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Big 12Bearcats

Cincinnati

Next: vs Texas TechOct 24

Rank

63rd

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+2.6

90% range −5.4 to 10.7

Offense

29.6

50th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.0

74th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–2

5.5–6.5 projected over the regular season

Playoff

<1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 5 · 3:30 PM ET vs Boston College W 34–15
Rating change−0.8
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:00 PM ET vs Western Carolina W 62–10
Rating change+0.5
Wk 3Sep 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs Miami (OH) W 35–31
Rating change−1.8
Wk 4Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET vs Kansas State W 31–26
Rating change+0.6
Wk 5Oct 3 · 11:00 PM ET at Arizona L 7–34
Rating change−2.9
Wk 7Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET at West Virginia L 42–45
Rating change+0.5
Wk 8Oct 24 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#12 Texas Tech Win 18%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 3:45 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#11 Utah Est. 17%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD at Houston Est. 19%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD at Iowa State Est. 37%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD vs Colorado Est. 47%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 BYU Est. 13%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
5.5–6.5
Conference record
2.5–6.5
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
<1%
Conference title game
<1%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
<1%
Win it all
0%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025Big 1257 of 1364.028.624.57–6—
2024Big 1244 of 1346.328.221.95–7—
2023Big 1275 of 133−2.924.727.73–9—
2022American58 of 1312.224.822.69–4—
2021American10 of 13016.034.218.213–1Seed4
2020American17 of 12714.233.619.59–1—
2019American29 of 1308.728.519.911–3—
2018American35 of 1307.730.723.011–2—
2017American102 of 130−11.021.432.44–8—
2016American90 of 128−7.921.929.84–8—
2015American74 of 128−1.132.033.17–6—

Profile

CIN offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com