For the second-straight season, SMU will face Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference championship. Last year, the Bearcats ended the Mustangs’ season with a 61-51 win in Orlando after beating SMU twice in the regular season.
This year, the table has been set in the same fashion. SMU has lost to Cincinnati twice, albeit in close games, during the regular season. And SMU head coach Tim Jankovich knows it’ll be a tough task to unseat the conference’s blue blood.