After a 10-1 non-conference record, the Cincinnati Bear Cats The men’s basketball team will enter its brief holiday break as the No. 17 team in the country. The Associated Press poll and the coaches’ poll agreed.
UC is behind Iowa State, Kansas and Houston among Big 12 teams, but ahead of Baylor. Regional teams of interest include Kentucky at 10th, with Dayton, Ohio State and Indiana receiving votes.
USA Today Coaches Poll also places the Bearcats at 17th. Locally, Kentucky is 10th and the Dayton Flyers dropped out but received votes. Tennessee is No. 1 in both polls.
Where do the Cincinnati Bearcats rank in KenPom/NCAA NET?
After Sunday’s 84-49 win over Grambling State, UC was No. 21 in the rankings. KenPom.com ratings and No. 18 in the NCAA NET pointing. There are nine Big 12 teams among the NCAA NET Top 50.
The Big 12 begins Monday, December 30 for the Cincinnati Bearcats
UC will be in Manhattan against 6-5 Kansas State to start its Big 12 menu.
The Big 12 teams in order of the AP rankings this week are No. 3 Iowa State, No. 7 Kansas, No. 15 Houston, UC at No. 17 and Baylor at No. 25 . West Virginia, Arizona State and Texas Tech received AP votes. .
The USA Today coaches poll also has five Big 12 teams in the top 25, with Iowa State 3rd, Kansas 7th, Houston 11th, UC 17th and Baylor 23rd. Texas Tech and West Virginia received votes.
This article originally appeared on the Cincinnati Enquirer: Where does Cincinnati Bearcats basketball rank heading into the Big 12?
