2004–05 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2004–05 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionAmerican
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record25–8 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
2004–05 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Louisville 14 2   .875 33 5   .868
Charlotte 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
No. 23 Cincinnati 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
UAB 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
DePaul 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Houston 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Memphis 9 7   .563 22 16   .579
TCU 8 8   .500 21 14   .600
Marquette 7 9   .438 19 12   .613
Saint Louis 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
South Florida 5 11   .313 14 16   .467
Tulane 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
East Carolina 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
Southern Miss 2 14   .125 11 17   .393
2005 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 15th and final year at the school. The team finished third in the American division of the conference regular season standings and lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament. Cincinnati received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Austin region. After an opening round win over No. 10 seed Iowa, Cincinnati was beaten in the second round by No. 2 seed Kentucky, 69–60. The Bearcats finished with a 25–8 record (12–4 C-USA).