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If the Knights defeat Florida Gulf Coast, they will play at USF in Tampa on Sunday evening.
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The Knights have enjoyed a memorable 2011 campaign, as the team has spent the entire season ranked in the top 25 nationally. UCF enters the NCAA Championship 11-5-3 overall. The Knights were ranked as high as No. 6 in the country during the regular season, as the team started the year 6-0-1. Last week, UCF advanced to the Conference USA Championship semifinals in Tulsa, Okla.
UCF and Florida Gulf Coast will be meeting in Orlando for the second time this year. The teams played on Sept. 24, and the Eagles ended UCF 麻豆精品 S檚 unbeaten start to the season by posting a 2-1 victory.
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In 2010, the Knights rolled to a 3-0 NCAA Championship first-round victory over visiting USF. The Knights headed to Ann Arbor for the second round, where they fell 2-1 to Michigan.
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The at-large berth in the NCAA Championship is just the second for the Knights since the program moved to the Division I level in 1984.