Bearcats 22 in USA Today Poll
For the first time in ages, at least since Huggins was the coach, the Cincinnati Bearcats are ranked in the preseason top 25. UC has been ranked the past 2 years, but this one is more special. It's a sign the program is getting back to the level is was a decade ago. That's a great sign. I've been critical of Mick Cronin in the past, but you have to be pretty negative to not like the future. A top 25 recruiting class, a top 25 ranking, times are good. Except Xavier is 15. They suck.
| Oct. 20, 2011 - Preseason Poll |
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| Rank | Team (first-place votes) | 2010 Record | Points | 2010-11 Final Ranking | |
| 1. | North Carolina (30) | 29-8 | 774 | 8 | |
| 2. | Kentucky (1) | 29-9 | 721 | 3 | |
| 3. | Ohio State | 34-3 | 702 | 5 | |
| 4. | Connecticut | 32-9 | 655 | 1 | |
| 5. | Syracuse | 27-8 | 649 | 18 | |
| 6. | Duke | 32-5 | 635 | 7 | |
| 7. | Vanderbilt | 23-11 | 567 | NR | |
| 8. | Louisville | 25-10 | 514 | 22 | |
| 9. | Memphis | 25-10 | 482 | NR | |
| 10. | Florida | 29-8 | 474 | 10 | |
| 11. | Pittsburgh | 28-6 | 471 | 12 | |
| 12. | Baylor | 18-13 | 358 | NR | |
| 13. | Kansas | 35-3 | 331 | 4 | |
| 14. | Wisconsin | 25-9 | 313 | 15 | |
| 15. | Xavier | 24-8 | 277 | NR | |
| 16. | Arizona | 30-8 | 269 | 9 | |
| 17. | Alabama | 24-11 | 194 | NR | |
| 18. | Michigan | 21-14 | 187 | NR | |
| 19. | Texas A&M | 24-9 | 161 | NR | |
| 20. | UCLA | 23-11 | 147 | NR | |
| 21. | Marquette | 22-15 | 145 | 20 | |
| 22. | Cincinnati | 26-9 | 141 | NR | |
| 23. | Gonzaga | 25-10 | 125 | NR | |
| 24. | California | 18-15 | 111 | NR | |
| 25. | Missouri | 23-11 | 110 | NR | |
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| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Florida State (23-11) 108; Texas (28-8) 107; Michigan State (19-15) 73; Temple (26-8) 59; Washington (24-11) 29; Butler (28-10) 25; New Mexico (22-13) 22; Creighton (23-16) 19; Villanova (21-12) 18; Purdue (26-8) 17; UNLV (24-9) 16; West Virginia (21-12) 13; George Mason (27-7) 12; Mississippi State (17-14) 11; St. John's (21-12) 11; Saint Mary's (25-9) 5; Virginia (16-15) 5; Virginia Commonwealth (28-12) 4; Drexel (21-10) 2; Kansas State (23-11) 2; Long Beach State (22-12) 2; Brigham Young (32-5) 1; Notre Dame (27-7) 1. | |||||
No idea who would vote for St John's.
