By now, the AAC has divided itself into tiers. There is currently a narrow top tier, while the middle tier is much larger than it had been in recent memory. Then, there is the consistently disappointing bottom layer. Nothing happened to disrupt those tiers too much, with no major upsets in the conference during Week 11.
It is worth starting to ask the question about Cincinnati, “Are they actually the best team in the conference right now?” Because the Bearcats aren’t playing like the best team in the conference. They’re not playing like a team that thinks it has a shot at the College Football Playoff.