While a majority of college football fans, writers, analysts, and pundits screamed foul at the all SEC party in Atlanta Monday night, many people lamented that UCF had not been allowed into the big boy party playoff system, even though they were the last unbeaten team standing. The last non-power conference team to win a national title was BYU in 1984, and, as I said in my post Monday night, it was then decided by the power conferences that this could never happen again, and it has not.
It has been our pleasure in past years not to follow that trend, and we have had a few non power players win our annual national title, and this year would be no different.
It is my pleasure to announce, that after careful number crunching by our lead statistician and research analyst Keith Harding, that our 2017 national champions are indeed the UCF Knights! As the lone unbeaten team, they had the edge as they had not lost any numbers to a loss. What stymied Alabama and Georgia (who finished 3rd and 6th) were, in the case of Alabama, their regular season finale loss to Auburn, who ended up losing to UCF, and finished with 4 losses, and in the case of Georgia, a similar mid to late season loss to that same Auburn team, coupled with their loss to Alabama in the game Monday night.
Please see our final rankings listed below. Remember, there were no human factors in this system, as every team was ranked on performance index alone. There were no votes, no committee, and no haggling over the numbers. They were what the were.
| Tuesday, January 8, 2017 | |||||
| Rank | Points | Team | Record | Score | Opponent |
| 1 | 2952 | Central Florida | 13-0 | W, 34-27 | Def. Auburn 34-27 |
| 2 | 2851 | Wisconsin | 13-1 | W, 34-24 | Def. Miami (FL) 34-24 |
| 3 | 2765 | Alabama | 13-1 | W, 26-23 OT | Def. Georgia 26-23 OT |
| 4 | 2685 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | L, 54-48 2 OT's | Lost to Georgia 54-48 2 OT's |
| 5 | 2636 | Ohio State | 12-2 | W, 24-7 | Def. Southern California 24-7 |
| 6 | 2614 | Georgia | 13-2 | L, 26-23 OT | Lost to Alabama 26-23 OT |
| 7 | 2404 | Penn State | 11-2 | W, 35-28 | Def. Washington 35-28 |
| 8 | 2281 | Clemson | 12-2 | L, 24-6 | Lost to Alabama 24-6 |
| 9 | 2088 | Oklahoma State | 10-3 | W, 30-21 | Def. Virginia Tech 30-21 |
| 10 | 2073 | Florida Atlantic | 11-3 | W, 50-3 | Def. Akron 50-3 |
| 11 | 2040 | Boise State | 11-3 | W, 38-28 | Def. Oregon 38-28 |
| 12 | 1996 | Troy | 11-2 | W, 50-30 | Def. North Texas 50-30 |
| 13 | 1946 | Southern California | 11-3 | L, 24-7 | Lost to Ohio State 24-7 |
| 14 | 1915 | Texas Christian | 11-3 | W, 39-37 | Def. Stanford 39-37 |
| 15 | 1855 | South Florida | 10-2 | W, 38-34 | Def. Texas Tech 38-34 |
| 16 | 1854 | Toledo | 11-3 | L, 34-0 | Lost to Appalachian State 34-0 |
| 17 | 1811 | Notre Dame | 10-3 | W, 21-17 | Def. Louisiana State 21-17 |
| 18 | 1768 | Memphis | 10-3 | L, 21-20 | Lost to Iowa State 21-20 |
| 19 | 1720 | Washington | 10-3 | L, 35-28 | Lost to Penn State 35-28 |
| 20 | 1699 | Northwestern | 10-3 | W, 24-23 | Def. Kentucky 24-23 |
| 21 | 1610 | Michigan State | 10-3 | W, 42-17 | Def. Washington State 42-17 |
| 22 | 1565 | Auburn | 10-4 | L, 34-27 | Lost to Central Florida 34-27 |
| 23 | 1549 | San Diego State | 10-3 | L, 42-35 | Lost to Army 42-35 |
| 24 | 1498 | Army | 10-3 | W, 42-35 | Def. San Diego State 42-35 |
| 25 | 1492 | Miami (FL) | 10-3 | L, 34-24 | Lost to Wisconsin 34-24 |
| 26 | 1393 | Fresno State | 10-4 | W, 33-27 | Def. Houston 33-27 |
| 27 | 1392 | Ohio | 9-4 | W, 41-6 | Def. Alabama-Birmingham 41-6 |
| 28 | 1353 | Appalachian State | 9-4 | W, 34-0 | Def. Toledo 34-0 |
| 29 | 1338 | Stanford | 9-5 | L, 39-37 | Lost to Texas Christian 39-37 |
| 30 | 1263 | Virginia Tech | 9-4 | L, 30-21 | Lost to Oklahoma State 30-21 |
| 31 | 1213 | North Carolina State | 9-4 | W, 52-31 | Def. Arizona State 52-31 |
| 32 | 1167 | Louisiana State | 9-4 | L, 21-17 | Lost to Notre Dame 21-17 |
| 33 | 1161 | Mississippi State | 9-4 | W, 31-27 | Def. Louisville 31-27 |
| 34 | 1122 | Washington State | 9-4 | L, 42-17 | Lost to Michigan State 42-17 |
| 35 | 1048 | North Texas | 9-5 | L, 50-30 | Lost to Troy 50-30 |
| 36 | 1030 | South Carolina | 9-4 | W, 26-19 | Def. Michigan 26-19 |
| 37 | 1025 | Iowa | 8-5 | W, 27-20 | Def. Boston College 27-20 |
| 38 | 985 | Marshall | 8-5 | W, 31-28 | Def. Colorado State 31-28 |
| 39 | 979 | Louisville | 8-5 | L, 31-27 | Lost to Mississippi State 31-27 |
| 40 | 976 | Navy | 7-6 | W, 49-7 | Def. Virginia 49-7 |
| 41 | 961 | Michigan | 8-5 | L, 26-19 | Lost to South Carolina 26-19 |
| 42 | 899 | Wake Forest | 8-5 | W, 55-52 | Def. Texas A&M 55-52 |
| 43 | 855 | Central Michigan | 8-5 | L, 37-14 | Lost to Wyoming 37-14 |
| 44 | 846 | Iowa State | 8-5 | W, 21-20 | Def. Memphis 21-20 |
| 45 | 828 | Northern Illinois | 8-5 | L, 36-14 | Lost to Duke 36-14 |
| 46 | 808 | Kansas State | 8-5 | W, 35-17 | Def. UCLA 35-17 |
| 47 | 795 | Southern Mississippi | 8-5 | L, 42-13 | Lost to Florida State 42-13 |
| 48 | 751 | Arkansas State | 7-5 | L, 35-30 | Lost to Middle Tennessee State 35-30 |
| 49 | 705 | Wyoming | 8-5 | W, 37-14 | Def. Central Michigan 37-14 |
| 50 | 701 | Alabama-Birmingham | 8-5 | L, 41-6 | Lost to Ohio 41-6 |
| 51 | 690 | Texas | 7-6 | W, 33-16 | Def. Missouri 33-16 |
| 52 | 665 | Arizona | 7-6 | L, 38-35 | Lost to Purdue 38-35 |
| 53 | 629 | Florida International | 8-5 | L, 28-3 | Lost to Temple 28-3 |
| 54 | 623 | New Mexico State | 7-6 | W, 26-20 OT | Def. Utah State 26-20 OT |
| 55 | 551 | Arizona State | 7-6 | L, 52-31 | Lost to North Carolina State 52-31 |
| 56 | 540 | Missouri | 7-6 | L, 33-16 | Lost to Texas 33-16 |
| 57T | 519 | Boston College | 7-6 | L, 27-20 | Lost to Iowa 27-20 |
| 57T | 519 | Colorado State | 7-6 | L, 31-28 | Lost to Marshall 31-28 |
| 59 | 491 | Georgia State | 7-5 | W, 27-17 | Def. Western Kentucky 27-17 |
| 60 | 480 | West Virginia | 7-6 | L, 30-14 | Lost to Utah 30-14 |
| 61 | 471 | Florida State | 7-6 | W, 42-13 | Def. Southern Mississippi 42-13 |
| 62 | 449 | Southern Methodist | 7-6 | L, 51-10 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 51-10 |
| 63 | 443 | Middle Tennessee State | 7-6 | W, 35-30 | Def. Arkansas State 35-30 |
| 64 | 432 | Oregon | 7-6 | L, 38-28 | Lost to Boise State 38-28 |
| 65 | 430 | Utah | 7-6 | W, 30-14 | Def. West Virginia 30-14 |
| 66 | 386 | Houston | 7-5 | L, 33-27 | Lost to Fresno State 33-27 |
| 67 | 377 | Texas A&M | 7-6 | L, 55-52 | Lost to Wake Forest 55-52 |
| 68 | 367 | Duke | 7-6 | W, 36-14 | Def. Northern Illinois 36-14 |
| 69 | 360 | Louisiana Tech | 7-6 | W, 51-10 | Def. Southern Methodist 51-10 |
| 70T | 330 | Kentucky | 7-6 | L, 24-23 | Lost to Northwestern 24-23 |
| 70T | 330 | Texas-San Antonio | 6-5 | Season Over | |
| 72 | 301 | Temple | 7-6 | W, 28-3 | Def. Florida International 28-3 |
| 73 | 267 | Western Michigan | 6-6 | Season Over | |
| 74 | 219 | Purdue | 7-6 | W, 38-35 | Def. Arizona 38-35 |
| 75 | 203 | Buffalo | 6-6 | Season Over | |
| 76 | 168 | UCLA | 6-7 | L, 35-17 | Lost to Kansas State 35-17 |
| 77 | 128 | Mississippi | 6-6 | Season Over | |
| 78 | 117 | Texas Tech | 6-7 | L, 38-34 | Lost to South Florida 38-34 |
| 79 | 96 | Eastern Michigan | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 80 | 83 | Utah State | 6-7 | L, 26-20 OT | Lost to New Mexico State 26-20 OT |
| 81 | 40 | Akron | 7-7 | L, 50-3 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 50-3 |
| 82 | -18 | Western Kentucky | 6-7 | L, 27-17 | Lost to Georgia State 27-17 |
| 83 | -61 | Georgia Tech | 5-6 | Season Over | |
| 84 | -143 | Air Force | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 85 | -144 | Minnesota | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 86 | -161 | Virginia | 6-7 | L, 49-7 | Lost to Navy 49-7 |
| 87 | -187 | Indiana | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 88 | -189 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 89 | -195 | Colorado | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 90 | -210 | California | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 91 | -233 | Tulane | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 92 | -234 | Miami (OH) | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 93 | -255 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 94 | -307 | Vanderbilt | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 95 | -364 | Florida | 4-7 | Season Over | |
| 96 | -373 | Pittsburgh | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 97 | -378 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 98 | -465 | Old Dominion | 5-7 | Season Over | |
| 99 | -569 | Nebraska | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 100 | -685 | Idaho | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 101 | -687 | South Alabama | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 102 | -693 | Arkansas | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 103 | -725 | Syracuse | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 104 | -730 | Maryland | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 105 | -767 | Massachusetts | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 106 | -806 | Cincinnati | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 107 | -815 | Tennessee | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 108 | -873 | Rutgers | 4-8 | Season Over | |
| 109 | -897 | Brigham Young | 4-9 | Season Over | |
| 110 | -921 | Nevada-Reno | 3-9 | Season Over | |
| 111 | -961 | Hawaii | 3-9 | Season Over | |
| 112 | -990 | Coastal Carolina | 3-9 | Season Over | |
| 113 | -1000 | Georgia Southern | 2-10 | Season Over | |
| 114 | -1013 | North Carolina | 3-9 | Season Over | |
| 115 | -1096 | Tulsa | 2-10 | Season Over | |
| 116 | -1124 | New Mexico | 3-9 | Season Over | |
| 117 | -1145 | East Carolina | 3-9 | Season Over | |
| 118 | -1148 | Connecticut | 3-9 | Season Over | |
| 119 | -1348 | Bowling Green State | 2-10 | Season Over | |
| 120 | -1458 | Illinois | 2-10 | Season Over | |
| 121 | -1509 | Texas State | 2-10 | Season Over | |
| 122 | -1606 | Kent State | 2-10 | Season Over | |
| 123 | -1647 | Baylor | 1-11 | Season Over | |
| 124 | -1686 | Ball State | 2-10 | Season Over | |
| 125 | -1689 | Rice | 1-11 | Season Over | |
| 126 | -1814 | San Jose State | 2-11 | Season Over | |
| 127 | -1853 | Charlotte | 1-11 | Season Over | |
| 128 | -1955 | Oregon State | 1-11 | Season Over | |
| 129 | -2011 | Kansas | 1-11 | Season Over | |
| 130 | -2301 | Texas-El Paso | 0-12 | Season Over | |
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