Cincinnati Bearcats are 6-1 (3-0 in AAC) entering the final 5 games in November. Cincinnati has a real shot to win the American Athletic Conference for the first time since the conference became a thing in 2014.
If the Bearcats win the AAC Championship, there is a good chance they would represent the “Group of Five” conferences in the Cotton Bowl, as the highest ranked conference champion That’s obviously the best case scenario for how 2019 will play out. But if Cincinnati does not win the AAC or somehow does and doesn’t finish as the highest ranked G5 champion, the options aren’t as excited.