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User	Rank	Reason
Inkblot9	5
skuhlke	7
A_Rolling_Baneling	8
HieloLuz	8	Quality win over Kansas State \|4\|, but both it and their win over Miami (OH) \|5\| were close games.
jimbobbypaul	8
ShogunAshoka	8
ColombianInIowa24	12	26.01 - Win against previously undefeated makes the model happy with Cinci.
CPiGuy2728	12
Hey_Its_Roomie	12
Noelthemexican	12
spasm01	12
velociraptorfarmer	12
AlphaH4wk	13
Daigotsu	13
douchebagjack	13	Best 3 Wins: Kansas State, Boston College, Miami OH Cincinnati has quietly put together a really nice start and now I'm obligated to take them seriously. They're undefeated, they're playing competent football, and there isn't an obvious reason to have them lower. Could they be a genuinely good team? Absolutely. Could this ranking look completely stupid in three weeks? Also absolutely. The entire 12-18 section is basically me throwing teams into a bucket and seeing what happens.
manbeardawg	13	2
Stoneador	13
T-Thugs	13	Cincinnati is 4-0 with wins over Kansas State (3-1) and Boston College (2-2). This is probably a little too high for Cincy based on how good I think they actually are, but their resume probably puts them here.
DisraeliEers	14
Doogitywoogity	14	Big win over a decent K State squad. Cincinnati is trying to become a different contender in the Big XII this year. Pretty rough stretch coming up so they’ll have to prove it.
Rcfan0902	14	635.75 (+11)
Ruhrgebietheld	14
SIMBONEGTP	14
udubdavid	14
0010MK	15
olmsted	15
SearonTrejorek	15
twitter_paulbd	15	760 \| 4-0
cfbguy	16
cvsprinter1	16	Undefeated
ehoefler	16	76.65 \| +1
infinitempg	16	0.897
jrichardh	16
MemeLovingLoser	16	Score 76.22 (▲ 2.69) \| Place Change: ▲ 9 \| Previous Rank: 25th \| Wins Composite Rank: 6th \| SoS Composite Rank: 28th \| Margin of Victory Rank: 30th \| Penalties Composite Rank: 107th \| Yardage Composite Rank: 57th \| Turnover Composite Rank: 23rd \| 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 18th \| Other Stats Rank: 116th
w8w8	16
bakonydraco	17	78.867
grjohnst	17
NyquillusDillwad20	17
seaotter2	17
Chris-P-Creme	18
Noy_Telinu	18	Someone will win the Big 12. I have no idea who tho
StFuzzySlippers	18	I thought (and still think) quite highly of Kansas State, so Cincy gets a big bump from me for the win this week.
ToeInDigDeep	18
visor841	18
ChBass	19	There are some flashes of greatness in their pass defense, so keep an eye on Cincinnati.
chillmagic420	19
jalexjsmithj	19
OKgolfer	19
sirvalkyerie	19
arbadak	20	.753 rating, 4-0, SOS .543 (NEW, +11)
BoukenGreen	20
owlalwaysloveyew	20
sgtshenanigans	20	Cincinnati hasn't looked great but they are undefeated and at this point undefeated teams are becoming rarer.
srs_house	20
justsaynotoreddit	21
plannedsickdays	21
shifty1032231	21
Shion314	21
SlaminSammons	21
blahblehblahwhoru	22
Charlemagne42	22	Adjustment: 43.9%
Jerrywelfare	22
RJEP22	22
TheZachster	22
Xtremeloco	22
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	23
BearsAreGreat1	23
Ch-i-ef	23	8 completed passes and a win?
corundum9	23
KansasEF5Tornado	23
MahjongDaily	23
malowry0124	23
ManiacalBlazer	23
spmartin1993	23
Striker743	23	NR
stripes361	23
Blooblod	24
Darth_Ra	24
digdat0	24	24. Cincinnati — Score: 0.123 \| Results: 1.370, SOS Rank: #63, Quality: 0.053, Recency: 0.000 \| T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 1, Off Rk: #26, Def Rk: #76
dubscurry30	24	NR
elnino550	24
Helifino	24
Hobbes_121	24
MemeofMemeJTG999999	24	(4-0) (was unranked) W: 31-26 vs Kansas State (3-1) Next Week: @ Arizona (3-1) Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Duke
Muffinnnnnnn	24
RegionalBias	24
Xy13	24	[4-0] (31-26 W vs KState) 2 P4 Win --- Yep.
cinciforthewin	25
cyberchaox	25	A back-and-forth battle of unbeatens goes in favor of the Bearcats. Next five: Wake Forest, Kentucky, Nebraska, Tulsa, Pittsburgh
EpicSchwinn	25
kflinderman	25
KJdkaslknv	25
Terminal_BAS	25
thomasosu	25

User	Rank	Reason
bocnj	4
LegionMammal978	4	(+45) GS .956, TS −31.
alexjcode_com	13	891
CallMeTheKing	13
g_trechel	13
The_Stratman	15
GenuineBoss	16
TomorrowFinal6642	17
Dawg-Bite	18
Nervous_Metal_9445	18	+16 (NR Last Week)
Jacob_Sumner	19
MyAngelMiraidon	19	NEW - Undefeated and beat K-State
ResearchFlaky5912	19	After beating Kansas State, Cincinnati essentially takes their place. Nothing impressive about their resume, but they looked like a top 25 team Saturday.
Rhizical	19
666PeaceKeepaGirl	20
Blazemaster77	20
fm22fnam	20	+UNR
ianmcmoney	20
LonghornInNebraska	20
Minnesnowtaaa	20
AliceisStoned	21
ArlyntheAwesome	21
FoodCourtDruid	21
penix4heisman	21
shouldajustsaid_yeah	21
DarthGlazer	22	meh
msonar623	22
SomerandomIDFBfan	22
thatoneguyD13	22	Tier 4.
Yamiosum	22
geordieColt88	23
Lucaball3r	23
m3owzika	23	Giving Cincinnati their flowers while I can, 4-0 on the season with a nice win over Kansas State. This team is about to run the gauntlet against some good Big 12 teams
Protoco2	23
Tortillero96	23	NEW W (4-0) H +5 vs Kansas State (unranked) -- -- --
d1sportsball	24	Somehow 4-0 with a win over Kansas State now
JKess207	24
KansasChaser2021	24
LightningDusty	24	↑NR
n8TLfan	24
newSomberMan	24
TheBeekman8	24
EL-YEO	25
meristematic	25
quantum_jedi	25	(38.99, +9) Great win for the Bearcats over a solid Kansas State team. Cincinnati moves to 4-0 and is looking solid. Interesting road game in the desert against Arizona is next. Should be a fun one.

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