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FBS Football National Champions


These rating and poll systems used to select historic national champions are recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in its Football Bowl Subdivision record book.
YearCHAMPIONS
2021Georgia: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2020Alabama: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2019LSU: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2018Clemson: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2017Alabama: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2016Clemson: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
Alabama: Colley
2015Alabama: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2014Ohio State: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2013Florida State: AP, ^BCS, Dunkel, FW, NFF, USA Today
2012Alabama: AP, ^BCS, Dunkel, FW, NFF, USA Today
2011Alabama: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2010Auburn: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2009Alabama: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2008Florida: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2007LSU: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2006Florida: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FW, Massey, Matthews, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA Today, Wolfe
2005Texas: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FW, Massey, Matthews, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA Today, Wolfe
2004#Southern California: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FW, Massey, Matthews, NY Times, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN, Wolfe
#BCS later vacated
2003LSU: Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Massey, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, USA/ESPN, Wolfe
Oklahoma: Berryman
Southern California: AP, Eck, FW, Matthews, NY Times, Sporting News
2002Ohio State: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Massey, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN, Wolfe
Southern California: Dunkel, Matthews, Sagarin*
2001Miami (Fla.): AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Massey, Matthews, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN, Wolfe
2000Miami (Fla.): NY Times
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Massey, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN
1999Florida State: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Massey, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN
1998Tennessee: Alderson, AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN
1997Michigan: AP, Billingsley, FB News, FW, National Championship Foundation*, NFF, Sporting News
Nebraska: Alderson, Berryman, Billingsley MOV, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, Matthews, National Championship Foundation*, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, USA/ESPN
1996Florida: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, USA/CNN, NY Times, National Championship Foundation, Dunkel, Matthews, DeVold
Florida State: Alderson
1995Nebraska: Alderson, AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
1994Florida State: Dunkel
Nebraska: Alderson, AP, Berryman, Billingsley, FACT*, FB News, FW, National Championship Foundation*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN, USA/NFF
Penn State: DeVold, Eck, FACT*, Matthews, National Championship Foundation*, NY Times, Sagarin*
1993Auburn: National Championship Foundation*
Florida State: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, National Championship Foundation*, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN, USA/NFF
Nebraska: National Championship Foundation*
Notre Dame: Matthews, National Championship Foundation*
1992Alabama: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NY Times, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News, UPI/NFF, USA/CNN
Florida State: Sagarin*
1991Miami (Fla.): AP, Billingsley, Eck, Football Research, National Championship Foundation*, NY Times, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News
Washington: Berryman, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation*, Sagarin*, UPI/NFF, USA/CNN
1990Colorado: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FACT*, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation*, NFF, Sporting News, USA/CNN
Georgia Tech: Dunkel, FACT*, National Championship Foundation*, Sagarin (ELOChess)*, UPI
Miami (Fla.): Eck, FACT*, NY Times, Sagarin* Washington: FACT*
1989Miami (Fla.): AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
Notre Dame: Berryman, Eck, FACT*, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
1988Miami (Fla.): Berryman, Sagarin*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
1987Florida State: Berryman
Miami (Fla.): AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
1986Miami (Fla.): FACT*
Oklahoma: Berryman, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, NY Times, Sagarin*
Penn State: AP, Billingsley, FACT*, FB News, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
1985Florida: Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Michigan: Matthews
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin*, Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
1984BYU: AP, Billingsley, Football Research, FW, National Championship Foundation*, NFF, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, UPI, USA/CNN
Florida: DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Matthews, NY Times, Sagarin*, Sporting News
Nebraska: Litkenhous
Washington: Berryman, FB News, National Championship Foundation*
1983Auburn: Billingsley, FACT*, Football Research, NY Times, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Miami (Fla.): AP, Dunkel, FB News, FW, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
Nebraska: Berryman, DeVold, FACT*, Litkenhous, Matthews, Poling, Sagarin*
1982Nebraska: Berryman
Penn State: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms*, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
SMU: Helms*
1981Clemson: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation*, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI
Nebraska: National Championship Foundation*
Penn State: Dunkel
Pittsburgh: National Championship Foundation*
SMU: National Championship Foundation*
Texas: National Championship Foundation*
1980Florida State: FACT*
Georgia: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, FACT*, FB News, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News, UPI
Nebraska: FACT*
Oklahoma: Dunkel, Matthews
Pittsburgh: DeVold, FACT*, Football Research, NY Times, Sagarin*
1979Alabama: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, FW, Helms, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI
Southern California: Football Research
1978Alabama: AP, FACT*, Football Research, FW, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, NFF
Oklahoma: DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*, Helms*, Litkenhous, Matthews, Poling, Sagarin*
Southern California: Berryman, Billingsley, FACT*, FB News, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News, UPI
1977Alabama: Football Research*
Arkansas: FACT*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*, FB News, Football Research*, FW, Helms, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin*, Sporting News, UPI
Texas: Berryman, FACT*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
1976Pittsburgh: AP, Billingsley, FACT, FB News, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI
Southern California: Berryman, Billingsley MOV, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Matthews
1975Alabama: Matthews*
Arizona State: National Championship Foundation*, Sporting News
Ohio State: Berryman, FACT*, Helms*, Matthews*, Poling
Oklahoma: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
1974Ohio State: Matthews
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, Helms*, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation*, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess)
Southern California: FW, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, NFF, UPI
1973Alabama: Berryman, UPI
Michigan: National Championship Foundation*, Poling*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, FB News, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation*, NFF
Ohio State: FACT, National Championship Foundation*, Poling*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Oklahoma: DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Sagarin*
1972Southern California: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
1971Nebraska: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
1970Arizona State: Poling
Nebraska: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Notre Dame: FACT*, Matthews, Sagarin*
Ohio State: NFF*
Texas: Berryman, FACT*, Litkenhous, NFF*, UPI
1969Ohio State: Matthews
Penn State: FACT*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Texas: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin*, UPI
1968Georgia: Litkenhous
Ohio State: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, UPI
Texas: DeVold, Matthews, Sagarin*
1967Notre Dame: Dunkel
Oklahoma: Poling
Southern California: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
Tennessee: Litkenhous
1966Alabama: Berryman, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Michigan State: Football Research, Helms*, NFF*, Poling*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, FW, Helms*, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF*, Poling*, Sagarin*, UPI
1965Alabama: AP, Football Research, FW*, National Championship Foundation
Michigan State: Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, FW*, Helms, Litkenhous, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
1964Alabama: AP, Berryman, Litkenhous, UPI
Arkansas: Billingsley, Football Research, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Michigan: Dunkel
Notre Dame: DeVold, FB News, NFF
1963Texas: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI, Williamson
1962LSU: Berryman*
Ole Miss: Billingsley, Litkenhous, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Southern California: AP, Berryman*, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, UPI, Williamson
1961Alabama: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI, Williamson
Ohio State: FW, Poling
1960Iowa: Berryman, Boand, Litkenhous, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Minnesota: AP, FB News, NFF, UPI
Ole Miss: Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, FW, National Championship Foundation, Williamson
Missouri: Poling
Washington: Helms
1959Ole Miss: Berryman, Dunkel, Sagarin*
Syracuse: AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, UPI, Williamson
1958Iowa: FW
LSU: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI, Williamson
1957Auburn: AP, Billingsley, Football Research, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
Michigan State: Dunkel
Ohio State: Boand, DeVold, FW, INS, Litkenhous, UPI
Oklahoma: Berryman
1956Georgia Tech: Berryman, Sagarin*
Iowa: Football Research
Oklahoma: AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, FW, Helms, INS, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, UPI, Williamson
Tennessee: Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
1955Michigan State: Boand
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, FW, Helms, INS, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI, Williamson
1954Ohio State: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Football Research*, Helms*, INS, National Championship Foundation*, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
UCLA: Dunkel, Football Research*, FW, Helms*, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation*, UPI
1953Maryland: AP, INS, UPI
Notre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess), Williamson
Oklahoma: Berryman, Football Research
1952Georgia Tech: Berryman, Billingsley, INS, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Michigan State: AP, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin*, UPI, Williamson
1951Georgia Tech: Berryman, Boand*
Illinois: Boand*
Maryland: DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Michigan State: Billingsley, Helms, Poling
Tennessee: AP, Litkenhous, UPI, Williamson
1950Kentucky: Sagarin*
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Helms, Litkenhous, UPI, Williamson
Princeton: Boand, Poling
Tennessee: Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
1949Notre Dame: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Champion-ship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
Oklahoma: Football Research
1948Michigan: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess), Williamson
1947Michigan: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms*, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Notre Dame: AP, Helms*, Williamson
1946Army West Point: Billingsley, Boand*, Football Research, Helms*, Houlgate, Poling*
Georgia: Williamson
Notre Dame: AP, Berryman, Boand*, DeVold, Dunkel, Helms*, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling*, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess)
1945Alabama: National Championship Foundation*
Army West Point: AP, Berryman, Billingsley MOV, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation*, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess), Williamson
Ohio State: Billingsley
1944Army West Point: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation*, Poling, Sagarin*, Williamson
Ohio State: National Championship Foundation*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
1943Notre Dame: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess), Williamson
1942Georgia: Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess), Williamson
Ohio State: AP, Boand, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship Foundation
Wisconsin: Helms
1941Alabama: Houlgate
Minnesota: AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Texas: Berryman, Williamson
1940Minnesota: AP, Berryman, Boand, DeVold, Dickinson, Football Research, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Stanford: Billingsley, Helms, Poling
Tennessee: Dunkel, Williamson
1939Cornell: Litkenhous, Sagarin*
Southern California: Dickinson
Texas A&M: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Williamson
1938Notre Dame: Dickinson
Tennessee: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dunkel, Football Research, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
TCU: AP, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Williamson
1937California: Dunkel, Helms
Pittsburgh: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Football Research, Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
1936Duke: Berryman
LSU: Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
Minnesota: AP, Billingsley, Dickinson, Dunkel, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling
Pittsburgh: Boand, Football Research, Houlgate
1935LSU: Williamson*
Minnesota: Billingsley, Boand, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling
Princeton: Dunkel
SMU: Berryman, Dickinson, Houlgate, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
TCU: Williamson*
1934Alabama: Berryman, Dunkel, Houlgate, Poling, Williamson
Minnesota: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
1933Michigan: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Helms, Houlgate, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Ohio State: Dunkel
Princeton: Parke Davis*
Southern California: Williamson
1932Colgate: Parke Davis*
Michigan: Dickinson, Parke Davis*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Southern California: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*, Poling, Sagarin*, Williamson
1931Pittsburgh: Parke Davis*
Purdue: Parke Davis*
Southern California: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Dunkel, Helms, Houlgate, Football Research, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELOChess), Williamson
1930Alabama: Berryman, Football Research, Parke Davis*, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Notre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Dunkel, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*, Poling
1929Notre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin (ELOChess)*
Pittsburgh: Parke Davis
Southern California: Berryman, Houlgate, Sagarin*
1928Detroit: Parke Davis*
Georgia Tech: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Southern California: Dickinson, Sagarin*
1927Georgia: Berryman, Boand, Poling National Poll Rankings
Illinois: Billingsley, Dickinson, Helms, National
Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
Notre Dame: Houlgate
Texas A&M: Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Yale: Football Research
1926Alabama: Berryman, Billingsley, Football Research, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, Poling
Lafayette: Parke Davis
Michigan: Sagarin*
Navy: Boand, Houlgate
Stanford: Dickinson, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, Sagarin (ELOChess)*
1925Alabama: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin (ELOChess)*
Dartmouth: Dickinson, Parke Davis
Michigan: Sagarin*
1924Notre Dame: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Penn: Parke Davis
1923California: Houlgate
Cornell: Sagarin*
Illinois: Berryman*, Boand, Football Research, Helms, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Michigan: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation*
Yale: Berryman*
1922California: Billingsley MOV, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*, Sagarin*
Cornell: Helms, Parke Davis*
Iowa: Billingsley
Princeton: Boand, Football Research, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Vanderbilt: Berryman
1921California: Billingsley MOV, Boand*, Football Research, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Cornell: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Iowa: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Lafayette: Boand*, Parke Davis*
Vanderbilt: Berryman
Wash. & Jeff.: Boand*
1920California: Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Georgia: Berryman
Harvard: Boand*
Notre Dame: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Princeton: Boand*, Parke Davis*
1919Harvard: Football Research*, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*
Illinois: Billingsley, Boand, Football Research*, Parke Davis*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Notre Dame: National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*
Texas A&M: Billingsley MOV, National Championship Foundation*
Centre: Sagarin*
1918Michigan: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation*
Pittsburgh: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*
1917Georgia Tech: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation
1916Army West Point: Parke Davis*
Georgia Tech: Billingsley
Pittsburgh: Billingsley MOV, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1915Cornell: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Minnesota: Billingsley
Oklahoma: Billingsley MOV
Pittsburgh: Parke Davis*
1914Army West Point: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Illinois: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Texas: Billingsley MOV
1913Auburn: Billingsley MOV
Chicago: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Harvard: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1912Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis
Penn State: National Championship Foundation*
1911Minnesota: Billingsley
Penn State: National Championship Foundation*
Princeton: Billingsley MOV, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis
1910Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*
Pittsburgh: National Championship Foundation*
1909Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1908Harvard: Billingsley
LSU: National Championship Foundation*
Penn: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis
1907Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis, Whitney
1906Princeton: Helms, National Championship Foundation
Yale: Billingsley, Parke Davis, Whitney
1905Chicago: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation
Yale: Parke Davis, Whitney
1904Michigan: National Championship Foundation*
Minnesota: Billingsley
Penn: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis
1903Michigan: National Championship Foundation*
Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis
1902Michigan: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
1901Harvard: Billingsley
Michigan: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation
Yale: Parke Davis
1900Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1899Harvard: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis
1898Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation
Princeton: Parke Davis
1897Penn: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
1896Lafayette: National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*
1895Penn: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
1894Penn: Parke Davis*
Princeton: Houlgate
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1893Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation
Yale: Parke Davis
1892Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1891Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1890Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1889Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1888Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1887Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1886Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: Helms, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1885Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1884Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: Helms, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1883Yale: Billingsley, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1882Yale: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1881Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1880Princeton: National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*
Yale: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*
1879 Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
1878Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1877Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1876Yale: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1875Columbia: Parke Davis*
Harvard: National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
1874Harvard: Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1873Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1872Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
1871No national champions selected.
1870Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1869Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
Rutgers: Parke Davis