THE WINNING TEAM : NATIONAL WINNERS

Annual winners of The Associated Press college football poll’s top ranking:

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: Brigham Young

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: Louisiana State

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 A&M;

1938: Texas Christian

1937: Pittsburgh

1936: Minnesota