The University of Cincinnati Bearcats are No. 8 in the final College Football Playoff rankings released Sunday.
The 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee placed the undefeated Bearcats (9-0) behind 8-1 Texas A&M (No. 5) of the Southeastern Conference, 8-2 Oklahoma (No. 6), which won the Big 12, and 8-3 Florida, which lost to Alabama in SEC title game.
No. 1 Alabama (11-0; SEC champion), No. 2 Clemson (10-1; Atlantic Coast Conference champion), No. 3 Ohio State (6-0; Big Ten champion) and No. 4 Notre Dame (10-1; ACC runner-up) round out the committee's top six.