The UCF Knights are finally starting to get some national respect, as on Tuesday the CFP rankings were revealed and showed them jumping over Ohio State to No. 9 overall.
Week 13 #CFBPlayoff Rankings:
7. LSU
8. Washington State
9. UCF
10. Ohio State pic.twitter.com/GVP3ScHHS1— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 21, 2018
The Knights are now the first Group of Five team to make it into the top-10 of these rankings, and there’s a good chance they’ll rise even higher if they win out.
UCF finds its way into the top 10 of the College Football Playoff rankings. First G5 school to do so.
— osknights (@osknights) November 21, 2018
Some will argue that UCF deserves to be ranked even higher, but at this point this ranking has to be seen as a huge win for the program.
Here are some of the reactions to this latest development.
https://twitter.com/BamaSlymm/status/1065035592583409664
WOW!!!! UCF jumps Ohio State. https://t.co/3wDchTEDCp
— Mr. Vinnie Dubbman (@VDubProductions) November 21, 2018
UCF coming in hot at #9 in the top 25 for CFP..👀 WOW!
— Hannah Rosen (@_hannahrosen) November 21, 2018
UCF got some much-deserved respect this weekend. Knights jumped Ohio State, now at No. 9 in the @CFBPlayoff rankings. First G5 school ever in the Top 10.
— Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) November 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/813Ademi/status/1065035484005654528
UCF fans after the Knights slide into the top 10 at No. 9: pic.twitter.com/wOFH01ruWd
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) November 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/shawncarr10/status/1065035403231748096
Though, not everyone was thrilled about UCF jumping Ohio State.
Ohio State would smash UCF. Please make a proper playoff. Pretty please. With a sugar on top
— Tackleberry (@HereWeGoANewDay) November 21, 2018