Provided we win in the Fiesta Bowl, the path to claiming the championship this year is to emphasize that those who promised entrance into the CFP with a second undefeated season reneged on their promise (as unfair as requiring 2 undefeated seasons is). Therefore, we have claimed the 2nd National Championship to force the CFP to accept any future undefeated Div I. team into the playoff. Otherwise, the CFP needs to accept that it is only a NIT (National Invitational Tournament). It's not only unfair to undefeated Div I. teams but even to all its P5 champions. This is what UCF is recognizing as it declares a 2nd National Championship and encourages all other undefeated teams left out of the tournament to do the same.
https://www.theringer.com/2018/8/31/17801850/ucf-knights-defending-national-champions
https://www.theringer.com/2018/8/31/17801850/ucf-knights-defending-national-champions