NEWPORT, R.I. – The UCF Knights, who bring a 13-game winning streak into the 2018 season, have been selected as the favorite to win the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship in the conference’s preseason media poll.
UCF received 19 of a possible 30 votes to win the league title, while the Knights were listed first on 25 ballots in the East Division race.
Memphis was once again the media's choice in the West Division as the Tigers received 23 first-place votes and 171 points. Memphis was projected as the conference champion on seven ballots, while USF received three votes and Houston one for the league title.