especially when you use selective logic - like saying you can't put Oklahoma State in because they struggled with Boise St (who beat a pretty good, borderline NY6 team by the way, in case you weren't aware). But Cincy also struggled with Navy and Tulsa and a few other games against mediocre opponents where they were not impressive at all.

By Sagarin, Cincy has exactly 1 victory over a top 50 team. #5 Notre Dame. #40 Houston would give them 2.

Oklahoma St beat #8 Oklahoma, #16 Baylor (twice), #31 Boise St, #37 Kansas St, #39 Tulsa and #51 West Virginia with a single loss to #15 Iowa St

I'm not saying Oklahoma St is clearly the better choice, I'm just saying it's not obviously Cincy either. It's possible to make good arguments for either