Baylor Rises to #13 in Coaches, #14 in AP Polls

Stephen Spillman-USA TODAY Sports It’s Sunday afternoon around 1 PM Central, so that means both sets of major pre-CFB Playoff rankings are out. Both also have the Bears, sitting at 7-1 (4-1) and coming off three straight wins, inside the Top 15, as well. The Coaches Poll has the Bears 13th, two spots behind Oklahoma State and nine behind Oklahoma, while the AP Poll has the Bears 14th, three spots behind OSU and ten behind OU. Interestingly, Baylor is right behind A&M in each because good things happen when you beat Alabama regardless if you lose to two unranked teams with a combined four conference wins between them.

Also of note in the rankings (and we’ll use the AP) are Cincy at #2,…