With the American Athletic Conference Media Day officially getting underway Tuesday, the league announced its preseason football media poll with UCF predicted to finish second.

The Knights earned seven first-place votes for a total of 296 points, trailing only Cincinnati which registered 17 first-place votes and 311 overall points. Houston was the only other team with first-place tallies, checking with six and 268 total points to place third.

2014 American Athletic Conference Preseason Football Media Poll

1)       Cincinnati (17) – 311 points

2)       UCF (7) – 296

3)       Houston (6) – 268

4)       East Carolina – 262

5)       SMU – 158

6)       USF – 157

7)       Memphis – 133

8)       Temple – 105

9)       UConn – 98

Tulane – 98

11)   Tulsa – 94

UCF went 8-0 in the inaugural season of The American to claim the outright league title in 2013, finishing ahead of second-place Louisville and third-place Cincinnati.