# 1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in NCAA Division I competition in the 1991–92 season. The Bearcats, coached by Bob Huggins, won the first title of the Great Midwest Conference, created that season by a split from the Metro Conference (the two would reunite in 1995 to form Conference USA).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 22* | | Austin Peay | W 108–77 | 1–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| November 23* | | American | W 72–69 | 2–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| November 25* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 75–58 | 3–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| November 30* | | Miami (OH) | W 82–62 | 4–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| December 3* | | Cleveland State | W 91–56 | 5–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| December 6* | | East Carolina | W 105–69 | 6–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| December 16* | | at UMKC | W 91–56 | 7–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 21* | | at No. 12 Michigan State | L 89–90 | 7–1 | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI |
| December 31* | | South Florida | W 80–60 | 8–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 4* | | No. 10 Indiana | L 60–81 | 8–2 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 6* | | Middle Tennessee State | W 79–70 | 9–2 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 8* | | at Tennessee | W 62–51 | 10–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| January 11 | | St. Louis | W 79–66 | 11–2 (1–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 15 | | at DePaul | L 66–75 | 11–3 (1–1) | Rosemont Horizon Chicago, IL |
| January 18 | | Memphis State | W 75–66 | 12–3 (2–1) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 22* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 81–41 | 13–3 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 25 | | UAB | W 76–52 | 14–3 (3–1) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 6* | | at Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout | W 93–75 | 15–3 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH |
| February 1 | | at Marquette | W 71–57 | 16–3 (4–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 5* | | Dayton | W 77–48 | 17–3 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| February 12* | No. 24 | Brooklyn | W 104–54 | 18–3 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| February 15 | No. 24 | at St. Louis | W 89–60 | 19–3 (5–1) | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| February 20 | No. 19 | DePaul | L 69–71 | 19–4 (5–2) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| February 22* | No. 19 | at South Alabama | W 104–78 | 20–4 | Jag Gym Mobile, AL |
| February 22 | No. 19 | Marquette | W 70–59 | 21–4 (6–2) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| February 29 | No. 19 | at UAB | W 63–58 | 22–4 (7–2) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| March 7 | No. 14 | at Memphis State | W 69–59 | 23–4 (8–2) | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee |
| Great Midwest Tournament ||||||
| March 13 | (1) No. 12 | vs. (4) Marquette Semifinals | W 62–49 | 24–4 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| March 14 | (1) No. 12 | vs. (3) Memphis State Championship | W 75–63 | 25–4 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 20* | (4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (13 MW) Delaware Round of 64 | W 85-47 | 26-4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| March 22* | (4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Michigan State Round of 32 | W 77-65 | 27-4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| March 27* | (4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (9 MW) UTEP Sweet Sixteen | W 69-67 | 28-4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| March 29 | (4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (6 MW) Memphis State Elite Eight | W 88-57 | 29-4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| April 4* | (4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan Final Four | L 72-76 | 29-5 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Not released |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |