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2018 Preseason UCF Knights Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
DanNeverDie	1
FellKnight	1
HUSKEROYAL	1	It's a new year and what better way to start off this poll than with the defending national champions? UCF may have lost their head coach and dilf in Scott Frost, but many players return including QB Milton. This team may not go another year undefeated, but as defending champions there is nobody that I can say is definitively better than UCF.
MonkeyPunch	1	Only undefeated team of 2017.  They were 13-0 and earned preseason top marks because of it. 
JaxofAllTrades13	2
Alwaysahawk	3
dabul-master	5
JonesUCF34	5
Brostradamus_	6
doormatt26	6
Pikachu1989	8
BallSoHerd	9
PureCFR	9
W_Is_For_Will	9	Beat a disheartened Auburn team but were also "National Champions". 
bakonydraco	10
DeceptiveSpeed	10
Red261	10
cajunaggie08	11
taloncarde	11
Xtremeloco	11
itsabearcannon	12	#disrespek
woakley	12	The G5 darlings of last year. Don't get me wrong, they may have lost as much talent as anyone of the top 15 teams and they lost their entire coaching staff. Even with that, I think they found a more than competent replacement at HC, and I cant overlook how loaded their offense still is. Question mark here is the defense and how they replace the players they lost.
Wurst_Law	12
alsonamedbort87	13
bwburke94	13	I still consider UCF the real national champions, but don't let that distract you from Virginia basketball losing to UMBC.
djmoody90	13
TDenverFan	13
joebob431	14
nemoran	14
A-Stu-Ute	15
captain_sasquatch	15
cfbguy	15
Hobbes_121	15
hokies220	15	Can they have near as much success without Frost? Maybe.
Our-Gardian-Angel	15
Papalew32	15
teddythe3rd	15
tmart12	15
xelphin	15	0-12 in 2015.6-7 in 2016.13-0 in 2017. Unofficial National Champs.If they keep their current trajectory, UCF is going to be champions of the damn Galaxy.
GilBrandt	16
jnoobs13	16
PHubbs	16	The best team in UCF history capped off last season with one of the more impressive bowl wins of the 2017 season and departure of their program building coach. It will be next to impossible for this UCF squad to match those highs, but they should still be a top 20 team that will be a tough outing for any opponent from any conference. Look to their week 4 matchup against FAU to decide if either of those teams have a shot at sneaking into the top 15 with the potential to end the season as the highest ranked team in Florida.
Rakarei	16
RatherBeYachting	16
coreyfra	17
eclectic_tastes	17
KingKliffsbury	17
Knightro2011	17
RiffRamBahZoo	17
sasmith2015	17
ShogunAshoka	17
SometimesY	17
BamaPride95	18
boxman151515	18	Scott Frost quickly built a powerhouse at UCF. He's gone, but so many others remain. They'll dominate the American yet again. 
Branzilla91	18
flipadelphia17	18
galacticdude7	18
GoBlueScrewOSU7	18
Hackasizlak	18
olmsted	18
ryker888	18
SSJRoshi	18
T-Thugs	18	Reigning champs?
ToLongDR	18
WeenisWrinkle	18
52hoova	19	Pros: returning some really good players from an undefeated season.    Cons: losing a really good coach from an undefeated season.   
CockADoodleBOOM	19
Mario_Speedwagon	19
mickeyquicknumbers	19	An undefeated top-5ish type team that returns an elite QB with no major holes left by attrition (except *maybe* at DE) ranked 19th preseason? I hate myself for succumbing to this logic but simply put I don't like the fact that Frost and all 9 of his assistants are gone in 2018. Heupel made Missouri look good (after being fired from Oklahoma) but he's a complete unknown as a head coach and being nervous for his debut season is appropriate. I don't think anyone would argue with UCF being ranked in the 7-9th range preseason if the staff continuity had remained.
Nathanael-Greene	19
ndhuskerpower	19
ReallyCreative	19
WarEagle9	19
bgr308	20
brobroma	20
buttforaface	20
CertifiedSheep	20
CFSparta92	20
corundum9	20
JCiLee	20
ScarletFever333	20
THECrew42	20
Bill3ffinMurray	21
BorisNumber1	21
chrisb19	21	How much was last season a flash in the pan and how much was owed to Scott Frost, now the head coach at Nebraska? Only time will tell. UCF loses a lot of talent both on the field and on the sidelines, with the relatively unproven Josh Heupel (formerly OC at Mizzou) taking over. But it's really hard to leave a team that went 13-0 with a bowl win over Auburn out of the rankings entirely.
Feral_Squirrel	21
Ghost_of_Dude	21
Greflingorax	21
Hey_Its_Roomie	21	Why so low compared to Boise or the FAU? Consider it fear of uncertainty in the complete change in staff. Still got Milton, and an otherwise solid team, but I'm unknowledgeable of Hypuel to put any confidence in him untested.
I_am_bot_beep_boop	21
icklebush	21
runujhkj	21
SCRx	21
SCsprinter13	21
sirgippy	21
TanzaniaMagic	21
TaylorLeprechaun	21
thegreendalegelf	21
TheReformedBadger	21
typicaliconoclast	21
vanburen1845	21
03040905	22
Blooblod	22	There seems to be a lot of skepticism regarding the Citronauts and their ability to replicate a season similar to last year. I happen to be in the camp that believes they have the potential to be almost as good. The defense loses a lot, and mama came callin' for Scott Frost, but this is still a team with hopes of making the G5 NY6 bid. New HC Josh Heupel produced a prolific passing offense at Missouri last season, and UCF returns McKenzie Milton to help him replicate that success in Orlando. Defensive attrition could be a real concern though. Pat Jasinski and Trysten Hill will lead a front seven that strives to thrive in the middle of a youth movement. My Citronauts record prediction: 11-1. P6 jokes aside, the AAC is a tough conference and chances are UCF won't go undefeated in it again. I have them losing a road game to Memphis, but that could set up the AAC Championship as the perfect revenge game for UCF.
BlueFalcon89	22
Charlemagne42	22	Frost held this team together. Heupel doesn't do defense. UCF will lose some shootouts.
DEP61	22
Dropbackandpunt	22
G-manP	22
halldaylong	22
HelioOne	22
noahthearc	22
puffadda	22
seaotter2	22
TriStarBear	22
uwbjb	22
ya111101	22
AaronRodgers16	23
admiraltarkin	23
ChickenTaco	23
cmdrcaboose2	23
Extra_Excrement	23	UCF is another G5 team that had quite the turnaround. 0-12 in 2015 to undefeated in 2017. Sure, they'll miss Frost but I think the offense will still be alright with the return of Milton. If I were a UCF fan, I'd really be missing Shaquem Griffin. That guy was the epitome of the football spirit. Not only was he a beast but he seemed to be the whole team's source of inspiration. The AAC is arguably the most competitive G5 conference and dropping just one game to USF, Navy, or Memphis could take them out of not only the G5 Peach Bowl bid but also out of conference contention.
goblue10	23	Maybe it was all Frost, maybe it's maybelline
Harmbert_	23
kelling928	23
mellolizard	23
Miami_da_U	23
monkeymatt1836	23
relax_on_the_mat	23
The-Gothic-Castle	23
TotalEconomist	23
ucieaters33	23
alextoyalex	24
BobDeLaSponge	24
CambodianDrywall	24
Daigotsu	24
GenialGiant	24	UCF's undefeated season was certainly impressive, and I think they deserved more recognition than they received, but the loss of Scott Frost makes me dubious about a repeat performance.
jmac_21	24	UCF lost a lot from their amazing run last season, but I'm sure they picked up some valuable Spencerian along the way. They'll still be really good. 
Johnnycockseed	24
scronko	24
T-nawtical	24
UNC_Samurai	24
wesman212	24
Cassiyus	25
DarkLegend64	25
hascogrande	25
Helifino	25
JeromesNiece	25	McKenzie Milton is the only reason I'm ranking UCF. We'll see if Heupel will be anywhere near as good a coach as Scott Frost but I highly doubt it.
tdeff19	25

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