How it ended
Lost it to UAB, 70–68, on January 20, 1996.
Defended against
CaliforniaMcNeeseSouth FloridaSouthern MissMarquetteXavier
The season
- 1995–96: Cincinnati finished 25–4–0, 9th of 305 by record; Kentucky won the national title; 8 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 14 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Cincinnati’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,362 | Dec 16, 1995 | Cincinnati beat Temple 70–49 Game → | +21 | Title change |
| 1,363 | Dec 19, 1995 | Cincinnati beat California 77–70 | +7 | Defense |
| 1,364 | Dec 29, 1995 | Cincinnati beat McNeese 103–69 | +34 | Defense |
| 1,365 | Jan 5, 1996 | Cincinnati beat South Florida 71–69 | +2 | Defense |
| 1,366 | Jan 10, 1996 | Cincinnati beat Southern Miss 75–70 | +5 | Defense |
| 1,367 | Jan 12, 1996 | Cincinnati beat Marquette 91–70 | +21 | Defense |
| 1,368 | Jan 16, 1996 | Cincinnati beat Xavier 99–90 | +9 | Defense |
| 1,369 | Jan 20, 1996 | UAB beat Cincinnati 70–68 | −2 | Title change |