Bob Huggins took Cincinnati’s basketball team to the top of the polls several times in his 16 seasons as head coach of the Bearcats.
“The first time we were No. 1 in the country at Cincinnati,” said Huggins, who last week had his 11th West Virginia team at No. 2 in the Associated Press poll, “one of my friends called and said, ‘Never forget: The dog with the bone is always in danger.’ I tell our guys that all the time. We’re going to have the bull’s-eye on our back.”
The Mountaineers (15-2, 4-1), who could drop a slot or two following Saturday’s 72-71 loss at No.