The Bearcats finished the 2016 – 17 season 30 – 6 , 16 – 2 to finish in second place in AAC play . They beat Tulsa and UConn in the AAC Tournament before losing to SMU in the championship game . The Bearcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South region . In the NCAA Tournament , they defeated No. 11 Kansas State in the First Round 75 – 61 before losing to No. 3 UCLA 79 – 67 in the Second Round
AAC Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team