UCF football survived early penalties at East Carolina team and the return of the Pac-12 in the rankings, climbing in both the Associated Press and coaches' top 25 polls this week.
The Knight rose two spots to No. 11 in the AP poll and three spots to No. 12 in the coaches' poll released Sunday.
Voters were allowed to include the Big Ten and Pac-12 in their rankings even though the leagues have not kicked off the 2020 season yet.
Last week, UCF dropped two spots in the coaches’ poll despite routing Georgia Tech in the season opener.