1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year = 1975–76
|team = Cincinnati Bearcats
|sport = Basketball
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|conference = Metro Conference
|division =
|short_conf = Metro
|CoachRank = 16
|APRank = 12
|record = 25–6
|conf_record = 2–1
|head_coach = Gale Catlett
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|stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
|champion = Metro tournament champions
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|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = Round of 32
}}
{{1975–76 Metro Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1975-76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Gale Catlett, as first year members of the Metro Conference. They defeated Georgia Tech, and Memphis State to win the Metro tournament for the first consecutive year, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They lost 78–79 to Notre Dame.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1976-03-13-cincinnati.html|title=Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Box Score, March 13, 1976|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}
Schedule
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!colspan=6 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}| Regular Season
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| date = November 29
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| opponent = Cleveland State
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| score = 98–65
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| record = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1
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| opponent = Miami (OH)
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| score = 66–57
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| record = 2–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3
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| opponent = Wright State
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| score = 118–70
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| record = 3–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6
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| opponent = South Florida
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| score = 96–75
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| record = 4–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8
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| opponent = Biscayne
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| score = 74–52
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| record = 5–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 13
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| opponent = Bowling Green State
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| score = 98–81
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| record = 6–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 16
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| opponent = St. Joseph (IN)
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| score = 120–49
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| record = 7–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 23
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| opponent = Pepperdine
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| score = 76–74
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| record = 8–0
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| site_stadium = Firestone Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Malibu, CA
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 27
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| opponent = Arizona
| gamename = Rainbow Classic
| score = 64–71
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| record = 8–1
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| site_stadium = Neal S. Blaisdell Center
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| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29
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| opponent = Holy Cross
| gamename = Rainbow Classic
| score = 65–66
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| record = 8–2
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| site_stadium = Neal S. Blaisdell Center
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| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30
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| opponent = Yale
| gamename = Rainbow Classic
| score = 83–55
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| record = 9–2
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| site_stadium = Neal S. Blaisdell Center
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| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 6
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| opponent = Louisville
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| score = 77–73
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| record = 10–2
| conference = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10
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| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
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| score = 73–66
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| record = 11–2
| conference = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14
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| opponent = Temple
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| score = 79–56
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| record = 12–2
| conference = 1–0
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| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 17
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| opponent = UW-Milwaukee
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| score = 76–61
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| record = 13–2
| conference = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 24
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| opponent = Memphis
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| score = 79–85
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| record = 13–3
| conference = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Mid-South Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26
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| opponent = Wichita State
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| score = 92–85
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| record = 14–3
| conference = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
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| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31
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| opponent = George Washington
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| score = 102–72
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| record = 15–3
| conference = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4
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| opponent = Pittsburgh
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| score = 98–77
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| record = 16–3
| conference = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7
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| opponent = Jacksonville
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| score = 87–62
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| record = 17–3
| conference = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14
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| opponent = Saint Louis
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| score = 60–45
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| record = 18–3
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18
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| opponent = Xavier
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| score = 81–74
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| record = 19–3
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21
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| away = yes
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| opponent = DePaul
| gamename =
| score = 60–70
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| record = 19–4
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
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| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23
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| opponent = West Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 66–56
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| record = 20–4
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Charleston Civic Center
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| site_cityst = Charleston, WV
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25
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| opponent = San Francisco
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| score = 89–88
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| record = 21–4
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29
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| opponent = Duquesne
| gamename =
| score = 80–73
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| record = 22–4
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Mellon Arena
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| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2
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| opponent = Loyola (IL)
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| score = 69–67
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| record = 22–5
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
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| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}|1976 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5
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| opponent = Georgia Tech
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| score = 71–60
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| record = 23–5
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
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| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6
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| opponent = Memphis
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| score = 103–95
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| record = 24–5
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
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| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9
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| opponent = Dayton
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| score = 85–84
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| record = 25–5
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = University of Dayton Arena
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| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}| 1976 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 13
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| rank = 12
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| opprank = 7
| opponent = Notre Dame
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 78–79
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| record = 25–6
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
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| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
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{{CBB schedule end
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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1976-schedule.html|title=1975–76 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}[https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobearcats.com/documents/2008/11/4/110408-MBKBGuide-07.pdf 2008-09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball media guide.] Retrieved 2019-Sep-7.
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