Cincinnati
Big 12 · 18–15
Power+14.4#41 of 365
Résumé+7.78#66 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winIowa State (79–70)
Worst lossEastern Michigan (56–64)
Schedule faced+9.2 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Western Carolina | W 94–63 | +22.1 | +8.9 |
| 1 | vs | Georgia State | W 74–64 | +27.1 | -17.1 |
| 2 | vs | Dayton | W 74–62 | +7.2 | +4.8 |
| 2 | vs | Mount St. Mary's | W 72–55 | +24.5 | -7.5 |
| 3 | N | Louisville | L 64–74 | -5.5 | -4.5 |
| 4 | vs | NJIT | W 94–67 | +30.6 | -3.6 |
| 4 | vs | Eastern Michigan | L 56–64 | +23.5 | -31.5 |
| 5 | vs | Tarleton State | W 76–58 | +22.1 | -4.1 |
| 5 | at | Xavier | L 74–79 | +4.9 | -9.9 |
| 6 | N | Georgia | L 65–84 | -2.1 | -16.9 |
| 7 | vs | Alabama State | W 88–51 | +29.5 | +7.5 |
| 7 | at | Clemson | L 65–68 | -4.2 | +1.2 |
| 9 | vs | Lipscomb | W 89–62 | +16.5 | +10.5 |
| 9 | vs | Houston | L 60–67 | -11.0 | +4.0 |
| 10 | at | West Virginia | L 60–62 | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| 10 | at | UCF | L 72–73 | +0.4 | -1.4 |
| 11 | vs | Colorado | W 77–68 | +8.6 | +0.4 |
| 11 | vs | Iowa State | W 79–70 | -9.5 | +18.5 |
| 12 | at | Arizona | L 51–77 | -19.7 | -6.3 |
| 12 | at | Arizona State | L 68–82 | +3.3 | -17.3 |
| 13 | vs | Baylor | W 67–57 | +3.7 | +6.3 |
| 13 | at | Houston | L 54–76 | -16.5 | -5.5 |
| 14 | vs | West Virginia | L 54–59 | +5.3 | -10.3 |
| 14 | vs | UCF | W 92–72 | +5.8 | +14.2 |
| 15 | at | Kansas State | W 91–62 | +6.7 | +22.3 |
| 15 | vs | Utah | W 69–65 | +14.2 | -10.2 |
| 16 | at | Kansas | W 84–68 | -8.6 | +24.6 |
| 17 | at | Texas Tech | L 68–80 | -9.8 | -2.2 |
| 17 | vs | Oklahoma State | W 91–68 | +9.3 | +13.7 |
| 18 | vs | BYU | W 90–68 | -2.1 | +24.1 |
| 18 | at | TCU | L 63–73 | -1.3 | -8.7 |
| 19 | N | Utah | W 73–66 | +11.5 | -4.5 |
| 19 | N | UCF | L 65–66 | +3.1 | -4.1 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season complete. | ||||
Season by season
Best finish: #2 in 2017–18. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 200 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 41 of 365 | 18–15 | 14.40 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 45 of 364 | 19–16 | 12.72 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 32 of 362 | 22–15 | 13.60 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 52 of 363 | 23–13 | 10.78 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 107 of 358 | 18–15 | 4.95 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 131 of 347 | 12–11 | 2.46 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 44 of 353 | 20–10 | 96.40 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 19 of 353 | 28–7 | 140.68 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 2 of 351 | 30–5 | 206.42 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 14 of 351 | 30–6 | 173.61 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 36 of 351 | 22–11 | 118.40 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 32 of 351 | 23–11 | 122.04 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 21 of 351 | 27–7 | 150.10 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 39 of 347 | 22–11 | 115.49 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 46 of 345 | 26–11 | 106.94 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 21 of 346 | 26–9 | 146.39 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 81 of 335 | 19–16 | 83.09 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 91 of 330 | 18–14 | 74.39 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 157 of 328 | 13–19 | 36.77 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 152 of 326 | 11–19 | 37.82 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 46 of 326 | 21–13 | 100.96 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 14 of 326 | 25–8 | 153.54 | MRI |