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It's Official: NCAA Recognizes UCF as 2017 National Champions

It's In The Record Book.

UCF's National Champions Marquee at Spectrum Stadium. (Photo: Derek Warden)
UCF's National Champions Marquee at Spectrum Stadium. (Photo: Derek Warden)

Yeah, you read that right.

The NCAA just released its 2018-2019 Football Record Book, and if you take a gander at page 115, you'll see something interesting:

NCAA 2018-2019 FBS Record Book, page 115
NCAA 2018-2019 FBS Record Book, page 115
NCAA 2018-2019 Record Book

Let's zoom in a tad here...

2017 National Poll Champions, page 115, NCAA FBS 2018-2019 Record Book
2017 National Poll Champions, page 115, NCAA FBS 2018-2019 Record Book
NCAA 2018-2019 Record Book

Well, well, well. Would you look at that.

Yes, it's true. The NCAA has officially recognized UCF Football as a national champion for 2017.

There it is. It's in the book. No one can take it away. No more arguments. It really happened.

Not like UCF really needed the validation though:

Now that that's settled, let's get ready for 2018: