National Champions
Year Media Poll Champion Coaches Poll Champion Media Poll Coaches Poll
2019 LSU LSU AP College Football Playoff
2018 Clemson Clemson AP College Football Playoff
2017 Alabama Alabama AP College Football Playoff
2016 Clemson Clemson AP College Football Playoff
2015 Alabama Alabama AP College Football Playoff
2014 Ohio State Ohio State AP College Football Playoff
2013 Florida State Florida State AP Bowl Championship Series
2012 Alabama Alabama AP Bowl Championship Series
2011 Alabama Alabama AP Bowl Championship Series
2010 Auburn Auburn AP Bowl Championship Series
2009 Alabama Alabama AP Bowl Championship Series
2008 Florida Florida AP Bowl Championship Series
2007 LSU LSU AP Bowl Championship Series
2006 Florida Florida AP Bowl Championship Series
2005 Texas Texas AP Bowl Championship Series
2004 USC vacated AP Bowl Championship Series
2003 USC LSU AP Bowl Championship Series
2002 Ohio State Ohio State AP Bowl Championship Series
2001 Miami Miami AP Bowl Championship Series
2000 Oklahoma Oklahoma AP Bowl Championship Series
1999 Florida State Florida State AP Bowl Championship Series
1998 Tennessee Tennessee AP Bowl Championship Series
1997 Michigan Nebraska AP Bowl Alliance
1996 Florida Florida AP Bowl Alliance
1995 Nebraska Nebraska AP Bowl Alliance
1994 Nebraska Nebraska AP Bowl Coalition
1993 Florida State Florida State AP Bowl Coalition
1992 Alabama Alabama AP Bowl Coalition
1991 Miami Washington AP USA Today/CNN
1990 Colorado Georgia Tech AP UPI
Year Media Poll Champion Coaches Poll Champion Media Poll Coaches Poll
1989 Miami Miami AP UPI
1988 Notre Dame Notre Dame AP UPI
1987 Miami Miami AP UPI
1986 Penn State Penn State AP UPI
1985 Oklahoma Oklahoma AP UPI
1984 BYU BYU AP UPI
1983 Miami Miami AP UPI
1982 Penn State Penn State AP UPI
1981 Clemson Clemson AP UPI
1980 Georgia Georgia AP UPI
1979 Alabama Alabama AP UPI
1978 Alabama USC AP UPI
1977 Notre Dame Notre Dame AP UPI
1976 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh AP UPI
1975 Oklahoma Oklahoma AP UPI
1974 Oklahoma USC AP UPI
1973 Notre Dame Alabama AP UPI
1972 USC USC AP UPI
1971 Nebraska Nebraska AP UPI
1970 Nebraska Texas AP UPI
1969 Texas Texas AP UPI
1968 Ohio State Ohio State AP UPI
1967 USC USC AP UPI
1966 Notre Dame Notre Dame AP UPI
1965 Alabama Michigan State AP UPI
1964 Alabama Alabama AP UPI
1963 Texas Texas AP UPI
1962 USC USC AP UPI
1961 Alabama Alabama AP UPI
1960 Minnesota Minnesota AP UPI
Year Media Poll Champion Coaches Poll Champion Media Poll Coaches Poll
1959 Syracuse Syracuse AP UPI
1958 LSU LSU AP UPI
1957 Auburn Ohio State AP UPI
1956 Oklahoma Oklahoma AP UPI
1955 Oklahoma Oklahoma AP UPI
1954 Ohio State UCLA AP UPI
1953 Maryland Maryland AP UPI
1952 Michigan State Michigan State AP UPI
1951 Tennessee Tennessee AP UPI
1950 Oklahoma Oklahoma AP UPI
1949 Notre Dame N/A AP
1948 Michigan N/A AP
1947 Notre Dame N/A AP
1946 Notre Dame N/A AP
1945 Army N/A AP
1944 Army N/A AP
1943 Notre Dame N/A AP
1942 Ohio State N/A AP
1941 Minnesota N/A AP
1940 Minnesota N/A AP
1939 Texas A&M N/A AP
1938 TCU N/A AP
1937 Pittsburgh N/A AP
1936 Minnesota N/A AP
Team Total Media Poll Championships
Alabama 11
Notre Dame 8
Oklahoma 7
Miami 5
Ohio State 5
USC 5
Minnesota 4
Nebraska 4
Clemson 3
Florida 3
Florida State 3
LSU 3
Texas 3
Army 2
Auburn 2
Michigan 2
Penn State 2
Pittsburgh 2
Tennessee 2
BYU 1
Colorado 1
Georgia 1
Maryland 1
Michigan State 1
Syracuse 1
TCU 1
Texas A&M 1
Team Total Coaches Poll Championships
Alabama 10
Oklahoma 6
USC 5
LSU 4
Miami 4
Nebraska 4
Ohio State 4
Texas 4
Clemson 3
Florida 3
Florida State 3
Notre Dame 3
Michigan State 2
Penn State 2
Tennessee 2
Auburn 1
BYU 1
Georgia 1
Georgia Tech 1
Maryland 1
Minnesota 1
Pittsburgh 1
Syracuse 1
UCLA 1
vacated 1
Washington 1