The Cincinnati Bearcats are 7-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country, but are still considered longshots to reach the College Football Playoff.
The first CFP rankings will be released Tuesday, and where the Bearcats rank will be one of the biggest topics if they’re able to beat 1-6 Tulane on Saturday. Ahead of the first CFP rankings this season, the Bearcats have +130 odds to make the CFP at SportsBetting.ag, compared to -160 odds to not make the final four. Meanwhile, one-loss Alabama has -500 odds of reaching the CFP.
Cincinnati has five regular-season games remaining. After Tulane, the Bearcats play host to 3-4 Tulsa and travel to 2-6 South Florida before a showdown with No. 19 SMU (7-0) at home on Nov. 20.
They close the regular season at 4-4 East Carolina, and have a three-game winning streak against the Pirates.
If Cincinnati remains undefeated, the American Athletic Conference title game is on Dec. 4 and the Bearcats would likely play host to either Houston or SMU.
“We’ve got to continue to do a better job of handling all the things that come along with the success or the wins and the attention that we’re getting,” Bearcats coach Luke Fickell said this week after a narrow win over Navy. “For me that message will continue to be to stay humble and stay hungry.”
The game against Navy was a reminder that opponents tend to be highly motivated when facing an opponent having the kind of season that Cincinnati is having.
“We can’t look past any opponent, because we know every opponent is going to give us their best,” Bearcats quarterback Desmond Ridder said. “We have to be focused and locked in every week and keep improving.”
–Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)
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