FBS

Cincinnati

Bearcats · Big 12

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#37

Among 138 teams · ▲26 since Week 7

Record

5-2

4-2 vs. FBS

Power rating

+9.84

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+7.70

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Cincinnati is 5-2 and ranks No. 37 of 138 FBS teams, up 26 spots from Week 7. Its +9.8 power rating is 12.5 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 30th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 4.7 wins against it; Cincinnati is 0.3 ahead, 28th in résumé rank.

Best win: 37–24 over Texas Tech as a 24% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 23, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Utah on Sat, Oct 31. Cincinnati is a 7.9-point underdog with a 34% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Utah
Home

Utah by 7.9

Cincinnati 34% · Utah 66%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 61 after Week 1 to No. 37 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#37
Week 8: No. 37 · +9.84 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 161+5.41
Week 223+11.21
Week 341+9.67
Week 434+10.76
Week 559+6.16
Week 658+6.37
Week 763+6.25
Week 837+9.84

Game results

7 games · 2026
Cincinnati results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W37–24Upset24%+14.73
L42–4552%+6.30
at Arizona #11
L7–3452%+16.67
W31–2650%+5.41
W35–3189%+0.85
W62–10—+1.67
W34–15—+3.75
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Big 12
Big 12 power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
8up 27-0
+17.85
#5+4.50+22.9
11up 126-1
+16.67
#18+3.33+19.4
14down 36-2
+15.98
#10+9.88+15.0
19down 106-1
+15.30
#6+8.59+14.6
21down 136-1
+14.73
#14+4.94+15.4
23up 55-2
+13.81
#30+6.23+16.3
35up 94-3
+10.25
#41+9.95+9.7
37up 265-2
+9.84
#28+7.70+9.0
43down 64-3
+9.03
#76+3.91+13.0
52down 173-4
+8.02
#86+7.42+9.6
60up 145-3
+6.30
#47+7.25+3.6
65down 124-3
+5.41
#74+3.65+11.7
66down 163-4
+5.40
#70+9.75+1.7
72up 123-4
+3.93
#89+6.30+7.0
86up 114-3
+1.96
#65+5.39+1.0
97down 122-5
−0.21
#91+11.15-10.0