Look: Cincinnati Bearcats Fall in Latest AP Poll Following 1-1 Week

UC suffered its first loss on the court and in the polls.

Cincinnati Bearcats guard Connor Hickman (8) attempts to grab at a loose ball in the first half of a college basketball game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Howard Bison, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — The Bearcats basketball squad fell a few spots in the AP Poll for the first time this season. Sunday's 84-67 win over Howard wasn't enough to keep their Tuesday loss at Villanova from hurting the ranking.

UC is at No. 22 in the latest poll (No. 14 last week) with the biggest game of the season looming on Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. ET against Xavier on ESPN+.

.@GoBearcatsMBB checks in at 2️⃣2️⃣ in this week's @AP_Top25 poll ahead of Saturday's @Skyline_Chili Crosstown Shootout. pic.twitter.com/dPBxlt3jTq

— Cincinnati Bearcats (@GoBEARCATS) December 9, 2024

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