The 1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 9th year at the school.
The team won regular season and Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No.
Bob Huggins Source[3] ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings