Among AAC teams, the UCF Knights (19-14) (+40000) are the favorites to win the 2022-23 College Basketball National Championship, and they have the 13th-ranked odds among all NCAA squads. Next on the schedule is a road game versus the Oregon Ducks at 7:30 PM ET on Sunday, March 19.
In its most recent game, UCF defeated Florida on Wednesday, 67-49. C.J. Kelly scored a team-high 21 points (and contributed two assists and four boards).
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UCF NCAA Tournament Odds
- National Championship Odds (on Dec. 31): +50000
- National Championship Odds (Current): +40000
- AAC Championship Odds: +1700
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UCF Strength Of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- In terms of toughness, based on our predictions, the Knights are playing the 83rd-ranked schedule in Division I this season.
- The rest of the way in 2022-23, UCF plays no teams with a record not as good as its own, and one team currently above .500.
- There are no games against Top 25 teams remaining on the Knights’ schedule in 2022-23.
- UCF beat the No. 24 Memphis Tigers in a 107-104 win in overtime on January 11. It was its best victory of the season.
- Based on the RPI, the Knights have four wins versus Quadrant 3 opponents, tied for the 120th-most in the country.
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UCF Season Stats And Insights
- The Knights average 72.1 points per game (167th in college basketball) while giving up 65.5 per outing (48th in college basketball). They have a +218 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 6.6 points per game.
- UCF wins the rebound battle by 2.4 boards on average. It collects 32.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 194th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 30.2 per contest.
- The Knights knock down 8.8 three-pointers per game (49th in college basketball) while shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc (80th in college basketball). They are making 2.2 more threes per outing than their opponents, who drain 6.6 per game while shooting 30.9%.
- UCF ranks 286th in college basketball by averaging 195.1 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 30th in college basketball, allowing 177.3 points per 100 possessions.
- The Knights have committed 12.3 turnovers per game (216th in college basketball action), 1.9 fewer than the 14.2 they force on average (32nd in college basketball).
UCF Leading Performers
- The Knights points and rebounds leader is Taylor Hendricks. He scores 15.3 points per game and grabs 6.9 rebounds.
- UCF’s assists leader is Darius Johnson, who dishes out 4.3 per game.
- Ithiel Horton is the top three-point shooter for the Knights, hitting 2.3 per contest.
- UCF’s blocks leader is Hendricks, who averages 1.7 per game. Johnson leads the team by averaging 2.2 steals an outing.
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