AP Poll Puts Bearcats at No. 15

When Cincinnati lost to SMU last Sunday, it was guaranteed that it would fall from the lofty position of No. 11 when the AP Top 25 was released. We are now a week past that time, and the Bearcats are 24-3 overall and 13-1 in American Athletic Conference play, having easily tamed the USF Bulls and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane this past week.

Dominant wins against lesser opponents aren’t likely to jet a team up to the top five, but it shouldn’t hurt the cause and in UC’s case, it did not, as the Bearcats moved up from No. 18 top No. 15 in the most recent AP poll. SMU, one of only three teams to top UC and the only one to do so in the 2017 calendar year, remains hot on the heels of the Bearcats,…