Look: Cincinnati Ranked In AP Top 25 Poll For First Time This Decade

Cincinnati has earned national respect across the offseason.

Cincinnati Bearcats guard Dan Skillings Jr. (0) congratulates Cincinnati Bearcats guard Simas Lukosius (41) on a made 3-point basket in the second half of a college basketball game in the National Invitation Tournament, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. / Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI — The 2024-25 Preseason AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll is here, and it includes Cincinnati!

Wes Miller's squad is slotted at No. 20, with the season starting on Nov. 4 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The news marks the first time Cincinnati's been ranked in the AP Poll this decade (24th in the final 2018-19 poll).

Cincinnati is firmly a top-25 team in most major projections, including KenPom, where they rank 17th nationally entering the most anticipated campaign of the Miller era.

Here is the full preseason poll:

1. Kansas
2. Alabama
3. UConn
4. Houston
5. Iowa State
6. Gonzaga
7. Duke
8. Baylor
9. UNC
10. Arizona
11. Auburn
12. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
14. Purdue
15. Creighton
16. Arkansas
17. Indiana
18. Marquette
19. Texas
20. Cincinnati
21. Florida
22. UCLA
23. Kentucky
24. Ole Miss
25. Rutgers

Lace 'em up. 👟

We'll start the season ranked 2️⃣0️⃣ in the @AP_Top25. pic.twitter.com/ZELbBvoSyJ

— Cincinnati Men’s Hoops (@GoBearcatsMBB) October 14, 2024

KenPom Preseason Ratings / Source: KenPom.com

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