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NCAA Division I Football Champions

See a complete list of Division I NCAA Football Champions. The 2022-23 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Champions are the Georgia Bulldogs. The Bulldogs beat the TCU Horned Frogs, 65–7 in the championship game to earn their third National Football title.

Fast Facts:

  • The annual NCAA College Football Champions are chosen by a group of selected organizations.

NCAA Division I Football Champions

YearChampionSelecting Organization
2022GeorgiaCFP
2021GeorgiaCFP
2020AlabamaCFP
2019LSUCFP
2018ClemsenCFP
2017AlabamaCFP
2016ClemsenCFP
2015AlabamaCFP
2014Ohio StateCFP
2013Florida StateBCS
2012AlabamaBCS
2011AlabamaBCS
2010AuburnBCS
2009AlabamaBCS
2008FloridaBCS
2007Louisiana StateBCS
2006FloridaBCS
2005TexasBCS
2004Southern CaliforniaBCS
2003Louisiana State, Southern CaliforniaBCS, AP, FWAA
2002Ohio StateBCS
2001Miami (Fla.)BCS
2000OklahomaBCS
1999Florida StateBCS
1998TennesseeBCS
1997Michigan, NebraskaAP, FWAA, NFF, USA/ESPN
1996FloridaAP, FWAA, NFF,USA/CNN
1995NebraskaAP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1994NebraskaAP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1993Florida St.AP, FWAA,NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1992AlabamaAP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1991Washington, Miami (Fla.)FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI,AP
1990Colorado, Georgia TechFWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, AP, UPI
1989Miami (Fla.)AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1988Notre DameAP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1987Miami (Fla.)AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1986Penn St.AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1985OklahomaAP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1984Brigham YoungAP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1983Miami (Fla.)AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1982Penn St.AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI
1981ClemsonAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1980GeorgiaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1979AlabamaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1978Alabama, Southern CaliforniaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1977Notre DameAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1976PittsburghAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1975OklahomaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1974Southern California, OklahomaFWAA, NFF, UPI, AP
1973Notre Dame, AlabamaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1972Southern CaliforniaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1971NebraskaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1970Nebraska, Texas, Ohio St.AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, NFF
1969TexasAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1968Ohio St.AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1967Southern CaliforniaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1966Notre Dame, Michigan St.AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, NFF
1965Michigan St., AlabamaFWAA, NFF, UPI, AP
1964Alabama, Arkansas, Notre DameAP, UPI, FWAA, NFF
1963TexasAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1962Southern CaliforniaAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1961Alabama, Ohio St.AP, NFF, UPI, FWAA
1960Minnesota, MississippiAP, NFF, UPI, FWAA
1959SyracuseAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI
1958LSU, IowaAP, UPI, FWAA
1957Ohio St., AuburnFWAA, UPI, AP
1956OklahomaAP, FWAA, UPI
1955OklahomaAP, FWAA, UPI
1954UCLA, Ohio St.FWAA, UPI, AP
1953MarylandAP, UPI
1952Michigan St.AP, UPI
1951TennesseeAP, UPI
1950OklahomaAP, UPI
1949Notre DameAP
1948MichiganAP
1947Notre DameAP
1946Notre DameAP
1945ArmyAP
1944ArmyAP
1943Notre DameAP
1942Ohio St.AP
1941MinnesotaAP
1940MinnesotaAP
1939Texas A&MAP
1938Texas ChristianAP
1937PittsburghAP
1936MinnesotaAP
1935MinnesotaCFRA, HAF, NCF
1934MinnesotaCFRA, HAF, NCF
1933MichiganCFRA, HAF, NCF
1932Southern CaliforniaCFRA, HAF, NCF
1931Southern CaliforniaCFRA, HAF, NCF
1930Alabama, Notre DameCFRA, HAF, NCF
1929Notre DameCFRA, HAF, NCF
1928Georgia Tech.CFRA, HAF, NCF
1927Illinois, YaleHAF, NCF, CFRA
1926Alabama, StanfordCFRA, HAF, NCF, HAF
1925AlabamaCFRA, HAF, NCF
1924Notre DameCFRA, HAF, NCF
1923Illinois, MichiganCFRA, HAF, NCF, NCF
1922California, CornellPrinceton, NCF, HAF, CFRA, NCF
1921California, CornellCFRA, NCF, HAF
1920CaliforniaCFRA, HAF, NCF
1919Harvard, Illinois, Notre Dame, Texas A&MCFRA, HAF, NCF, CFRA, NCF, NCF
1918Michigan, PittsburgNCF, HAF, NCF
1917Georgia Tech.HAF, NCF
1916PittsburghHAF, NCF
1915CornellHAF, NCF
1914ArmyHAF, NCF
1913HarvardHAF, NCF
1912Harvard, Penn St.HAF, NCF, NCF
1911Penn St., PrincetonNCF, HAF, NCF
1910Harvard, PittsburghHAF, NCF, NCF
1909YaleHAF, NCF
1908LSU, PennsylvaniaNCF, HAF, NCF
1907YaleHAF, NCF
1906PrincetonHAF, NCF
1905ChicagoHAF, NCF
1904Michigan, PennsylvaniaNCF, HAF, NCF
1903Michigan, PrincetonNCF, HAF, NCF
1902MichiganHAF, NCF
1901MichiganHAF, NCF
1900YaleHAF, NCF
1899HarvardHAF, NCF
1898HarvardHAF, NCF
1897PennsylvaniaHAF, NCF
1896Lafayette, PrincetonNCF, HAF, NCF
1895PennsylvaniaHAF, NCF
1894YaleHAF, NCF
1893PrincetonHAF, NCF
1892YaleHAF, NCF
1891YaleHAF, NCF
1890HarvardHAF, NCF
1889PrincetonHAF, NCF
1888YaleHAF, NCF
1887YaleHAF, NCF
1886YaleHAF, NCF
1885PrincetonHAF, NCF
1884YaleHAF, NCF
1883YaleHAF, NCF
1882YaleNCF,1881, Yale,NCF
1880Princeton, YaleNCF, NCF
1879PrincetonNCF
1878PrincetonNCF
1877YaleNCF
1876YaleNCF
1875HarvardNCF
1874YaleNCF
1873PrincetonNCF
1872PrincetonNCF
1871None selectedNCF
1870PrincetonNCF
1869PrincetonNCF
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