The 2003–04 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of

Conference USA Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are l ...

during the

2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2003, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on Apri ...

. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 15th year at the school. The team finished in a 5-way tie atop the conference regular season standings and won the Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Atlanta region. After an opening round victory over

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, Cincinnati was beaten in the second round by No. 5 seed Illinois, 92–68. The Bearcats finished with a 25–7 record (12–4 C-USA).

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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