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Idle Cincinnati Bearcats move up to No. 6 in latest polls ahead of AAC championship game

After yet another idle week, the University of Cincinnati football team moved up from No. 7 to No. 6 in the latest Amway Coaches and the Associated Press Top 25 polls released Sunday.

The Bearcats benefitted from then-No. 6 Florida's 37-34 loss at home to LSU on Saturday. The Gators (8-2, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) dropped to No. 11 in both polls.

Cincinnati (8-0, 6-0 American Athletic Conference), which hasn't played since Nov. 21, is scheduled to host Tulsa (6-1, 6-0 AAC) in the AAC championship game this Saturday at Nippert Stadium (8 p.