As far as winning the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, sportsbooks don’t have much optimism for the UCF Knights (17-14), who are +40000 to take home the title. Next up for them is a bout against the BYU Cougars at 12:30 PM ET on Wednesday, March 13.
On Tuesday, in its most recent game, UCF defeated Oklahoma State 77-62. With 17 points, Ibrahima Diallo was its high scorer.
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UCF NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +40000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +40000
- National championship odds (current): +40000
- Big 12 championship odds: +9000
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UCF Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- According to our predictions, the Knights are facing the 61st-ranked schedule in Division I in terms of difficulty.
- Looking at UCF’s remaining schedule in 2023-24, it has no games versus teams with records worse than its own, and one versus squads currently above .500.
- There are one game versus Top 25 teams remaining on the Knights’ schedule in 2023-24.
- UCF’s best win of the season came on January 10 in a 65-60 victory versus the No. 16 Kansas Jayhawks.
- Based on the RPI, the Knights have two Quadrant 1 wins, tied for the 46th-most in Division I. But they also have six Quadrant 1 losses, tied for the 40th-most.
- Against Quadrant 2 opponents (according to the RPI), UCF is 4-4 (.500%) — tied for the 24th-most victories.
UCF Season Stats and Insights
- The Knights have a +144 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.7 points per game. They’re putting up 71.5 points per game to rank 240th in college basketball and are giving up 66.8 per outing to rank 45th in college basketball.
- The Knights connect on 6.7 three-pointers per game (248th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 6.9. They shoot 31.8% from deep while their opponents hit 32.7% from long range.
- UCF ranks 221st in college basketball with 230.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and 61st in college basketball defensively with 215.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- The Knights win the turnover battle by 1.9 per game, committing 11.9 (256th in college basketball) while their opponents average 13.8.
UCF Leading Performers
- The Knights’ scoring leader is Jaylin Sellers, who averages 15.7 points per game.
- Darius Johnson leads UCF with 3.7 assists a game and Diallo paces the team with 5.7 rebounds per matchup.
- Johnson is the top three-point shooter for the Knights, connecting on 2.0 per contest.
- UCF’s steals leader is Johnson, who grabs 2.2 per game. Diallo leads the team averaging 1.8 blocks a contest.
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