Look: Cincinnati Bearcats Picked Sixth Among Big 12 Teams Across Coaches Poll

UC brings back a lot of talent for the upcoming season.
Cincinnati coach Wes Miller welcomes his players back to the bench during a timeout in the first half of the Big 12 Conference Tournament first round game Wednesday, March 13, 2024, inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Cincinnati coach Wes Miller welcomes his players back to the bench during a timeout in the first half of the Big 12 Conference Tournament first round game Wednesday, March 13, 2024, inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. / Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK
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CINCINNATI — Big 12 coaches across the league have weighed in with basketball rankings for the 2024-25 season. Cincinnati checked in at No. 6 of 16 teams in the poll preceding a highly anticipated campaign.

Wes Miller's crew tallied 140 total points in the exercise to trail Houston's 215-point total at the top.

Check out the full ranking:

1. Kansas (9) - 215

2. Houston (5) - 211

3. Iowa State (1) - 194

4. Baylor - 185

5. Arizona (1) - 179

6. Cincinnati - 140

7. Texas Tech - 135

8. Kansas State - 133

9. BYU - 116

10. TCU - 90

11. UCF - 83

12. Arizona State - 64

13. West Virginia - 62

14. Oklahoma State - 46

15. Colorado - 37

16. Utah - 30 

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