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Despite not playing this week, the UCF Knights moved up to #9 in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today/Amway Coaches’ Poll. It’s the highest UCF has ever been ranked in both polls during the regular season.
Coaches’ Poll
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In the Coaches’ Poll, UCF bumped up a spot from #10, just behind Ohio State and ahead of West Virginia. The Knights were ranked at #9 two weeks ago, but dropped a spot before moving back up this week.
UCF in the Coaches’ Poll
| Week | 2013 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 2013 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Preseason | – | – | 23 |
| 1 | – | – | 20 |
| 2 | – | – | 18 |
| 3 | – | – | 18 |
| 4 | – | – | 14 |
| 5 | – | 25 | 13 |
| 6 | – | 21 | 9 |
| 7 | – | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 25 | 17 | 10 |
| 9 | 22 | 14 | 9 |
| 10 | 21 | 12 | ? |
| 11 | 19 | 12 | ? |
| 12 | 20 | 12 | ? |
| 13 | 19 | 11 | ? |
| 14 | 17 | 10 | ? |
| 15 | 15 | (No Week 15 Poll) | (No Week 15 Poll) |
| Final | 12 | 7 | ? |
Still, UCF is the lowest-ranked undefeated team in the nation, and is behind five one-loss teams.
The Houston Cougars moved into the Top 25, checking in at #17 after waxing South Florida 57-36 on Saturday.
Other Group of Five schools in the Coaches’ Poll include Utah State at #20 and Fresno State at #23
AP Top 25
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In the AP Poll, UCF moved up a spot after holding steady at #10 for three weeks. The Knights have not moved down yet in the AP Poll:
UCF in the AP Poll
| Week | 2013 (12-1) | 2017 (13-0) | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week | 2013 (12-1) | 2017 (13-0) | 2018 |
| Preseason | – | – | 21 |
| 1 | – | – | 19 |
| 2 | – | – | 18 |
| 3 | – | – | 16 |
| 4 | – | – | 13 |
| 5 | – | 25 | 12 |
| 6 | – | 22 | 10 |
| 7 | – | 20 | 10 |
| 8 | 21 | 18 | 10 |
| 9 | 19 | 15 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 | 14 | ? |
| 11 | 15 | 14 | ? |
| 12 | 17 | 13 | ? |
| 13 | 17 | 12 | ? |
| 14 | 15 | 10 | ? |
| 15 | 15 | (No Week 15 Poll) | (No Week 15 Poll) |
| Final | 10 | 6 | ? |
However, the Knights did get jumped by Ohio State, who was off for the week after getting drubbed at Purdue the previous weekend.
Houston is also at #17 in the AP, with fellow G5s Utah State at #18 and Fresno State at #20.
South Florida and Cincinnati are both receiving votes in both polls.
Tuesday: The First CFP Rankings
UCF’s attention will be firmly fixed on ESPN Tuesday night at 7 p.m. for the unveiling of the first College Football Playoff Committee Rankings. Those rankings are assembled by 13 committee members - one of which is Georgia Tech A.D. and former UCF A.D. Todd Stansbury. It’s these rankings that will be used to determine the seedings for the College Football Playoff Semifinals.