Cincinnati has been rewarded after one of the biggest wins in program history.

On Sunday, the Bearcats made headway in both national polls. They're up two spots, to No. 7 in the Associated Press top 25 poll and up three spots to No. 7 in the Amway/USA Today coaches poll. It's the highest ranking for Cincinnati since 2009, when it rose as high as No. 4.

The Bearcats had a dominating 42-13 win Saturday at SMU, previously ranked No. 16 by the AP. That's their largest margin of victory over a ranked team in program history.

Cincinnati has another tough test in week 9 of the regular season. It will host Memphis (3-1) in a noon ET kickoff on ESPN. The Tigers defeated Temple 41-29 yesterday and UCF the previous week, 50-49.