Baylor basketball will play a home-and-home series with Xavier over the next two seasons, according to a report from CBS Sports. The series starts in Waco next season and will move to the Cintas Center in Cincinnati in 2017-18.

Baylor and Xavier will start a home-and-home series next season in Waco, source told @CBSSports. Return game at Cintas Center in 17-18. — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 23, 2016

Xavier has been one of the elite programs in college basketball the past few years. The Musketeers have made the NCAA tournament in 13 of the last 15 seasons, winning a game in 10 of those years. Last season, Xavier was a two-seed before falling to Wisconsin in the second round.

The Musketeers return their three leading scorers from a squad that went 28-6 last season, including All-American guard Trevon Bluiett (15.1 points, 6.1 assists). Xavier won 16 of its first 17 games last season, only losing to eventual national champion Villanova.

Baylor and Xavier have played twice before, both under Scott Drew. In their most recent contest, Baylor's 2012 squad beat Xavier 75-70 to earn a berth to the Elite Eight for the second time in three seasons. Baylor also beat Xavier in 2009 in the Old Spice Classic preseason tournament.

Drew and the Bears are coming off their third straight tourney appearance -- no other coach in program history had even made it consecutively. However, Baylor was upset in the first round in each of the last two seasons. It must now replace three starters next season, including expected NBA draft pick Taurean Prince and NFL draft pick Rico Gathers.