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Cincinnati Bearcats jump to No. 21 on the AP Poll

ByJoel Scheve|
Oct 18, 2025; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats tight end Joe Royer (11) runs the ball during the second half against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images
Oct 18, 2025; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats tight end Joe Royer (11) runs the ball during the second half against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images | William Purnell-Imagn Images

The Cincinnati Bearcats are once again ranked in the AP Poll, moving from #24 to #21 after their 49-17 victory over the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Bearcats are joined alongside BYU (11), Texas Tech (14), and Arizona State (24) as Big 12 teams who also made an appearance in the top 25.

The four teams ranked behind Cincinnati are Texas, Illinois, Arizona State, and Michigan, all of those teams having two losses and are either unranked last week or moved down in the rankings. The four teams ranked ahead of Cincinnati are LSU, Louisville, South Florida, and Tennessee.

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