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Cincinnati

2025 Season Performance

#60
Rank
7-5
Record
41.2
Points
0.660
SOS

Current Form

L4 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W vs #11 Iowa State 38-30
Worst L N #47 Nebraska 17-20

Record Splits

Home 5-2
Away 2-2
Neutral 0-1
Conference 5-4
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 1-2
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#14
#37
#60
#83
#106
W1
#96
W4
#63
W7
#26
W10
#28
W13
#49
W15
#60

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
08/29
L
NR N #47 Nebraska
17-20
-5.0
-5.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.5 -4.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -3.7
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -4.4
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.2
Total -5.2 pts
-0.2
2
09/06
W
#96 vs #75 Bowling Green
34-20
+13.0
+7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 5.5
Margin Scaling
+1.9 7.5
Total 7.5 pts
-5.5
3
09/13
W
#41 vs FCS Northwestern State
70-0
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
5
09/27
W
#63 @ #51 Kansas
37-34
+21.4
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.7 12.8
Margin Scaling
+1.0 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
-7.6
6
10/04
W
#39 vs #11 Iowa State
38-30
+24.4
+19.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.9 13.9
Margin Scaling
+2.9 16.9
Recency Weighting
+3.0 19.9
Total 19.9 pts
-4.5
7
10/11
W
#24 vs #77 UCF
20-11
+13.7
+11.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.0 9.0
Margin Scaling
+2.5 11.5
Total 11.5 pts
-2.2
8
10/19
W
#26 @ #131 Oklahoma State
49-17
+12.7
+11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.6 6.9
Margin Scaling
+4.4 11.3
Total 11.3 pts
-1.3
9
10/25
W
#21 vs #55 Baylor
41-20
+15.7
+13.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.4 9.4
Margin Scaling
+3.5 13.0
Total 13.0 pts
-2.8
10
11/02
L
#19 @ #24 Utah
14-45
-6.8
-7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.7 -4.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -6.4
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.6
Total -7.6 pts
-0.7
12
11/15
L
#31 vs #49 Arizona
24-30
-9.2
-8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.7 -7.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -6.5
Margin Scaling
-0.9 -7.4
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.7
Total -8.7 pts
+0.5
13
11/23
L
#38 vs #14 BYU
14-26
-7.8
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -7.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.8 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -7.1
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
-0.6
14
11/29
L
#49 @ #36 TCU
23-45
-7.8
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.4 -4.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.0
Margin Scaling
-2.6 -6.6
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
-0.1
Total
7-5 Record
64.2
39.3
-25.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
74-45
Record
62%
Win Rate
#56
Avg Rank
#5
Best Rank
0.579
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#96
2017
#109
2018
#21
2019
#26
2020
#15
2021
#11
2022
#41
2023
#100
2024
#78
2025
#60

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #60 #19 41.2 0.660 -
2024 Big 12 5-7 (42%) #78 #34 17.1 0.664 -
2023 Big 12 3-9 (25%) #100 #5 -12.8 0.719 -
2022 American Athletic 9-3 (75%) #41 #30 81.1 0.542 -
2021 American Athletic 13-0 (100%) #11 #11 181.3 0.527 American
2020 American Athletic 9-0 (100%) #15 #7 130.9 0.556 -
2019 American Athletic 10-3 (77%) #26 #20 105.8 0.547 -
2018 American Athletic 10-2 (83%) #21 #5 128.3 0.533 -
2017 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #109 #64 -35.8 0.514 -
2016 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #96 #7 -16.3 0.525 -