USF has lost more ground to Cincinnati in Sunday's new Harris poll, raising the possibility that the Bearcats will jump ahead of the Bulls in the BCS standings and as a result, will be the Big East's representative in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

After Saturday's 48-37 win against Pittsburgh, USF moved up one spot in the Harris balloting to No. 25, but Cincinnati moved up three spots and took a much larger lead over USF in the Harris voting, which is used in the BCS standings. Cincinnati led USF by 70 votes last week, but that margin has nearly quadrupled, with the Bearcats now having 263 more votes than the Bulls.

Voters might be looking at this weekend's scores -- USF allowed 23 points in the final eight minutes, turning a 34-14 lead into a less impressive 48-37 win against Pittsburgh. Cincinnati, meanwhile, scored the final 17 points in its win against Syracuse, making a close game look less so with a 52-31 final score.

The last remaining piece of the BCS puzzle is the six computer ratings, where USF has had a sizeable advantage on the Bearcats. Having lost ground in both polls used by the BCS, the Bulls must hope the computers are enough to keep them ahead of Cincinnati. The BCS standings are due to be released at 4:15 p.m., about a half-hour from now.