The Cincinnati Bearcats will be making their seventh-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament on Friday when they face off with the Kansas State Wildcats. Although that is still half the total of the Bob Huggins era, it is still quite an accomplishment. The Bearcats are tied with VCU and North Carolina for the sixth-longest active streak of appearances, behind such heavyweights as Kansas (28 straight), Duke (22), Michigan State (20), Wisconsin (19) and Gonzaga (19).
However, during these last seven years, UC has generally failed to make much noise in the Big Dance.