Six Toughest Road Tests For UCF Men’s Basketball in 2026-27

It’s hard to win on the road in college basketball.

However, to make it to the NCAA Tournament, a program is going to have to do it at least a few times. For the UCF Knights, they went 5-5 in true away games last season, with one such win against a Top 25-ranked BYU squad serving as an important March Madness resume builder.

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So, with the Knights’ full 2026-27 schedule unveiled on Thursday afternoon, and the highlights of their home slate covered here, the following six games are going to be the toughest tests coach Johnny Dawkins and his squad are going to have to face on the road this coming season in chronological order:

1. November 20: Vanderbilt

Following the Commodores’ win in Orlando last season, 105-93, the home-and-home agreement between both programs now sees the Knights visiting Nashville this fall.

In two seasons at Vanderbilt, coach Mark Byington has led the program back to the NCAA Tournament both times, its first consecutive appearances since 2016 and 2017. Last season’s appearance even saw the Commodores get their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2012.

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All-SEC first-teamer Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt’s leading scorer at 19.5 points per game, is back this coming season along with bench threat Chandler Bing. Byington is also bringing in seven new freshmen this season, including a player whose final 10 schools included UCF, Ant Brown Jr., and his own son, Chase Byington. He also added former Colorado forward Bangot Dak from the transfer portal.

2. December 12: Indiana

While it has been a long time since the tenure of Bob Knight, the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, still remains hallowed college basketball ground.

Coach Darian DeVries is entering his second season with the Hoosiers after going 18-14 (9-11 Big Ten) last season, but still went undefeated at home in non-conference play last season, which included beating the Big 12’s Kansas State.

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The Hoosiers are set to sport a squad including the likes of former…

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