This isn’t a protest vote.
It’s not a shot across the bow at the College Football Playoff or a call for an expanded playoff.
But even after watching Alabama beat Georgia 26-23 in overtime on Monday night, Central Florida is my No. 1 team.
I went back and forth with this since the Knights beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 1.
In the end, it boiled down to a principal I’ve used since the start of the season.
I used it when Oklahoma beat Ohio State and then subsequently fell to Iowa State and I kept the Sooners ahead of the Buckeyes.