69 Lost to Iowa State in second round, 67-66 | |
| 1996 | 3-1 | Defeated UNC Greensboro in first round, 66-61 Defeated Temple in second round, 78-65 Defeated Georgia Tech in regional semifinal, 87-70 Lost to Mississippi State in regional final, 73-63 | |
| 1995 | 1-1 | Defeated Temple in first round, 77-71 Lost to Connecticut in second round, 96-91 | |
| 1994 | 0-1 | Lost to Wisconsin in first round, 80-72 | |
| 1993 | 3-1 | Defeated Coppin State in first round, 93-66 Defeated New Mexico State in second round, 92-55 Defeated Virginia in regional semifinal, 71-54 Lost to North Carolina in regional final, 75-68 | |
| 1992 | 4-1 | Defeated Delaware in first round, 85-47 Defeated Michigan State in second round, 77-65 Defeated UTEP in regional semifinal, 69-67 Defeated Memphis in regional final, 88-57 Lost to Michigan in National Semifinal, 76-72 | |
| 1977 | 0-1 | Lost to Marquette in second round, 66-51 | |
| 1976 | 0-1 | Lost to Notre Dame in second round, 79-78 | |
| 1975 | 2-1 | Defeated Texas A&M in second round, 87-79 Lost to Louisville in regional semifinal, 78-63 Defeated Notre Dame in third place game, 95-87 | |
| 1966 | 0-2 | Lost to UTEP in regional semifinal, 78-76 Lost to Southern Methodist in third place game, 89-84 | |
| 1963 | 3-1 | Defeated Texas in regional semifinal, 73-68 Defeated Colorado in regional final, 67-60 Defeated Oregon State in National Semifinal, 80-46 Lost to Loyola (IL) in National Championship, 60-58 | |
| 1962 | 4-0 | Defeated Creighton in regional semifinal, 66-46 Defeated Colorado in regional final, 73-46 Defeated UCLA in National Semifinal, 72-70 Defeated Ohio State in National Championship, 71-59 | |
| 1961 | 4-0 | Defeated Texas Tech in regional semifinal, 78-55 Defeated Kansas State in regional final, 69-64 Defeated Utah in National Semifinal, 82-67 Defeated Ohio State in National Championship, 70-65 | |
| 1960 | 3-1 | Defeated DePaul in regional semifinal, 99-59 Defeated Kansas in regional final, 82-71 Lost to California in National Semifinal, 77-69 Defeated New York University in third place game, 95-71 | |
| 1959 | 3-1 | Defeated TCU in regional semifinal, 77-73 Defeated Kansas State in regional final, 85-75 Lost to California in National Semifinal, 64-58 Defeated Louisville in third place game, 98-85 | |
| 1958 | 1-1 | Lost to Kansas State in regional semifinal, 83-80 Defeated Arkansas in third place game, 97-62 | |
