UCF needs help. Maybe even a miracle.
That's the simple version of the Knights' ongoing predicament. Despite pulling off an undefeated season in 2017 and winning seven straight to begin the current campaign, UCF appears to have found a glass ceiling at No. 10 in the AP poll.
In each of the last three weeks, UCF has rounded out the Top 10. Although the College Football Playoff committee is instructed to discredit polls, the undefeated Knights consistently ranked behind two-loss teams in last season's CFP rankings.
After being left out of the championship tournament in 2017, the AAC school declared itself the national champion.