Cincinnati
Big 12 · 2–0 · MRI Classic #16
Power+5.9#45 of 138
Résumé+0.19#48 · wins above average
Movement+4up from #49 last week
Best winBoston College (34–15)
Schedule faced-21.0 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+10.2 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Boston College | W 34–15 | +17.4 | +1.6 |
| 2 | vs | Western Carolina FCS | W 62–10 | +44.8 | +7.2 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs | Miami (OH) | +16.0 | 83% |
| 4 | vs | Kansas State | -4.5 | 39% |
| 5 | at | Arizona | -9.3 | 29% |
| 7 | at | West Virginia | +4.3 | 60% |
| 8 | vs | Texas Tech | -10.2 | 27% |
| 9 | vs | Utah | -16.3 | 16% |
| 10 | at | Houston | -4.2 | 40% |
| 11 | at | Iowa State | -9.8 | 28% |
Season by season
Best finish: #5 in 2021. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 of 136 | 7–6 | 3.17 | Power |
| 2024 | 61 of 134 | 5–7 | 2.29 | Power |
| 2023 | 77 of 133 | 3–9 | -2.23 | Power |
| 2022 | 29 of 131 | 9–4 | 10.84 | Power |
| 2021 | 5 of 130 | 13–1 | 22.60 | Power |
| 2020 | 8 of 128 | 9–1 | 19.49 | Power |
| 2019 | 22 of 130 | 11–3 | 66.26 | MRI |
| 2018 | 14 of 130 | 11–2 | 68.43 | MRI |
| 2017 | 109 of 130 | 4–8 | -20.86 | MRI |
| 2016 | 104 of 128 | 4–8 | -16.29 | MRI |
| 2015 | 71 of 128 | 7–6 | 20.35 | MRI |
| 2014 | 55 of 128 | 9–4 | 33.45 | MRI |
| 2013 | 51 of 126 | 9–4 | 36.96 | MRI |
| 2012 | 24 of 124 | 10–3 | 57.53 | MRI |
| 2011 | 35 of 120 | 10–3 | 45.73 | MRI |
| 2010 | 78 of 120 | 4–8 | 8.91 | MRI |
| 2009 | 12 of 120 | 12–1 | 67.70 | MRI |
| 2008 | 41 of 120 | 11–3 | 40.53 | MRI |
| 2007 | 12 of 120 | 10–3 | 78.12 | MRI |
| 2006 | 45 of 119 | 8–5 | 39.95 | MRI |
| 2005 | 101 of 119 | 4–7 | -16.93 | MRI |
| 2004 | 30 of 117 | 7–5 | 54.31 | MRI |
| 2003 | 69 of 117 | 5–7 | 22.79 | MRI |