IRVING, Texas – The Cincinnati Bearcats, who became the fourth American Athletic Conference team in five years to finish the regular season undefeated, continued to make history Sunday as they were selected to the 2021 College Football Playoff, highlighting a group of seven teams from The American in bowl games.
Cincinnati (13-0), which will enter Bowl Season as the only unbeaten team in FBS, will face Alabama (12-1) in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff Dec. 31 in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Cincinnati was ranked No. 4 in the final CFP rankings, while Alabama moved to No.