| Year | AP Poll (Media) Champion |
Coaches Champion |
Coaches Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | College Football Playoff (12) | ||
| 2023 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2022 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2021 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2020 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2019 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2018 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2017 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2016 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2015 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2014 | College Football Playoff (4) | ||
| 2013 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2012 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2011 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2010 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2009 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2008 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2007 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2006 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2005 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2004 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2003 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2002 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2001 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 2000 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 1999 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 1998 | Bowl Championship Series | ||
| 1997 | Bowl Alliance | ||
| 1996 | Bowl Alliance | ||
| 1995 | Bowl Alliance | ||
| Year | AP Poll (Media) Champion |
Coaches Champion |
Coaches Method |
| 1994 | Bowl Coalition | ||
| 1993 | Bowl Coalition | ||
| 1992 | Bowl Coalition | ||
| 1991 | USA Today/CNN | ||
| 1990 | UPI | ||
| 1989 | UPI | ||
| 1988 | UPI | ||
| 1987 | UPI | ||
| 1986 | UPI | ||
| 1985 | UPI | ||
| 1984 | UPI | ||
| 1983 | UPI | ||
| 1982 | UPI | ||
| 1981 | UPI | ||
| 1980 | UPI | ||
| 1979 | UPI | ||
| 1978 | UPI | ||
| 1977 | UPI | ||
| 1976 | UPI | ||
| 1975 | UPI | ||
| 1974 | UPI | ||
| 1973 | UPI | ||
| 1972 | UPI | ||
| 1971 | UPI | ||
| 1970 | UPI | ||
| 1969 | UPI | ||
| 1968 | UPI | ||
| 1967 | UPI | ||
| 1966 | UPI | ||
| Year | AP Poll (Media) Champion |
Coaches Champion |
Coaches Method |
| 1965 | UPI | ||
| 1964 | UPI | ||
| 1963 | UPI | ||
| 1962 | UPI | ||
| 1961 | UPI | ||
| 1960 | UPI | ||
| 1959 | UPI | ||
| 1958 | UPI | ||
| 1957 | UPI | ||
| 1956 | UPI | ||
| 1955 | UPI | ||
| 1954 | UPI | ||
| 1953 | UPI | ||
| 1952 | UPI | ||
| 1951 | UPI | ||
| 1950 | UPI | ||
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| Year | AP Poll (Media) Champion |
Coaches Champion |
Coaches Method |
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