NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Current System National Championship Trophies BCS (since 1998) AFCA (since 1986), AP (since 1936), MacArthur (since 1959), Grantland (since 1954) Associated Press (1936-present) 1869 2008 History In 1926, Frank Dickinson created the Dickinson System, which ranked college football teams nationally for the first time. The concept of a national champion predated the mathematical system, but Dickinson was the first to organize the argument. His system named 10–0 Stanford the national champion of 1926, prior to their tie with Alabama in the Rose Bowl. A curious Knute Rockne, then coach of Notre Dame, had Dickinson backdate two seasons, which produced Notre Dame as the 1924 national champion (and Dartmouth in 1925). A number of other mathematical systems were born in the 1920s and 1930s and were the only organized methods selecting national champions until the Associated Press began polling sportswriters in 1936 to obtain rankings. Alan J. Gould, the creator of the AP poll, named Minnesota, Princeton, and SMU tri-champions in 1935, and polled writers the following year, which resulted in a national championship for Minnesota. The AP poll was the most sensational and famous selector from its inception until 1950. The AP’s main competition, United Press, created the first poll of coaches in 1950. For that year and the next three, the AP and UP agreed on the national champion. The first "split" championship occurred in 1954, when the writers selected Ohio State and the coaches chose UCLA. The polls also disagreed in 1957, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, and 1978, the latter of which was followed by eleven years of agreement. The coaches poll would stay with United Press (UP) when they merged with International News Service (INS) to form United Press International (UPI) but was acquired by USA Today and CNN in 1991. The poll was in the hands of ESPN from 1997 to 2005 before moving to its present sole ownership by USA Today. Though some of the math systems selected champions after the bowl games, both of the major polls released their rankings after the end of the regular season until the AP Longest Continuous Selector First Season Awarded Last Completed Season The NCAA Division I-FBS National Football Championship is an annual designation awarded by various third-party organizations to their selection(s) of that season’s best college football team(s) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I–Football Bowl Subdivision. Division I-FBS football is currently the only NCAA sport that is not decided by a playoff or tournament based system. Due to the fact that the championship team is not decided by a playoff or tournament based system, it is often unofficially referred to as a Mythical National Championship[1][2][3]. This is a highly controversial "Championship" since the NCAA does not officially declare a national champion for the Division I-FBS. The championship team is independently declared by many separate individuals and organizations, often referred to as "selectors".[4] These choices are often at odds with each other. Currently, the most recognized organizations selecting national champions are the Associated Press, which conducts a poll of football sportswriters, and the USAToday Coaches’ Poll, a poll of American Football Coaches Association active coaches that is contractually obligated to name the winner of the Bowl Championship Series championship game as its national champion. 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia polled writers after the bowls in 1965, resulting in what was perceived at the time as a better championship selection (Alabama) than UPI’s (Michigan State). After 1965, the AP voted before the bowls for two years, permanently returning to a post-bowl vote in 1968. The coaches did not vote after the bowls until 1974, in the wake of awarding their 1973 championship to Alabama, who lost to the AP champion, undefeated Notre Dame, in the Sugar Bowl. The AP and Coaches’ polls remain the major rankings to this day, alongside the Bowl Championship Series, considered the modern math giant. The BCS was the successor of the Bowl Alliance (1995-1997), which was itself the successor of the Bowl Coalition (1992–1994). Besides the many adjustments it undergoes each season, including a large overhaul following the 2004 season that included the replacement of the AP poll with the Harris poll, the BCS has remained a mixture of math and polls since its inception in 1998, with the goal of matching the best two teams in the nation in a national championship bowl game which rotated yearly between the Sugar, Fiesta, Rose, and Orange from 1998 to 2005, and later a standalone game entitled the BCS National Championship Game (2006-present). The winner of the BCS Championship Game is awarded the national championship of the Coaches’ Poll thus winning the AFCA National Championship Trophy. The BCS winner is also awarded the MacArthur Trophy by the National Football Foundation. Neither the AP Poll, nor other current selectors, have contractual obligations to select the BCS champion as their national champion.[5][6] The BCS has resulted in a number of controversies, most notably those that followed the 2003 season. NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship of college football, and selectors presently included for the calculation of the BCS standing, are listed together.[8] Math The mathematical system is the oldest systematic selector of college football national champions. Many of the math selectors were created during the "championship rush" of the 1920s and 1930s, beginning with Frank Dickinson’s system, or during the dawn of the computer age in the 1990s. Selectors are listed below with years selected retroactively in italics.[9][10] *The BCS uses both polls and a mathematical system to determine a season ending matchup between its top two ranked teams in the BCS Championship Game. The champion of that game is contractually awarded the Coaches’ Poll and National Football Foundation championships. Poll The poll has been the dominant national champion selector since the inception of the AP poll in 1936. It is notable that the NFF merged with UPI from 1991–1992 and USA Today from 1993-1994. Selectors are listed below with years selected retroactively in italics. For many years, the national champion of various polls were selected prior to the bowl games. The national champion was selected before bowl games as follows: AP (1936-64 and 1966-67), Coaches’ Poll (1950-1973), FWAA (1954), and NFF (1959-1970). In all other latter-day polls, champions were selected after bowl games.[11] In addition, presently the winner of BCS Championship Game is automatically awarded the national championship of the Coaches’ Poll and the National Football Foundation. In addition to these, since 2005 the BCS has commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct a poll of former college football players, coaches, and administrators. This human poll is used to help calculate the BCS standings. No final poll is taken after the BCS championship game and no national championship is awarded or named by Harris Interactive.[12] "Major" Selectors A variety of selectors have named national champions throughout the years. They generally can divided into three categories: those determined by mathematical formula, human polls, and historical research. The selectors below are listed in the Official NCAA Records Book as having been deemed to be "major selectors" for which the criteria is that the poll or selector be "national in scope either through distribution in newspaper, television, radio and/or computer online".[7] The former selectors, deemed instrumental in the sport Research College football historian Parke Davis is the only selector considered by the NCAA to have 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Selector A&H AS B(QPRS) BCS BR BS CCR CM CW DeS DiS DuS ERS HS L MCFR MGR NYT PS R(FACT) SR W WS Name Anderson & Hester Alderson System Berryman (QPRS) *Bowl Championship Series Billingsley Report Boand System Congrove Computer Rankings Colley Matrix Casper Whitney DeVold System Dickinson System Dunkel System Eck Ratings System Houlgate System Litkenhous Massey College Football Ratings Matthews Grid Ratings New York Times Poling System Rothman (FACT) Sagarin Ratings Wolfe Williamson System NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Seasons 1997-present 1994-1998 1940-1989, 1990-present 1998-present 1869-1870, 1872-1969, 1970-present 1919-1929, 1930-1960 1993-present 2001-present 1905-1907 1939-1944, 1945-2006 1924-1925, 1926-1940 1929-present 1987-2005 1885, 1887-1905, 1907-1926, 1927-1949 1934-1972, 1974, 1978, 1981-1984 1999-present 1966-1972, 1974-present 1979-2004 1924-1934, 1935-1955, 1957-1984 1968-present 1919-1977, 1978-present 2001-present 1931, 1932-1963 bold when "consensus" as designated by the NCAA record book. Those selectors are indicated as "consensus" selectors in the record book during a period from 1950-current, whose start corresponds to the beginning of the two poll system with the appearance of the Coaches Poll. Selectors used to determine teams listed as "Consensus National Champions" in the NCAA record book include the AP Poll, Coaches’ Poll, Football Writers Association of America, and the National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame.[13] Non-consensus selectors are from the NCAA records book and vary widely in credibility. The first contemporaneous selection was made by Casper Whitney in 1905 (Yale) and the last retroactive selection was made by Clyde Berryman in 1989 (Notre Dame). The tie was removed from college football in 1995 and the last champion with a tie in its record was Florida State in 1994. It is primarily used research in his selections. Davis did all of his work in 1933, naming retroactive national champions for most of the years from 1869–1932 and naming Michigan and Princeton (his alma mater) co-champions at the end of the 1933 season. "Major" National Poll Champions and Championship Selections (Yearby-Year) Below is a list of the national champions of college football from 1869-present (with the exception of 1871, in which no games were played) deemed to be chosen by "major selectors" as listed in the Official NCAA Division I Records Book.[7] Many teams did not have coaches as late as 1899. Champions and selectors are in italics when retroactive and 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Selector Name AP CFRA FN FWAA HAF INS NCF NFF SN UPI Associated Press NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Seasons 1936-present 1919-1935, 1936-1981, 1982-1992 1958-2002 1954-present 1883-1935, 1936-1940, 1941-1982 1952-1957 1869-1870, 1872-1935, 1936-1979, 1980-2000 1959-1990, 1995-present 1975-present 1950-1990, 1993-1995 College Football Researchers Association Football News Football Writers Association of America Helms Athletic Foundation International News Service National Championship Foundation National Football Foundation Sporting News United Press International UPI/NFF United Press International/National Football 1991-1992 Foundation USAT USAT/ CNN USAT/ ESPN USAT/ NFF Selector PD USA Today USA Today/Cable News Network USA Today/ESPN USA Today/National Football Foundation 2006-present 1982-1996 1997-2005 1993-1994 Name Parke Davis Seasons 1869-1870, 1872-1909, 1911-1916, 1919-1932, 1933 listed in the table above that was taken from the NCAA Division I Football Records Book (minus the Harris Interactive poll, 2005-present, that is listed but does not conduct a final poll or award a championship).[15] The totals can be said to be disputed. Individual schools may claim national championships not accounted for by the NCAA Records Book or may not claim national championship selections that do appear in the NCAA Records Book. It should be noted that most schools do not claim championships that are not listed as "consensus" from the period of 1950 to present (i.e., during the two poll era, see bold teams in the table above). For more discriminating yearly national championship totals for each team, please see the College Football Data Warehouse Recognized National Champions or Poll era (1936-present) selections in the tables below. In addition, please consult the individual team articles for any possible additional or alternative national championship claims. notable that, though Michigan is often credited with a national championship in 1947 on the basis of a "free poll" conducted by an AP sportswriter after the Rose Bowl, that poll was unofficial and it is not recognized in the official NCAA record books [14]. Please note that the Harris Interactive Poll (2005-present) is contracted by the BCS to help formulate its standings, and although its final ranking which occurs prior to the bowl games is listed in the Official NCAA Record Book, it does not conduct a final poll or award or name a national champion on its own and so has been eliminated from the following table.[12] Total All-Time National Champions from "Major" Selectors The National Title count listed below is a culmination of all major national poll champions and national championship selections awarded since 1869, regardless of consensus or non-consensus status. The count is derived from a culmination of all the major selectors 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Season Champion(s) Record Coach 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 Princeton Rutgers Princeton None (no games) Princeton Yale Princeton Harvard Princeton Yale 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 Harvard Princeton Yale Princeton Yale Princeton Princeton Yale Princeton Yale Princeton Yale Yale Yale Princeton Yale Princeton Princeton Yale Yale Yale Princeton Harvard Yale Yale Princeton Yale 1-1 1-1 1-0 N/A 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-1-1 2-0 3-0 4-0 2-0 3-0 2-0-1 3-0-1 6-0 4-0-1 3-0-2 4-0-1 4-0-1 7-0-2 5-0-1 8-0 9-0 9-0-1 8-0-1 9-0 7-0-1 9-0-1 9-0 13-0 10-0 11-0 13-0 13-0 11-0 10-1 Walter Camp NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Selector(s) BR, NCF, PD PD BR, NCF, PD N/A BR, NCF, PD PD BR, NCF, PD PD BR, PD NCF, PD NCF, PD BR, PD BR, NCF, PD BR, PD NCF, PD BR, NCF, PD BR, NCF, PD PD NCF, PD BR, NCF, PD BR, PD NCF, PD BR, NCF, PD BR, HAF, NCF, PD BR, PD HAF, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR, PD HAF, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD George Adams, BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD George Stewart Walter Camp Walter Camp BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF William Rhodes PD 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1894 Pennsylvania Princeton Yale 1895 Pennsylvania Yale 1896 1897 Lafayette Princeton Pennsylvania Yale 1898 1899 Harvard Princeton Harvard Princeton 1900 1901 Yale Harvard Michigan Yale 1902 1903 Michigan Yale Michigan Princeton 1904 Michigan Minnesota Pennsylvania 1905 Chicago Yale 1906 1907 1908 Princeton Yale Yale Harvard LSU Pennsylvania 1909 Yale 12-0 8-2 16-0 14-0 13-0-2 11-0-1 10-0-1 15-0 9-0-2 11-0 11-0-1 10-0-1 12-1 12-0 12-0 11-0 11-1-1 11-0 11-0-1 11-0-1 11-0 10-0 13-0 12-0 10-0 10-0 9-0-1 9-0-1 9-0-1 9-0-1 10-0 11-0-1 10-0 Malcolm McBride William Reid Fielding Yost Fielding Yost Joseph Swan Fielding Yost Arthur Hillenbrand Fielding Yost Henry Williams Carl Williams Amos Alonzo Stagg John Owsley William Roper William Knox Edgar Wingard Sol Metzger Howard Jones Benjamin Dibblee NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship George WashPD ington Woodruff HS William Rhodes BR, HAF, NCF, PD George WashBR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD ington Woodruff John Hartwell Parke Davis PD NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD George WashBR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD ington Woodruff Frank Butterworth William Forbes PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF PD HAF, HS, NCF BR, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR HAF, HS, NCF BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD PD NCF BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD NCF BR HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF CW, PD HAF, NCF BR, CW, HAF, HS, NCF, PD NCF HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD George Stillman PD Foster Rockwell BR, CW, PD Percy Haughton BR 6 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1910 Harvard Pittsburgh 1911 1912 1913 Penn State Princeton Harvard Penn State Auburn Chicago Harvard 1914 Army Illinois Texas 1915 Cornell Oklahoma Pittsburgh 1916 1917 1918 1919 Army Pittsburgh Michigan Pittsburgh Centre Harvard Illinois Notre Dame Texas A&M 1920 California Harvard Notre Dame Princeton 1921 California Cornell Iowa Lafayette W&J 1922 California Cornell Princeton 8-0-1 9-0 8-0-1 8-0-2 9-0 8-0 8-0 7-0 9-0 9-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 10-0 8-0 9-0 8-0 5-0 4-1 9-0 9-0-1 6-1 9-0 10-0 9-0 8-0-1 9-0 6-0-1 9-0-1 8-0 7-0 9-0 10-0-1 9-0 8-0 8-0 NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Percy Haughton BR, HAF, HS, NCF Joseph Thompson Bill Hollenback William Roper Bill Hollenback Mike Donahue Amos Alonzo Stagg Charles Daly Robert Zuppke Dave Allerdice Albert Sharpe Bennie Owen Glenn Warner Charles Daly Glenn Warner John Heisman Fielding Yost Glenn Warner Charley Moran Robert Fisher Robert Zuppke Knute Rockne Dana Bible Andy Smith Robert Fisher Knute Rockne William Roper Andy Smith Gil Dobie Howard Jones Robert Murphy Andy Smith Gil Dobie William Roper NCF NCF BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD NCF BR PD Percy Haughton BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD Percy Haughton HAF, HS, NCF, PD HAF, HS, NCF, PD PD BR HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR PD PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD BR, HAF, HS, NCF BR, NCF HAF, HS, NCF SR CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PD BS, CFRA, PD, SR NCF, PD BR, NCF CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, SR BS BR, PD BS, PD BR, BS, CFRA, SR HAF, HS, NCF, PD PD BS BR, HS, NCF, SR HAF, PD BS, CFRA, NCF, PD, SR Georgia Tech 9-0 Jock Sutherland BS, PD 7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1923 California Cornell Illinois Michigan 1924 1925 Notre Dame Pennsylvania Alabama Dartmouth Michigan 1926 Alabama Lafayette Michigan Navy Stanford 1927 Georgia Illinois Notre Dame Texas A&M Yale 1928 Detroit 9-0-1 8-0 8-0 8-0 10-0 9-1-1 10-0 8-0 7-1 9-0-1 9-0 7-1 9-0-1 10-0-1 9-1 7-0-1 7-1-1 8-0-1 7-1 9-0 Andy Smith Gil Dobie Robert Zuppke Fielding Yost Knute Rockne Louis Young Wallace Wade Jesse Hawley Fielding Yost Wallace Wade George McCracken Fielding Yost Bill Ingram Glenn Warner George Cecil Woodruff Robert Zuppke Knute Rockne Dana Bible Thomas Jones Gus Dorais William Alexander Howard Jones Knute Rockne Howard Jones Wallace Wade Knute Rockne Noble Kizer Howard Jones Andrew Kerr Harry Kipke Howard Jones NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship HS SR BS, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PD, SR BR, NCF BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR PD BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR DiS, PD SR BR, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PS PD SR BS, HS DiS, HAF, NCF, SR BS, PS BR, DiS, HAF, NCF, PD HS SR CFRA PD BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR DiS, SR BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, DuS, HAF, NCF, PS, SR HS, SR CFRA, PD, SR BR, BS, DiS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS PD BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, WS PD DiS, PD, SR BR, BS, CFRA, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR, WS Georgia Tech 10-0 USC 1929 Notre Dame Pittsburgh USC 1930 1931 Alabama Notre Dame Pittsburgh Purdue USC 1932 Colgate Michigan USC 9-0-1 9-0 9-1 10-2 10-0 10-0 8-1 9-1 10-1 9-0 8-0 10-0 Jock Sutherland PD Jock Sutherland PD 8 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1933 Michigan Ohio State Princeton USC 1934 1935 Alabama Minnesota LSU Minnesota Princeton SMU TCU 1936 LSU Minnesota Pittsburgh 1937 California Pittsburgh 1938 Notre Dame TCU Tennessee 1939 Cornell Texas A&M USC 1940 Minnesota Stanford Tennessee 1941 Alabama Minnesota Texas 1942 Georgia Ohio State Wisconsin 1943 1944 Notre Dame Army Ohio State 7-0-1 7-1 9-0 10-1-1 10-0 8-0 9-2 8-0 9-0 12-1 12-1 9-1-1 7-1 8-1-1 10-0-1 9-0-1 8-1 11-0 11-0 8-0 11-0 8-0-2 8-0 10-0 10-1 9-2 8-0 8-1-1 11-1 9-1 8-1-1 9-1 9-0 9-0 Harry Kipke Sam Willaman Fritz Crisler Howard Jones Frank Thomas Bernie Moore Fritz Crisler Matty Bell Dutch Meyer Bernie Moore NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR DuS PD WS DuS, HS, PS, WS WS DuS DiS, HS, SR WS SR, WS Bernie Bierman BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, L, NCF, SR Bernie Bierman BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, L, NCF, PS Bernie Bierman AP, BR, DiS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS Jock Sutherland BS, CFRA, HS Leonard Allison DuS, HAF Jock Sutherland AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS Elmer Layden Dutch Meyer Carl Snavely Homer Norton Howard Jones DiS AP, HAF, NCF, WS L, SR AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, WS DiS Robert Neyland BR, BS, CFRA, DuS, HS, L, PS, SR Bernie Bierman AP, B(QPRS), BS, CFRA, DeS, DiS, HS, L, NCF, SR Clark Shaughnessy Frank Thomas BR, HAF, PS Robert Neyland DuS, WS HS Bernie Bierman AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR Dana Bible Wally Butts Paul Brown Harry Stuhldreher Frank Leahy Earl Blaik B(QPRS), WS B(QPRS), BR, DeS, HS, L, PS, SR, WS AP, BS, DuS, CFRA, NCF HAF AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS Carroll Widdoes NCF, SR 9 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1945 Alabama Army 1946 Army Georgia Notre Dame 1947 Michigan Notre Dame 1948 1949 Michigan Notre Dame Oklahoma 1950 Kentucky Oklahoma Princeton Tennessee 1951 Illinois Maryland Michigan State Tennessee 1952 Michigan State 1953 Maryland Notre Dame Oklahoma 1954 Ohio State UCLA 1955 Michigan State Oklahoma 10-0 9-0 9-0-1 11-0 8-0-1 10-0 9-0 9-0 10-0 11-0 11-1 10-1 9-0 11-1 9-0-1 10-0 9-0 10-1 9-0 10-1 9-0-1 9-1-1 10-0 9-0 9-1 11-0 Frank Thomas Earl Blaik Earl Blaik Wally Butts Frank Leahy Fritz Crisler Frank Leahy Bennie Oosterbaan Frank Leahy Bud Wilkinson Bear Bryant Bud Wilkinson Charley Caldwell Bobby Dodd Ray Eliot Jim Tatum Biggie Munn NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship NCF AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, PS WS AP, B(QPRS), BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR AP, HAF, WS AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS CFRA SR AP, B(QPRS), HAF, L, UPI, WS BS, PS Robert Neyland BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, NCF, SR B(QPRS), BS BS CFRA, DeS, DuS, NCF, SR BR, HAF, PS Georgia Tech 11-0-1 Robert Neyland AP, L, UPI, WS Bobby Dodd Biggie Munn Jim Tatum Frank Leahy Bud Wilkinson Woody Hayes Henry Sanders Duffy Daugherty Bud Wilkinson B(QPRS), BR, INS, PS, SR AP, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, SR, UPI, WS AP, INS, UPI BR, BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS B(QPRS), CFRA AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, HAF, INS, NCF, PS, SR, WS CFRA, DuS, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, UPI BS AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FWAA, HAF, INS, L, NCF, PS, SR, UPI, WS Georgia Tech 12-0 10 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1956 Georgia Tech 10-1 Iowa Oklahoma Tennessee 1957 Auburn Michigan State Ohio State Oklahoma 1958 Iowa LSU 1959 Ole Miss Syracuse 1960 Iowa Minnesota Ole Miss Missouri Washington 1961 Alabama Ohio State 1962 LSU Ole Miss USC 1963 Texas 9-1 10-0 10-1 10-0 8-1 9-1 10-1 8-1-1 11-0 10-1 11-0 8-1 8-2 10-0-1 10-1 10-1 11-0 8-0-1 9-1-1 10-0 11-0 11-0 Bobby Dodd Forest Evashevski Bud Wilkinson Bowden Wyatt Ralph Jordan Duffy Daugherty Woody Hayes Bud Wilkinson Forest Evashevski Paul Dietzel Johnny Vaught NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship B(QPRS), SR CFRA AP, BR, BS, DeS, DuS, FWAA, HAF, INS, L, NCF, SR, UPI, WS SR AP, BR, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PS, SR, WS DuS BS, DeS, FWAA, INS, L, UPI B(QPRS) FWAA AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR, UPI, WS B(QPRS), DuS, SR Ben AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, Schwartzwalder L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS Forest Evashevski Murray Warmath Johnny Vaught Dan Devine Jim Owens Bear Bryant Woody Hayes Charles McClendon Johnny Vaught John McKay Darrell Royal B(QPRS), BS, L, SR AP, FN, NFF, UPI BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FWAA, NCF, WS PS HAF AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, SR, UPI, WS FWAA, PS B(QPRS) BR, L, SR AP, B(QPRS), CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, UPI, WS AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS AP, B(QPRS), L, UPI BR, CFRA, FWAA, HAF, NCF, PS, SR DuS DeS, FN, NFF AP, CFRA, FWAA, NCF B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NFF, PS, SR, UPI 1964 Alabama Arkansas Michigan 10-1 11-0 9-1 9-1-1 10-1 Bear Bryant Frank Broyles Bump Elliott Ara Parseghian Bear Bryant Duffy Daugherty Notre Dame 9-1 1965 Alabama Michigan State 11 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1966 Alabama Michigan State 11-0 9-0-1 Bear Bryant Duffy Daugherty Ara Parseghian Ara Parseghian Chuck Fairbanks Doug Dickey John McKay Vince Dooley Woody Hayes Darrell Royal Woody Hayes Joe Paterno Darrell Royal NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship B(QPRS), SR CFRA, HAF, NFF, PS AP, BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI DuS PS L AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, SR, UPI L AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI DeS, MGR, SR MGR R(FACT), SR AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI PS AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, R(FACT), SR MGR, R(FACT), SR NFF B(QPRS), L, NFF, R(FACT), UPI AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI B(QPRS), UPI NCF, PS AP, BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR CFRA, DeS, DuS, SR MGR AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, UPI Notre Dame 9-0-1 1967 Notre Dame Oklahoma Tennessee USC 1968 Georgia Ohio State Texas 1969 Ohio State Penn State Texas 8-2 10-1 9-2 10-1 8-1-2 10-0 9-1-1 8-1 11-0 11-0 1970 Arizona State 11-0 Nebraska Notre Dame Ohio State Texas 11-0-1 10-1 9-1 10-1 13-0 Frank Kush Bob Devaney Ara Parseghian Woody Hayes Darrell Royal Bob Devaney 1971 Nebraska 1972 USC 12-0 John McKay 1973 Alabama Michigan 11-1 10-0-1 Bear Bryant Bo Schembechler Ara Parseghian Woody Hayes Barry Switzer Woody Hayes Barry Switzer John McKay Notre Dame 11-0 Ohio State Oklahoma 1974 Ohio State Oklahoma USC 10-0-1 10-0-1 10-2 11-0 10-1-1 12 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1975 Alabama Ohio State Oklahoma 1976 Pittsburgh USC 1977 Alabama Arkansas 11-1 11-1 11-1 12-0 11-1 11-1 11-1 Bear Bryant Frank Kush Woody Hayes Barry Switzer Johnny Majors John Robinson Bear Bryant Lou Holtz Dan Devine NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship MGR NCF, SN B(QPRS), HAF, MGR, PS, R(FACT) AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SR, UPI AP, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, MGR CFRA R(FACT) AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI B(QPRS), R(FACT), SR AP, CFRA, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, R(FACT) DeS, DuS, HAF, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SR B(QPRS), BR, FN, HAF, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI AP, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI CFRA R(FACT) AP, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI R(FACT) DuS, MGR CFRA, DeS, NYT, R(FACT), SR AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI NCF DuS NCF NCF NCF B(QPRS) AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN HAF Arizona State 12-0 Notre Dame 11-1 Texas 1978 Alabama Oklahoma USC 1979 Alabama 11-1 11-1 11-1 12-1 12-0 Fred Akers Bear Bryant Barry Switzer John Robinson Bear Bryant USC 1980 Florida State Georgia Nebraska Oklahoma Pittsburgh 1981 Clemson 11-0-1 10-2 12-0 10-2 10-2 11-1 12-0 John Robinson Bobby Bowden Vince Dooley Tom Osborne Barry Switzer Jackie Sherrill Danny Ford Nebraska Penn State Pittsburgh SMU Texas 1982 Nebraska Penn State 9-3 10-2 11-1 10-1 10-1-1 12-1 11-1 Tom Osborne Joe Paterno Jackie Sherrill Ron Meyer Fred Akers Tom Osborne Joe Paterno SMU 11-0-1 Bobby Collins 13 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1983 Auburn Miami Nebraska 1984 BYU Florida Nebraska Washington 1985 Florida Michigan Oklahoma 11-1 11-1 12-1 13-0 9-1-1 10-2 11-1 9-1-1 10-1-1 11-1 Pat Dye NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship BR, CFRA, NYT, R(FACT), SR Howard AP, DuS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SN, UPI, Schnellenberger USAT/CNN Tom Osborne B(QPRS), DeS, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SR LaVell Edwards AP, BR, CFRA, FWAA, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN Galen Hall Tom Osborne Don James Galen Hall Bo Schembechler Barry Switzer DeS, DuS, MGR, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR L B(QPRS), FN, NCF SR MGR AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, UPI, USAT/CNN R(FACT) B(QPRS), CFRA, DeS, DuS, NYT, SR AP, BR, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN B(QPRS) AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN B(QPRS) AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN 1986 Miami Oklahoma Penn State 11-1 11-1 12-0 11-1 12-0 Jimmy Johnson Barry Switzer Joe Paterno Bobby Bowden Jimmy Johnson 1987 Florida State Miami 1988 Miami 11-1 Jimmy Johnson Lou Holtz Notre Dame 12-0 1989 Miami 11-1 Dennis Erickson AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, UPI, USAT/CNN Lou Holtz Bill McCartney B(QPRS), ERS, R(FACT), SR AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, USAT/ CNN DuS, NCF, R(FACT), SR, UPI Notre Dame 1990 Colorado 12-1 11-1-1 Georgia Tech Miami Washington 1991 Miami 11-0-1 10-2 10-2 12-0 Bobby Ross Dennis Erickson ERS, NYT, R(FACT), SR Don James Don James Gene Stallings R(FACT) B(QPRS), DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, R(FACT), SR, UPI/NFF, USAT/CNN AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI/NFF, USAT/CNN SR Dennis Erickson AP, BR, CFRA, ERS, NCF, NYT, SN, SR Washington 12-0 1992 Alabama 13-0 Florida State 11-1 Bobby Bowden 14 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1993 Auburn Florida State Nebraska Notre Dame 1994 Florida State Nebraska 11-0 12-1 Terry Bowden Bobby Bowden NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship NCF AP, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/NFF NCF MGR, NCF DuS AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/ NFF CCR, DeS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN AP, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/CNN AS AP, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SN A&H, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN A&H, AP, AS, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, USAT/ESPN A&H, AP’, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN NYT A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W DuS, MGR, SR A&H, BCS, BR, CM, DeS, DuS, MCFR, NFF, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN, W B(QPRS) AP, CCR, ERS, FWAA, MGR, NYT, SN 11-1 11-1 10-1-1 13-0 Tom Osborne Lou Holtz Bobby Bowden Tom Osborne Penn State 1995 Nebraska 12-0 12-0 Joe Paterno Tom Osborne 1996 Florida 12-1 Steve Spurrier Florida State 1997 Michigan Nebraska 11-1 12-0 13-0 Bobby Bowden Lloyd Carr Tom Osborne 1998 Tennessee 13-0 Phillip Fulmer 1999 Florida State Miami Oklahoma 12-0 Bobby Bowden 2000 11-1 13-0 Butch Davis Bob Stoops 2001 Miami 12-0 Larry Coker 2002 Ohio State 14-0 Jim Tressel USC 2003 LSU Oklahoma USC 11-2 13-1 12-2 12-1 Pete Carroll Nick Saban Bob Stoops Pete Carroll 15 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2004 USC 13-0 Pete Carroll NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT, W AP, BCS, CCR, FWAA, NFF, USAT A&H AP, BCS, BR, CCR, SR, CM, OS, R(FACT), FWAA, NFF, USAT A&H, MCFR, W 2005 Texas 13-0 Mack Brown 2006 Florida 13-1 Urban Meyer 2007 2008 LSU Missouri Florida Utah 12-2 12-2 13-1 13-0 Les Miles Gary Pinkel Urban Meyer Kyle Whittingham College Football Data Warehouse Recognized National Champions College Football Data Warehouse (CFBDW) is an online resource and database that has collected and researched information on college football and national championship selections. It provides a comprehensive list of national championship selectors[16][17] and has itself recognized selectors that it has deemed to be the most acceptable throughout history. These include the National Championship Foundation (1869-1882), the Helms Athletic Foundation (1883-1935), the College Football Researchers Association (1919-1935), the Associated Press Poll (1936-current), and the Coaches Poll (1950-current).[18] From its research, it has compiled a list of College Football Data Warehouse Recognized National Championships for each season.[19] Some years include recognition of multiple teams for a particular season. Please note that the CFBDW list of Recognized Champions does not confer any additional legitimacy to the titles and represents only the singular opinion of College Football Data Warehouse. In this regard, some universities claim championships not recognized by CFBDW or do not claim championships that are recognized by CFBDW. Please consult the individual team articles for possible additional or alternative national championship claims. 1869-present Below is a list of all of the CFBDW recognized national championships from 1869present. Current FBS schools Ivy League schools, such as Princeton, Yale, and Harvard, dominated college football in the nineteenth century. The only non-Ivy team to win a national championship during that time was Lafayette (1896). These early powers, including all of the Ivy League schools along with some others, have demphasized their programs and no longer compete at the highest level of college football. This chart shows the College Football Data Warehouse recognized championships won only by universities that currently compete in the FBS division of NCAA Division I, the highest level of collegiate football competition.[20] Please note that the CFBDW list of Recognized Champions does not confer any additional legitimacy to the titles and represents only the singular opinion of College Football Data Warehouse. In this regard, some universities claim championships not recognized by CFBDW or do not claim championships that are recognized by CFBDW. Please consult the individual team articles for possible additional or alternative national championship claims. Poll era (1936–present) The polling system first gained widespread consistency with the introduction of the AP poll in 1936, followed by the Coaches’ Poll in 16 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia School Princeton Yale Michigan Notre Dame Oklahoma Alabama USC Ohio State Harvard Nebraska Pittsburgh Miami Texas Florida State LSU Minnesota Penn State Tennessee Georgia Tech Michigan State Pennsylvania Army Florida Georgia California Cornell Illinois Auburn Iowa Washington Lafayette Mississippi SMU Texas A&M Arkansas Arizona State Chicago Maryland Missouri NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Championships 28 27 22 21 17 16 16 13 12 11 11 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 17 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stanford TCU BYU Centre Clemson Colgate Colorado Dartmouth Detroit Kentucky Navy Purdue Rutgers Syracuse UCLA Utah Wisconsin W&J 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship 1950. National championships are often popularly considered to be "consensus" when both of these polls are in agreement with their national championship selections, although other selectors exist and do make alternative selections. A more modern incarnation, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), is a consortium of college football conferences that uses a combination of various computer rankings and human polls to mathematically determine a post-season matchup between the two top teams as determined by its formula. The USA Today Coaches’ Poll is contractually obligated to name the BCS champion as its national champion. AP Poll The AP college football poll has a long history. The news media began running their own polls of sports writers to determine who was, by popular opinion, the best football team in the country at the end of the season. One of the earliest such polls was the AP College Football Poll, first run in 1934 (compiled and organized by Charles Woodroof, former SEC Assistant Director of Media Relations) and then continuously from 1936. Due to the long-standing historical ties between individual college football conferences and highpaying bowl games like the Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl, the NCAA has never held a tournament or championship game to determine the champion of what is now the highest division, NCAA Division I, Football Bowl Subdivision (the Division I, Football Championship Subdivision and lower divisions do hold championship tournaments). As a result, the public and the media began to take the leading vote-getter in the final AP Poll as the national champion for that season. While the AP Poll currently lists the Top 25 teams in the nation, from 1936 to 1961 the wire service only ranked 20 teams. And from 1962 to 1967 only 10 teams were recognized. From 1968 to 1988, the AP again resumed its Top 20 before expanding to 25 teams in 1989. Until the 1968 college football season, the final AP poll of the season was released following the end of the regular season, with the exception of the 1965 season. In 1964, Alabama was named the national champion in the final AP Poll following the completion of the regular season, but lost in the Orange Bowl to Texas, leaving Arkansas as the only undefeated, untied team after the Razorbacks defeated Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl. In 1965, the AP’s decision to wait to crown its champion paid off, as top-ranked Michigan State lost to UCLA in the Rose 18 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia School Princeton Championships Seasons 24 NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1893, 1896, 1899, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1920, 1922, 1933, 1935 1874, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1900, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992 1875, 1890, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1919 1928, 1931, 1932, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004 1901, 1902, 1923, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960 1910, 1916, 1918, 1936, 1937, 1976 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 1942, 1954, 1957, 1968, 2002 1914, 1944, 1945, 1946 1917, 1928, 1952, 1990 1914, 1919, 1923, 1927 1895, 1897, 1904, 1908 1938, 1950, 1951, 1998 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005 1920, 1921, 1922 1996, 2006, 2008 1958, 2003, 2007 1952, 1965, 1966 1915, 1921 1993, 1999 1942, 1980 1951, 1953 1982, 1986 1919, 1939 1964 1957 1984 1905 1981 1990 Yale 19 Notre Dame 12 Alabama Harvard USC Michigan Oklahoma Minnesota Pittsburgh Miami Nebraska Ohio State Army Georgia Tech Illinois Tennessee Texas California Florida LSU Cornell FSU Georgia Maryland Penn State Texas A&M Arkansas Auburn BYU Chicago Clemson Colorado 11 10 10 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pennsylvania 4 Michigan St 3 19 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dartmouth Lafayette Mississippi SMU Stanford Syracuse TCU UCLA Washington 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1925 1896 1960 1935 1926 1959 1938 1954 1991 NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Bowl, number two Arkansas lost to LSU in the Cotton Bowl, and fourth-ranked Alabama defeated third-ranked Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, vaulting the Crimson Tide to the top of the AP’s final poll (Michigan State was named national champion in the final United Press International poll of coaches, which did not conduct a post-bowl poll).At the end of the 1947 season, the AP released an unofficial post-bowl poll which differed from the regular season final poll. (The AP national championship had been awarded before bowl games were played.) Beginning in the 1968 season, a post bowl game poll was released and the AP championship reflected the bowl game results. The UPI did not follow suit with the coaches’ poll until the 1974 season. these 30 teams, only 18 teams have won multiple titles. Of the 18 teams, only seven have won five or more national titles: Notre Dame, Alabama, Oklahoma, USC, Nebraska, Miami, and Ohio State. The years listed below in the table indicate Associated Press (AP) awarded titles, unless otherwise identified as awarded by United Press International (UPI), USA Today Coaches (USAT), or Bowl Championship Series (BCS, formerly Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition) which is automatically awarded the USAToday Coaches’ Poll championship. National Poll Championships by Conference (1936-present) 1 Six were won when Oklahoma was part of the Big Eight Conference 2 Four were won when Nebraska was part of the Big Eight Conference 3 Three were won while Texas was part of the Southwest Conference 4 Was won when Colorado was part of the Big Eight Conference 5 Was won when Texas A&M was part of the Southwest Conference 6 Both were won while Penn State was independent 7 Three were won while Miami was an independent and two while part of the Big East Conference 8 Both were won while Pitt was an independent 9 Was won while Syracuse was an independent 10 Were won while TCU was a member of the Southwest Conference 11 Was won while BYU was a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) UPI / USA Today Coaches’ Poll The United Press International (UPI) Poll ran from 1950-1995, and was largely replaced by the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll in 1996, although the two polls ran simultaneously from 1982-1995. The National Champion from both of these polls was frequently the same champion from the AP Poll, although not always. The USA Today Coaches’ Poll is now under contractual obligation for their National Champion to be the winner of the BCS National Championship game. National Poll Championships (1936–present) The following table contains the National Championships that have been recognized by the AP, Coaches’ Poll, or BCS champion which is automatically awarded the Coaches’ Poll championship. Of the current 120 (As of 2009) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly I-A Division) schools, only 30 have won at least a share of a national title. Of BCS Standings The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision System (formerly Division I-A) an opportunity to compete in a "national 20 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia School Notre Dame Alabama USC Michigan Oklahoma Minnesota Pittsburgh Miami Nebraska Ohio State Army Georgia Tech Illinois Tennessee Texas California Florida LSU Michigan St FSU Georgia Maryland Championships Seasons 12 11 10 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992 1928, 1931, 1932, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004 1901, 1902, 1923, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960 1910, 1916, 1918, 1936, 1937, 1976 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 1942, 1954, 1957, 1968, 2002 1914, 1944, 1945, 1946 1917, 1928, 1952, 1990 1914, 1919, 1923, 1927 1938, 1950, 1951, 1998 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005 1920, 1921, 1922 1996, 2006, 2008 1958, 2003, 2007 1952, 1965, 1966 1993, 1999 1942, 1980 1951, 1953 1982, 1986 1919, 1939 1964 1957 1984 1981 1990 1960 1935 1926 1959 1938 1954 1991 Penn State 2 Texas A&M 2 Arkansas Auburn BYU Clemson Colorado SMU Stanford Syracuse TCU UCLA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mississippi 1 Washington 1 21 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia School USC Oklahoma Alabama Ohio State Nebraska Miami Texas Minnesota LSU Florida Florida State Tennessee Michigan Penn State Pittsburgh Michigan State Army Colorado Georgia Tech BYU Clemson Georgia Auburn UCLA Maryland Syracuse TCU Championships Seasons NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Notre Dame 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974 (UPI), 1978 (UPI), 2003 (AP), 2004 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973 (UPI), 1978, 1979, 1992 1942, 1954, 1957 (UPI), 1968, 2002 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 (USAT) 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1963, 1969, 1970 (UPI), 2005 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960 1958, 2003 (BCS/USAT), 2007 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1996, 2006 (BCS/AP/USAT), 2008 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1993, 1999 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1951, 1998 (BCS/AP/USAT) 1948, 1997 (AP) 1982, 1986 1937, 1976 1952, 1965 (UPI) 1944, 1945 1990 1990 (UPI) 1984 1981 1980 1957 1954 (UPI) 1953 1959 1939 1938 1991 Sugar, Rose, and Fiesta) The BCS replaced the Bowl Alliance (in place from 1995–1997), which itself followed the Bowl Coalition (in place from 1992–1994.). One of the main differences is that the Rose Bowl participates in the BCS; previously, the Big Ten and Pac-10 champions automatically played in the Rose Bowl regardless of their poll rankings. Now, those teams play in the BCS National Texas A&M 1 Washington 1 championship game". This championship is intended as a surrogate for a playoff system since the NCAA does not formally determine a champion in this category.It has been in place since the 1998 season, but a number of controversial selections have spurred changes in the system that continue into the present. Prior to the 2006 season eight teams competed in four BCS Bowls. (the Orange, 22 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Conference Big 12 SEC Big Ten Championships Schools 18 17 15 NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship Oklahoma (7)1, Nebraska (5)2, Texas (4)3, Colorado (1)4, Texas A&M (1)5 Alabama (7), LSU (3), Florida (3), Tennessee (2), Georgia (1), Auburn (1) Ohio State (5), Minnesota (4), Michigan (2), Michigan State (2), Penn State (2)6 Notre Dame (8), Army (2) Miami (5)7, Florida State (2), Georgia Tech (1), Clemson (1), Maryland (1) USC (7), Washington (1), UCLA (1) Pittsburgh (2)8, Syracuse (1)9 TCU (1)10, BYU (1)11 Independents 10 ACC Pac-10 Big East Mountain West 10 9 3 2 Conference Championships Schools SEC Big 12 Pac-10 Big Ten ACC Big East 5 2 1 1 1 1 Tennessee (1998), LSU (2003, 2007), Florida (2006, 2008) Oklahoma (2000), Texas (2005) USC (2004) Ohio State (2002) Florida State (1999) Miami (2001) BCS Championship Game Record 5-0 (1.000) 2-4 (0.333) 1-1 (0.500) 1-2 (0.333) 1-2 (0.333)[23] (2-4 current alignment) 1-2 (0.333)[24] (0-0 current alignment) • NCAA Division III National Football Championship Championship Game if they finish #1 or #2 in the BCS rankings. The BCS currently relies on a combination of the Coaches’ and Harris polls and an average of various computer rankings to determine relative team rankings, and to narrow the field to two teams to play in the BCS National Championship Game held after the other college bowl games. The winner of this game is crowned Coaches’ Poll national champion winning the AFCA National Championship Trophy and is also awarded the MacArthur Trophy by the National Football Foundation.[21][22] References • 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book • FBS History • MacCambridge, M. (2005) ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York: ESPN Books. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1 • AP Poll Archive [1] http://www.cbssports.com/ collegefootball/story/8025013 [2] http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/ article-16515-uc-football-in-the-hunt-fora-big-east-crown-and-bcs-bid.html [3] The Owl (1939), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, page 276, accessdate=2009-04-01 [4] College Football Data Warehouse: National Championships, accessdate=2009-01-30 BCS National Champions by Conference (1998–present) See also • NCAA Division I Football Championship • NCAA Division II National Football Championship 23 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [5] Bowl Championship Game 2009, accessdate=209-01-30 [6] National Football Foundation: The MacArthur Trophy, accessdate=2009-01-30 [7] ^ 2008 NCAA Division I Records Book, pgs. 76-81, accessdate=2009-01-08 [8] 2008 NCAA Division I Football Records Book, pg. 76, accessdate=2009-01-30 [9] http://smokeys-trail.com/NCAA/ champions.html [10] http://www.ncaa.com/history/footballfbs.html [11] 2008 NCAA Division I Football Records Book, pg. 78, accessdate=2008-01-30 [12] ^ Harris Interactive: Bowl Championship Series, accessdate=2009-01-30 [13] 2008 NCAA Division I Records Book, pg. 85, accessdate=2009-01-30 [14] http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ football/football_records_book/2007/ 2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf [15] 2008 NCAA Division I Football Records Book, pg 76, accessdate=2009-01-30 [16] College Football Data Warehouse: Previous National Championship Selectors, accessdate=2009-10-30 [17] College Football Data Warehouse: Current National Championship Selectors, accessdate=2009-10-30 NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship [18] College Football Data Warehouse: National Championships, accessdate=2009-01-30 [19] College Football Data Warehouse: Recognized National Championships by Year, accessdate=2009-01-30 [20] College Football Data Warehouse: Recognized National Championships by Year, accessdate=2009-03-03 [21] Bowl Championship Game 2009, accessdate=209-01-30 [22] National Football Foundation: The MacArthur Trophy, accessdate=2009-01-30 [23] It should be noted that both Virginia Tech and Miami had their BCS Championship game appearances while in the Big East, and have since moved to the ACC (in 2004). [24] It should be noted that both Virginia Tech and Miami had their BCS Championship game appearances while in the Big East, and have since moved to the ACC (in 2004). External links • National Collegiate Athletic Association Retrieved from NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship" "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Categories: Excessive uses of cfb link, College football championships, Intercollegiate athletics in the United States, College football, Sports-related lists, Bowl Championship Series, American football trophies and awards, College football awards This page was last modified on 20 May 2009, at 17:54 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 24