Can I claim the american opportunity tax credit by reporting box 5 of 1098T as blank and instead reporting it in Misc Income?

I received a 1098T where my scholarships / grants in Box 5 exceed eligible deductions. In order to qualify for the AOC credit, could I leave the Box 5 blank and instead add the entire value to the Other Miscellaneous Income?  For the deduction / credit section with 1098T I only recorded education expenses and left the reported grants / scholarship as 0. Is this allowed?