After UCF defeated Auburn to win the 2017 Peach Bowl to secure their first perfect season in school history the discussion immediately shifted towards UCF’s lack of inclusion into the College Football Playoff.
While the power brokers in college football prevented UCF a chance to crash the Playoff, it doesn’t mean the Knights didn’t end up winning the 2017 National Championship anyway. The win over Auburn, a team that defeated both of the teams in the CFP and was just a win away from appearing in the Playoff themselves, gives the Knights a legitimate claim that they are this year’s 2017 National Champs.