Blew out an inferior opponent. Despite getting blown out at top-ranked Ohio State, they've taken care of business and continued to show good balance in a conference that is pretty good this year.
Cincinnati is 8-1 with their only loss being to Ohio State. They have a nice win over UCF (7-3). They still play Memphis in the regular season and could move up a bit with a win there. 
The Bearcats aren't ranked quite as highly as the other American teams, but they've still had a great season to this point (and excluding that blowout loss to Ohio State).