There has been a lot of discussion about the Group of Five’s involvement in the Playoffs, with UCF having won the American Athletic Conference each of the last two seasons with an undefeated record. Despite their success, they could not come close to cracking the top four.
2017 - finished 12th at the end of regular season, after starting the season unranked
2018 - finished 8th at the end of the regular season, after starting the season at #21
The first AP poll came out last week and Cincinnati starts in the “receiving votes” group at 38th overall, despite ending last season ranked #24, after going 11-2 with one of the nation’s youngest teams.