UCF ranked in college basketball AP poll for first time this season

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UCF went 1-for-2 in the men's college basketball polls on Monday, Jan. 5.

For the first time this season, the Knights (12-1) cracked the Associated Press top 25, debuting in the final spot. They just missed the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, falling one vote short of No. 25 SMU.

Their placement comes just two days after an upset of then-No. 17 Kansas in their Big 12 opener. UCF has now won 11 straight games. Its only loss occurred nearly two months ago, on Nov. 8, against Vanderbilt, which remains one of the country's six undefeated teams.

Before the Knights return to the court against Oklahoma State on Tuesday, here is a full look at the two sets of rankings.

AP Top 25

Arizona
Michigan
UConn
Purdue
Duke
Houston
Gonzaga
BYU
Nebraska
Vanderbilt
Michigan State
Alabama
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Illinois
North Carolina
Georgia
Iowa
Louisville
Tennessee
Kansas
Virginia
SMU
UCF

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Michigan
Arizona
Iowa State
UConn
Purdue
Duke
Houston
Gonzaga
BYU
Vanderbilt
Nebraska
Alabama
Michigan State
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Illinois
North Carolina
Louisville
Iowa
Georgia
Kansas
Tennessee
Virginia
Villanova
SMU

Others receiving votes: UCF 41; Utah State 34; Clemson 29; Florida 21; Saint Mary's 17; Seton Hall 13; Saint Louis 11; Indiana 10; St. John's 4; Missouri 3; Miami (Ohio) 3; Kentucky 3; Cal 2; USC 1; Oklahoma State 1

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: UCF basketball rankings: Knights in AP Top 25, just miss Coaches Poll

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