The Cincinnati Bearcats rank No. 24 in the final AP Top 25 college football poll of the season.
Last week, the Bearcats held off Virginia Tech, 35-31, to win the Military Bowl and finish the season 11-2.
The Bearcats were ranked in the Top 25 earlier in the season but were unranked in the previous poll.
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Head coach Luke Fickell reportedly was a candidate for the West Virginia job before the Mountaineers hired Troy's Neal Brown.
The top five teams in the final AP poll were Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame.