The Cincinnati Bearcats compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 1947–1111 (.637 winning percentage) across 124 recorded seasons dating back to 1901-02. The program has won 2 NCAA national championships (1961, 1962) and reached 6 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 18-15 | 9-9 (Big 12) | Wes Miller | |
| 2024-25 | 19-16 | 7-13 (Big 12) | Wes Miller | AP #14 |
| 2023-24 | 22-15 | 7-11 (Big 12) | Wes Miller | |
| 2022-23 | 23-13 | 11-7 (AAC) | Wes Miller | |
| 2021-22 | 18-15 | 7-11 (AAC) | Wes Miller | |
| 2020-21 | 12-11 | 8-6 (AAC) | John Brannen | |
| 2019-20 | 20-10 | 13-5 (AAC) | John Brannen | |
| 2018-19 | 28-7 | 14-4 (AAC) | Mick Cronin | AP #20 |
| 2017-18 | 31-5 | 16-2 (AAC) | Mick Cronin | AP #5 |
| 2016-17 | 30-6 | 16-2 (AAC) | Mick Cronin | AP #11 |
| 2015-16 | 22-11 | 12-6 (AAC) | Mick Cronin | AP #17 |
| 2014-15 | 23-11 | 13-5 (AAC) | Mick Cronin | |
| 2013-14 | 27-7 | 15-3 (AAC) | Mick Cronin | AP #7 |
| 2012-13 | 22-12 | 9-9 (Big East) | Mick Cronin | AP #8 |
| 2011-12 | 26-11 | 12-6 (Big East) | Mick Cronin | AP #20 |
| 2010-11 | 26-9 | 11-7 (Big East) | Mick Cronin | AP #24 |
| 2009-10 | 19-16 | 7-11 (Big East) | Mick Cronin | AP #19 |
| 2008-09 | 18-14 | 8-10 (Big East) | Mick Cronin | |
| 2007-08 | 13-19 | 8-10 (Big East) | Mick Cronin | |
| 2006-07 | 11-19 | 2-14 (Big East) | Mick Cronin | |
| 2005-06 | 21-13 | 8-8 (Big East) | Andy Kennedy | AP #25 |
| 2004-05 | 25-8 | 12-4 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #18 |
| 2003-04 | 25-7 | 12-4 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #6 |
| 2002-03 | 17-12 | 9-7 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #21 |
| 2001-02 | 31-4 | 14-2 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #4 |
| 2000-01 | 25-10 | 11-5 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #16 |
| 1999-00 | 29-4 | 16-0 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #1 |
| 1998-99 | 27-6 | 12-4 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #3 |
| 1997-98 | 27-6 | 14-2 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #9 |
| 1996-97 | 26-8 | 12-2 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #1 |
| 1995-96 | 28-5 | 11-3 (CUSA) | Bob Huggins | AP #3 |
| 1993-94 | 22-10 | 7-5 (GMWC) | Bob Huggins | AP #17 |
| 1992-93 | 27-5 | 8-2 (GMWC) | Bob Huggins | AP #4 |
| 1991-92 | 29-5 | 8-2 (GMWC) | Bob Huggins | AP #12 |
| 1990-91 | 18-12 | 8-6 (Metro) | Bob Huggins | |
| 1989-90 | 20-14 | 9-5 (Metro) | Bob Huggins | |
| 1988-89 | 15-12 | 5-7 (Metro) | Tony Yates | |
| 1987-88 | 11-17 | 3-9 (Metro) | Tony Yates | |
| 1986-87 | 12-16 | 3-9 (Metro) | Tony Yates | |
| 1985-86 | 12-16 | 5-7 (Metro) | Tony Yates | |
| 1984-85 | 17-14 | 8-6 (Metro) | Tony Yates | |
| 1983-84 | 3-25 | 0-14 (Metro) | Tony Yates | |
| 1982-83 | 11-17 | 1-11 (Metro) | Ed Badger | |
| 1981-82 | 15-12 | 4-8 (Metro) | Ed Badger | |
| 1980-81 | 16-13 | 6-6 (Metro) | Ed Badger | |
| 1979-80 | 13-15 | 3-9 (Metro) | Ed Badger | |
| 1978-79 | 13-14 | 4-6 (Metro) | Ed Badger | |
| 1977-78 | 17-10 | 6-6 (Metro) | Gale Catlett | AP #6 |
| 1976-77 | 25-5 | 4-2 (Metro) | Gale Catlett | AP #2 |
| 1975-76 | 25-6 | 2-1 (Metro) | Gale Catlett | AP #6 |
| 1974-75 | 23-6 | Ind | Gale Catlett | AP #12 |
| 1973-74 | 19-8 | Ind | Gale Catlett | AP #20 |
| 1972-73 | 17-9 | Ind | Gale Catlett | |
| 1971-72 | 17-9 | Ind | Tay Baker | |
| 1970-71 | 14-12 | Ind | Tay Baker | |
| 1969-70 | 21-6 | 12-4 (MVC) | Tay Baker | AP #19 |
| 1968-69 | 17-9 | 8-8 (MVC) | Tay Baker | AP #6 |
| 1967-68 | 18-8 | 11-5 (MVC) | Tay Baker | |
| 1966-67 | 17-9 | 6-8 (MVC) | Tay Baker | AP #7 |
| 1965-66 | 21-7 | 10-4 (MVC) | Tay Baker | AP #7 |
| 1964-65 | 14-12 | 5-9 (MVC) | Ed Jucker | |
| 1963-64 | 17-9 | 6-6 (MVC) | Ed Jucker | AP #3 |
| 1962-63 | 26-2 | 11-1 (MVC) | Ed Jucker | AP #1 |
| 1961-62 | 29-2 | 10-2 (MVC) | Ed Jucker | AP #2 |
| 1960-61 | 27-3 | 10-2 (MVC) | Ed Jucker | AP #2 |
| 1959-60 | 28-2 | 13-1 (MVC) | George Smith | AP #1 |
| 1958-59 | 26-4 | 13-1 (MVC) | George Smith | AP #1 |
| 1957-58 | 25-3 | 13-1 (MVC) | George Smith | AP #2 |
| 1956-57 | 15-9 | Ind | George Smith | |
| 1955-56 | 17-7 | Ind | George Smith | AP #14 |
| 1954-55 | 21-8 | Ind | George Smith | AP #12 |
| 1953-54 | 11-10 | Ind | George Smith | |
| 1952-53 | 11-13 | 9-3 (MAC) | George Smith | |
| 1951-52 | 11-16 | 5-5 (MAC) | John Wiethe | |
| 1950-51 | 18-4 | 7-1 (MAC) | John Wiethe | AP #11 |
| 1949-50 | 20-6 | 10-0 (MAC) | John Wiethe | AP #12 |
| 1948-49 | 23-5 | 9-1 (MAC) | John Wiethe | AP #13 |
| 1947-48 | 17-7 | 7-2 (MAC) | John Wiethe | |
| 1946-47 | 17-9 | 6-2 (MAC) | John Wiethe | |
| 1945-46 | 8-13 | Ind | Ray Farnham | |
| 1944-45 | 8-9 | Ind | Ray Farnham | |
| 1943-44 | 6-5 | Ind | Bob Ruess | |
| 1942-43 | 9-10 | Ind | Bob Ruess | |
| 1941-42 | 10-10 | Ind | Clark Ballard | |
| 1940-41 | 6-12 | Ind | Clark Ballard | |
| 1939-40 | 8-9 | Ind | Clark Ballard | |
| 1938-39 | 12-5 | Ind | Rip Van Winkle | |
| 1937-38 | 6-11 | Ind | Rip Van Winkle | |
| 1936-37 | 9-10 | Ind | Tay Brown | |
| 1935-36 | 10-7 | Ind | Tay Brown | |
| 1934-35 | 16-3 | Ind | Tay Brown | |
| 1933-34 | 12-7 | Ind | Tay Brown | |
| 1932-33 | 9-9 | Ind | John Halliday | |
| 1931-32 | 4-11 | Ind | Frank Rice | |
| 1930-31 | 2-15 | Ind | Frank Rice | |
| 1929-30 | 14-4 | Ind | Frank Rice | |
| 1928-29 | 13-4 | Ind | Frank Rice | |
| 1927-28 | 14-4 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1926-27 | 13-5 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1925-26 | 17-2 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1924-25 | 5-14 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1923-24 | 11-8 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1922-23 | 13-9 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1921-22 | 15-8 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1920-21 | 10-11 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1919-20 | 5-9 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1918-19 | 3-11 | Ind | Boyd Chambers | |
| 1917-18 | 2-6 | Ind | Whitelaw Morrison | |
| 1916-17 | 3-8 | Ind | Ion Cortright | |
| 1915-16 | 1-9 | Ind | George Little | |
| 1914-15 | 3-8 | Ind | George Little | |
| 1913-14 | 2-8 | Ind | Russ Easton | |
| 1912-13 | 4-7 | Ind | Russ Easton | |
| 1911-12 | 2-9 | Ind | Russ Easton | |
| 1910-11 | 3-6 | Ind | Russ Easton | |
| 1909-10 | 3-2 | Ind | C.A. Schroetter | |
| 1908-09 | 6-4 | Ind | Amos Foster | |
| 1907-08 | 9-0 | Ind | Amos Foster | |
| 1906-07 | 7-2 | Ind | Amos Foster | |
| 1905-06 | 2-1 | Ind | Amos Foster | |
| 1904-05 | 6-3 | Ind | Amos Foster | |
| 1903-04 | 8-6 | Ind | Anthony Chez | |
| 1902-03 | 4-4 | Ind | Anthony Chez | |
| 1901-02 | 5-4 | Ind | Henry Pratt |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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