NO. 4 CINCINNATI

12-0 OVERALL, 8-0 IN AMERICAN

The 12-0 Bearcats may be one win against Houston away from making history as the first Group of Five team to make the College Football Playoff. Under coach Luke Fickell in his fifth season at the helm, Cincinnati is after its second straight American Athletic Conference championship. Led by senior quarterback Desmond Ridder (34 total touchdowns this season), the offense has been good enough to grind through the season along with a stout defense (allowing 303.3 yards per game) that leads the nation in takeaways.