National NCAA Division I Football Championships
Based on
Final AP Polls 1939-2023*
ACC and SEC Football Plus Polls and
ESPN Links
The following graphic illustration and table cover 85 years of NCAA
Division I Football Championships based on the AP Polls from 1939-2023.
Twenty-five teams have won national championships including: Alabama (12),
Notre Dame (8), Oklahoma (7), Miami (5), Ohio State (5), USC (5), Nebraska
(4), Texas (4), Clemson (3), Florida (3), Florida State (3), Georgia (3),
LSU (3), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Army (2), Auburn (2), Penn State (2),
Tennessee (2), BYU (1), Colorado (1), Maryland (1), Michigan State (1),
Pittsburgh (1), and Syracuse (1).
NCAA Division I Football Champions based on AP
Polls from 1939-2023
2023: Michigan
2022: Georgia
2021: Georgia
2020: Alabama
2019: LSU
2018: Clemson
2017: Alabama
2016: Clemson
2015: Alabama
2014: Ohio State
2013: Florida State
2012: Alabama
2011: Alabama
2010: Auburn
2009: Alabama
2008: Florida
2007: LSU
2006: Florida
2005: Texas
2004: USC
2003: USC
2002: Ohio State
2001: Miami
2000: Oklahoma
1999: Florida State
1998: Tennessee
1997: Michigan
1996: Florida
1995: Nebraska
1994: Nebraska
1993: Florida State
1992: Alabama
1991: Miami
1990: Colorado
1989: Miami
1988: Notre Dame
1987: Miami
1986: Penn State
1985: Oklahoma
1984: BYU
1983: Miami
1982: Penn State
1981: Clemson
1980: Georgia
1979: Alabama
1978: Alabama
1977: Notre Dame
1976: Pittsburgh
1975: Oklahoma
1974: Oklahoma
1973: Notre Dame
1972: USC
1971: Nebraska
1970: Nebraska
1969: Texas
1968: Ohio State
1967: USC
1966: Notre Dame
1965: Alabama
1964: Alabama
1963: Texas
1962: USC
1961: Alabama
1960: Minnesota
1959: Syracuse
1958: LSU
1957: Auburn
1956: Oklahoma
1955: Oklahoma
1954: Ohio State
1953: Maryland
1952: Michigan State
1951: Tennessee
1950: Oklahoma
1949: Notre Dame
1948: Michigan
1947: Notre Dame
1946: Notre Dame
1945: Army
1944: Army
1943: Notre Dame
1942: Ohio State
1941: Minnesota
1940: Minnesota
1939: Texas
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* Source: Wikipedia.
Related summaries:
ACC Football Champions 1953-2023
SEC Football Champions 1933-2023
NCAA Division I FBS Football Final
AP Polls 1939-2023