Houston Cougars football got back on track in Week 10 with a critical homecoming win over Cincinnati at TDECU Stadium on Saturday evening. The 31-24 victory improved Houston to a 7-2 record overall and a 4-2 mark in the Big 12.

It also kept Houston alive for another week in the Big 12 Championship race. The Cougars have been as consistent as any team in the country throughout the season and got a huge bounce-back win, even if it wasn't the best performance all around.

With all the chaos of one of the biggest weekends in college football, the Cougars were poised to move up in the AP Poll again, and that is what happened.

Houston was at No. 17 this past week and jumped up three spots to No. 14 in the Week 10 AP Poll. The Cougars were at No.…