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Cincinnati

2020 Season Performance

#17
Rank
9-0
Record
121.4
Points
0.532
SOS

Current Form

W9 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W vs #25 Tulsa 27-24

Record Splits

Home 7-0
Away 2-0
Conference 7-0
Non-Conf 2-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#3
#13
#23
#33
#44
Pre
#34
W3
#26
W6
#17
W9
#9
W12
#9
W15
#16
W16
#17

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
3
09/19
W
#23 vs FCS Austin Peay
55-20
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
4
09/26
W
#26 vs #9 Army
24-10
+20.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.9 13.9
Margin Scaling
+3.0 16.9
Recency Weighting
+3.6 20.5
Total 20.5 pts
5
10/03
W
#8 vs #102 South Florida
28-7
+7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.8 4.2
Margin Scaling
+2.8 7.0
Total 7.0 pts
8
10/25
W
#27 @ #10 SMU
42-13
+21.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.9 16.4
Margin Scaling
+5.0 21.4
Total 21.4 pts
9
10/31
W
#10 vs #23 Memphis
49-10
+15.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.8 10.8
Margin Scaling
+4.9 15.7
Total 15.7 pts
10
11/07
W
#9 vs #56 Houston
38-10
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 8.1
Margin Scaling
+4.1 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
11
11/14
W
#9 vs #124 East Carolina
55-17
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.5 6.5
Margin Scaling
+4.3 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
12
11/21
W
#8 @ #24 UCF
36-33
+17.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.2 16.7
Margin Scaling
+1.0 17.7
Total 17.7 pts
16
12/20
W
#16 vs #25 Tulsa
27-24
+13.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.6 12.6
Margin Scaling
+1.0 13.6
Total 13.6 pts
Total
9-0 Record
118.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
78-46
Record
63%
Win Rate
#57
Avg Rank
#6
Best Rank
0.557
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#98
2017
#106
2018
#31
2019
#22
2020
#17
2021
#10
2022
#34
2023
#116
2024
#78
2025
#60
2026
#53

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big 12 4-1 (80%) #53 #20 24.7 0.539 -
2025 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #60 #19 41.2 0.660 -
2024 Big 12 5-7 (42%) #78 #34 17.5 0.665 -
2023 Big 12 3-9 (25%) #116 #16 -55.1 0.648 -
2022 American Athletic 9-3 (75%) #34 #18 77.4 0.540 -
2021 American Athletic 13-0 (100%) #10 #6 184.3 0.509 American
2020 American Athletic 9-0 (100%) #17 #8 121.4 0.532 -
2019 American Athletic 10-3 (77%) #22 #16 100.6 0.542 -
2018 American Athletic 10-2 (83%) #31 #12 88.9 0.447 -
2017 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #106 #54 -41.0 0.517 -
2016 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #98 #12 -35.5 0.533 -