CINCINNATI — The Bearcats got a week break between games before Nicholls State comes to town on Friday night. It should be another domination by the Bearcats, even without Dan Skillings Jr. in the fold due to injury.

For driving the 100 or so miles to the University of Cincinnati, Morehead State was rewarded a healthy game check and its second sound defeat at the hands of a high-major basketball program Friday. The Cincinnati Bearcats are 2-0 after downing the Eagles 83-56 in front of 10,604 at Fifth Third Arena.

CINCINNATI — The Bearcats 2-0 start other he season bumped them up a bit to No. 17 in the latest AP poll. It marks Cincinnati's highest ranking since being sixth in the final 2017-18 poll. UC plays just one game this week on Friday against Nicholls State.

Kentucky moved up in the first Associated Press Top 25 rankings of the regular season heading into Tuesday night’s game against Duke.

Where are Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats in new AP Top 25 basketball poll, coaches poll? Here's where they stand ahead of UK vs Duke basketball game.

The last time Alabama basketball was ranked in the top ten of USA Today Network's first regular season poll was November 2021.