With the American Athletic Conference Media Day officially getting underway Tuesday, the league announced its preseason football media poll with UCF predicted to finish second.
The Knights earned seven first-place votes for a total of 296 points, trailing only Cincinnati which registered 17 first-place votes and 311 overall points. Houston was the only other team with first-place tallies, checking with six and 268 total points to place third.
2014 American Athletic Conference Preseason Football Media Poll
1) Cincinnati (17) – 311 points
2) UCF (7) – 296
3) Houston (6) – 268
4) East Carolina – 262
5) SMU – 158
6) USF – 157
7) Memphis – 133
8) Temple – 105
9) UConn – 98
Tulane – 98
11) Tulsa – 94
UCF went 8-0 in the inaugural season of The American to claim the outright league title in 2013, finishing ahead of second-place Louisville and third-place Cincinnati.