1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Clark Ballard, coaching his second season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 6–12.

1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	6–12
Head coach	Clark Ballard (2nd season)
Captain	Sid Friedman
Home arena	Schmidlapp Gymnasium

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3	at Notre Dame	W 34–29	1–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 7	Georgetown (KY)	W 56–41	2–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 13	Hanover	W 48–25	3–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 18	Hanover	L 36–46	3–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 21	Wilmington	W 38–25	4–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 7	Akron	L 25–28	4–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 11	Marietta	W 36–34	5–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 14	at Toledo	L 38–56	5–3	The Field House  Toledo, OH
January 17	West Virginia	L 43–47	5–4	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 21	Ohio	W 51–42	6–4	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 25	at Dayton	L 29–43	6–5	Montgomery Fairgrounds Coliseum  Dayton, OH
January 29	at Wilmington	L 26–31	6–6	Wilmington, OH
February 1	at Hanover	L 41–42	6–7	Hanover, IN
February 4	at Ohio	L 42–57	6–8	Men's Gymnasium  Athens, OH
February 8	Miami (OH)	L 36–45	6–9	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
February 15	at West Virginia	L 36–55	6–10	WVU Field House  Morgantown, WV
February 19	Dayton	L 37–44	6–11	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
February 27	at Miami (OH)	L 35–41	6–12	Withrow Court  Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.