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CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bearcats are in the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time since the 2021 season. UC did not make the initial ranking last week after the Utah loss, but checks in at No. 25 this week.
Three of the sport's stingiest defenses now sit inside the top seven of the CBS Sports Power Rankings. Oklahoma clawed its way back into the top 10 by leaning on that side of the ball during the most impressive win of Week 12.