The Cincinnati Bearcats are No. 11 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.
Cincinnati (3-0, 1-0 AAC) jumped four spots from No. 15 after opening American Athletic Conference play with a 28-7 win over South Florida on Saturday at Nippert Stadium.
The Bearcats now have won a school-record 16 straight games at Nippert.
Cincinnati is the highest-ranked non-Power 5 program in the AP poll.
AAC foe UCF (2-1, 1-1) dropped from No. 11 to out of the poll following its 34-26 loss to Tulsa on Saturday. The defeat snapped the Knights' 21-game home winning streak.