NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2001 Miami

2000 Oklahoma

1999 Florida State

1998 Tennessee

1997 Michigan (AP), Nebraska (USA/ESPN)

1996 Florida

1995 Nebraska

1994 Nebraska

1993 Florida St.

1992 Alabama

1991 Washington (USA/CNN)

Miami (AP)

1990 Colorado (USA/CNN, AP)

Georgia Tech (UPI)

1989 Miami

1988 Notre Dame

1987 Miami

1986 Penn St.

1985 Oklahoma

1984 Brigham Young

1983 Miami

1982 Penn St.

1981 Clemson

1980 Georgia

1979 Alabama

1978 Alabama (AP), USC (UPI)

1977 Notre Dame

1976 Pittsburgh

1975 Oklahoma

1974 USC (UPI), Oklahoma (AP)

1973 Notre Dame (AP), Alabama (UPI)

1972 USC

1971 Nebraska

1970 Nebraska (AP), Texas (UPI)

1969 Texas

1968 Ohio St.

1967 USC

1966 Notre Dame

1965 Michigan St. (UPI), Alabama (AP)

1964 Alabama

1963 Texas

1962 USC

1961 Alabama

1960 Minnesota

1959 Syracuse

1958 LSU

1957 Ohio St. (UPI), Auburn (AP)

1956 Oklahoma

1955 Oklahoma

1954 UCLA (UPI), Ohio St. (AP)

1953 Maryland

1952 Michigan St.

1951 Tennessee

1950 Oklahoma

1949 Notre Dame

1948 Michigan

1947 Notre Dame

1946 Notre Dame

1945 Army

1944 Army

1943 Notre Dame

1942 Ohio St.

1941 Minnesota

1940 Minnesota

1939 Texas A&M;

1938 Texas Christian

1937 Pittsburgh

1936 Minnesota