The University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team made the jump from No. 20 to No. 13 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.
The Bearcats are the highest-ranked non-Power 5 team, one spot ahead of fellow American Athletic Conference team UCF. UC was picked second behind the Golden Knights in the AAC preseason media poll.
After all Division I teams were eligible to be voted on for the preseason Top 25, the panel of 61 voters was permitted to consider only teams playing in the fall now that the season has started.