The University of Cincinnati's 2003-04 basketball schedule includes games against six teams that played in last year's NCAA Tournament, including a Jan. 14 game at Marquette, the defending Conference USA champion and Final Four participant.

The Bearcats also will begin a new series against Wake Forest with a Feb. 15 game in Winston Salem, N.C. The Demon Deacons were ranked No. 8 last year in the final Associated Press poll and won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship.

The other NCAA Tournament teams from last year are Dayton, Louisville, Memphis and Xavier. The Bearcats play the Musketeers in the annual Crosstown Shootout on Feb. 3 at Cintas Center.

For the first time since the league expanded to 14 teams in 2001-02, UC will play every conference school at least once. The Bearcats will play home and away against Louisville, DePaul and Charlotte. They also will play local rival Miami at U.S. Bank Arena for the second straight year and will open their regular season Nov. 22 at home against Akron.

The Conference USA tournament, scheduled for March 10-13, will be played at U.S. Bank Arena.

Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 11 - EA Sports (exhibition)

Saturday, Nov. 15 - NORTHERN KENTUCKY (exhibition)

Saturday, Nov. 22 - AKRON

Monday, Nov. 24 - OAKLAND

Saturday, Nov. 29 - COPPIN STATE

Tuesday, Dec. 2 - at Valparaiso

Wednesday, Dec. 17 - CLEMSON

Saturday, Dec. 20 - MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE

Tuesday, Dec.23 - DAYTON

Sunday, Dec. 28 - MIAMI (at U.S. Bank Arena)

Tuesday, Dec. 30 - ELON

Wednesday, Jan. 7 - at Tulane

Saturday, Jan. 10 - DEPAUL Wednesday, Jan.14 - at Marquette

Saturday, Jan. 17 - TCU

Wednesday, Jan. 21 - at Louisville

Saturday, Jan. 24 - at Southern Miss

Wednesday, Jan. 28 - EAST CAROLINA

Saturday, Jan. 31 - CHARLOTTE

Tuesday, Feb. 3 - at Xavier

Saturday, Feb. 7 - at Houston

Wednesday, Feb. 11 - SOUTH FLORIDA

Sunday, Feb. 15 - at Wake Forest

Wednesday, Feb. 18 - at UAB

Saturday, Feb. 21 - LOUISVILLE

Wednesday, Feb. 25 - SAINT LOUIS

Saturday, Feb. 28 - at Charlotte

Thursday, Mar. 4 - at DePaul

Saturday, Mar. 6 - MEMPHIS

Wednesday, Mar.10 - Saturday, Mar. 13 - Conference USA Tournament at U.S. Bank Arena