Throw it back to the years UCs Bearcat showed off his fearsome fangs and Cincy began its tenure of tearing up the hardwood. Building on the schools first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1958, Cincinnati started a streak of five straight runs to the Final Four or better in 1959, becoming the first school to do so. The last three years of the streak, the school won back-to-back championships in 1961 and 1962 and followed those up with a run to the final in 1963. Pay homage.