The College Football Playoff Committee released the first set of CFP rankings Tuesday night for the 2018 season.
The Knights came in at No. 12 in the playoff rankings, the only from the American Athletic Conference, three spots down from the No. 9 ranking they received from the AP-25 Poll and Coaches Poll.
Full ranking:
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. LSU
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Georgia
7. Oklahoma
8. Washington St
9. Kentucky
10. Ohio State
11. Florida
12. UCF
13. WVU
14. PSU
15. Utah
16. Iowa
17. TEXAS
18. MISS ST
19. Syracuse
20. TX A&M
21. NC ST
22. BC
23. Fresno St
24. Iowa St
25. UVA
UCF will host Temple Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.