The University of Cincinnati football team is in the middle of its most successful stretch in program history, and on Sunday, UC head coach Luke Fickell and the Bearcats soared even higher into rarified air.
Cincinnati (6-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) advanced one spot to No. 2 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll after routing AAC rival UCF 56-21 Saturday at Nippert Stadium.
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The No. 2 AP ranking is the highest for the Bearcats in the history of the poll.