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The University of Cincinnati sits in a tie for third place in the Big East standings with three games to play. The good news for the Bearcats is this: Two of the teams they face, No. 16 Connecticut (8-1, 4-0 Big East) Saturday and No. 6 West Virginia (8-1, 3-1) Nov. 17, are ahead of them in the standings.

That means the Bearcats are still alive for a conference title and the Bowl Championship Series berth that comes with it.

Although the road to a conference crown won't be easy - UC (7-2, 2-2) would have to pull off two top-25 upsets - senior safety Haruki Nakamura can take solace in UC's 38-33 victory against South Florida last Saturday.

All the Bearcats need, he said, is to mimic their attitude from that game.
"Last week was a great football game," said

UC still in Big East mix