The UCF Knights received 15 votes in the AP Top 25 poll and 12 votes in the USA Today Top 25 poll coming off a win against the Southern Methodist Mustangs.
The Knights won their 5th straight conference game this season while the Big East bound Knights are nearing a national ranking for the first time since the 2010 season. Currently, they are sitting smugly atop the Conference USA East Division standings with a 7-2 overall record. The only losses the UCF Knights have this season are against Ohio State(No.5) and Mizzou.
The Knights have three games remaining this season, most notably a showdown against C-USA West Division rival, the 7-2 Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. Both of their other opponents, UTEP and UAB, have 2-7 records this season.
