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2024 UCF Knights baseball team

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2024 UCF Knights baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record37–21 (14–15 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Rich Wallace (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Norberto Lopez
  • Drew Thomas
  • Ted Tom
Home stadiumJohn Euliano Park
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 23 7   .767 37 19   .661
No. 16 Oklahoma State ‍‍y 19 9   .679 40 17   .702
Texas ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 35 22   .614
West Virginia ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 33 22   .600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 32 25   .561
Kansas State ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 32 24   .571
Kansas ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 31 23   .574
UCF ‍‍‍y 14 15   .483 35 19   .648
TCU ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 33 21   .611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 33 26   .559
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 22 31   .415
Houston ‍‍‍ 7 21   .250 26 28   .481
BYU ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 21 31   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2024 UCF Knights baseball team represented the University of Central Florida (UCF) in the sport of baseball during the 2024 college baseball season. This was the Knights' first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Home games were played at John Euliano Park on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The team was coached by Rich Wallace in his first season as UCF's head coach.

Preseason

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Big 12 coaches poll

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The Big 12 Conference preseason poll was released on January 25, 2024, with the Knights predicted to finish in tenth place.[2]

Coaches Poll
Rank School (1st Place Votes) Total
1 TCU (11) 143
2 Texas (2) 131
3 Oklahoma State 119
4 Texas Tech 107
5 Kansas State 98
T6 Oklahoma 85
T6 West Virginia 85
8 Kansas 67
9 Houston 56
10 UCF 45
11 Baylor 36
T12 BYU 21
T12 Cincinnati 21

Schedule

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Legend
  UCF win
  UCF loss
  Postponement
Bold UCF team member
2024 UCF Knights Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
Schedule Source:[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]—*RVRVRVRV19RVRV
Baseball America[7]19
NCBWA[8]RVRVRVRVRVRV16RVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[9]2517
Perfect Game[10]RVRV2017RV

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll".
  3. ^ Warnick, James (May 5, 2024). "Sunday's Series Finale at Houston Washed Out". UCFKnights.com.
  4. ^ Warnick, James (May 14, 2024). "Tuesday's Home Finale at Bethune–Cookman Canceled". UCFKnights.com.
  5. ^ Baseball Schedule
  6. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  9. ^ D1 Baseball
  10. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings