Champions & records

National champions

The team at No. 1 in the final AP poll, every year since 1936. Alongside it: the team our Elo, which only looks at scores, rated highest at season’s end. They agreed 52 times in 90 seasons, and 58 champions finished without a loss.

By year

Season	AP champion	Record	Elo’s No. 1
2025	Indiana	16–⁠0	Curt Cignetti	Same
2024	Ohio State	14–⁠2	Ryan Day	Same
2023	Michigan	15–⁠0	Jesse Minter, Jay Harbaugh, Mike Hart, Sherrone Moore, Jim Harbaugh	Same
2022	Georgia	15–⁠0	Kirby Smart	Same
2021	Georgia	14–⁠1	Kirby Smart	Same
2020	Alabama	13–⁠0	Nick Saban	Same
2019	LSU	15–⁠0	Ed Orgeron	Same
2018	Clemson	15–⁠0	Dabo Swinney	Same
2017	Alabama	13–⁠1	Nick Saban	Same
2016	Clemson	14–⁠1	Dabo Swinney	Alabama 1920
2015	Alabama	14–⁠1	Nick Saban	Same
2014	Ohio State	14–⁠1	Urban Meyer	Same
2013	Florida State	14–⁠0	Jimbo Fisher	Same
2012	Alabama	13–⁠1	Nick Saban	Same
2011	Alabama	12–⁠1	Nick Saban	Same
2010	Auburn	14–⁠0	Gene Chizik	TCU 1831
2009	Alabama	14–⁠0	Nick Saban	Same
2008	Florida	13–⁠1	Urban Meyer	Same
2007	LSU	12–⁠2	Les Miles	USC 1824
2006	Florida	13–⁠1	Urban Meyer	USC 1833
2005	Texas	13–⁠0	Mack Brown	USC 1869
2004	USC	13–⁠0	Pete Carroll	Same
2003	USC	12–⁠1	Pete Carroll	Same
2002	Ohio State	14–⁠0	Jim Tressel	Miami 1842
2001	Miami	12–⁠0	Larry Coker	Same
2000	Oklahoma	13–⁠0	Bob Stoops	Florida State 1822
1999	Florida State	12–⁠0	Bobby Bowden	Same
1998	Tennessee	13–⁠0	Phillip Fulmer	Same
1997	Michigan	12–⁠0	Lloyd Carr	Nebraska 1880
1996	Florida	12–⁠1	Steve Spurrier	Same
1995	Nebraska	12–⁠0	Tom Osborne	Same
1994	Nebraska	13–⁠0	Tom Osborne	Same
1993	Florida State	12–⁠1	Bobby Bowden	Same
1992	Alabama	13–⁠0	Gene Stallings	Florida State 1832
1991	Miami	12–⁠0	Dennis Erickson	Same
1990	Colorado	11–⁠1–⁠1	Bill McCartney	Miami 1816
1989	Miami	11–⁠1	Dennis Erickson	Same
1988	Notre Dame	12–⁠0	Lou Holtz	Miami 1855
1987	Miami	12–⁠0	Jimmy Johnson	Same
1986	Penn State	12–⁠0	Joe Paterno	Oklahoma 1825
1985	Oklahoma	11–⁠1	Barry Switzer	Same
1984	BYU	13–⁠0	LaVell Edwards	Same
1983	Miami	11–⁠1	Howard Schnellenberger	Nebraska 1832
1982	Penn State	11–⁠1	Joe Paterno	Same
1981	Clemson	12–⁠0	Danny Ford	Penn State 1794
1980	Georgia	12–⁠0	Vince Dooley	Alabama 1808
1979	Alabama	12–⁠0	Bear Bryant	Same
1978	Alabama	11–⁠1	Bear Bryant	Same
1977	Notre Dame	11–⁠1	Dan Devine	Alabama 1810
1976	Pittsburgh	12–⁠0	Johnny Majors	Same
1975	Oklahoma	11–⁠1	Barry Switzer	Alabama 1816
1974	Oklahoma	11–⁠0	Barry Switzer	Same
1973	Notre Dame	11–⁠0	Ara Parseghian	Oklahoma 1872
1972	USC	12–⁠0	John McKay	Oklahoma 1834
1971	Nebraska	13–⁠0	Bob Devaney	Same
1970	Nebraska	11–⁠0–⁠1	Bob Devaney	Same
1969	Texas	11–⁠0	Darrell Royal	Penn State 1797
1968	Ohio State	10–⁠0	Woody Hayes	Penn State 1765
1967	USC	10–⁠1	John McKay	Notre Dame 1748
1966	Notre Dame	9–⁠0–⁠1	Ara Parseghian	Alabama 1811
1965	Alabama	9–⁠1–⁠1	Bear Bryant	Same
1964	Alabama	10–⁠1	Bear Bryant	Texas 1784
1963	Texas	11–⁠0	Darrell Royal	Same
1962	USC	11–⁠0	John McKay	Alabama 1808
1961	Alabama	11–⁠0	Bear Bryant	Same
1960	Minnesota	8–⁠2	Murray Warmath	Ole Miss 1795
1959	Syracuse	11–⁠0	Ben Schwartzwalder	Same
1958	LSU	11–⁠0	Paul Dietzel	Oklahoma 1811
1957	Auburn	10–⁠0	Ralph Jordan	Oklahoma 1782
1956	Oklahoma	10–⁠0	Bud Wilkinson	Same
1955	Oklahoma	11–⁠0	Bud Wilkinson	Same
1954	Ohio State	10–⁠0	Woody Hayes	Oklahoma 1801
1953	Maryland	10–⁠1	Jim Tatum	Notre Dame 1798
1952	Michigan State	9–⁠0	Biggie Munn	Georgia Tech 1800
1951	Tennessee	10–⁠1	Bob Neyland	Maryland 1787
1950	Oklahoma	10–⁠1	Bud Wilkinson	Same
1949	Notre Dame	10–⁠0	Frank Leahy	Same
1948	Michigan	9–⁠0	Bennie Oosterbaan	Same
1947	Notre Dame	9–⁠0	Frank Leahy	Same
1946	Notre Dame	8–⁠0–⁠1	Frank Leahy	Army 1821
1945	Army	9–⁠0	Red Blaik	Same
1944	Army	9–⁠0	Red Blaik	Same
1943	Notre Dame	9–⁠1	Frank Leahy	Same
1942	Ohio State	9–⁠1	Paul Brown	Texas 1730
1941	Minnesota	8–⁠0	Bernie Bierman	Texas 1749
1940	Minnesota	8–⁠0	Bernie Bierman	Texas A&M 1739
1939	Texas A&M	11–⁠0	Homer Norton	USC 1766
1938	TCU	11–⁠0	Dutch Meyer	Same
1937	Pittsburgh	9–⁠0–⁠1	Jock Sutherland	Same
1936	Minnesota	7–⁠1	Bernie Bierman	Pittsburgh 1748

Titles the schools claim

The AP poll is one selector among many. Over the years dozens of polls, formulas and historians have named national champions, and each school decides which of those titles to claim. These are the claims as the schools state them in their own media guides.

School	Claimed	Seasons
Princeton	28	1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1920, 1922, 1933, 1935, 1950
Alabama	18	1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020
Michigan	12	1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997, 2023
Notre Dame	11	1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988
USC	11	1928, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004
Auburn	9	1910, 1913, 1914, 1957, 1958, 1983, 1993, 2004, 2010
Ohio State	9	1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014, 2024
Harvard	7	1890, 1898, 1899, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1919
Minnesota	7	1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
Oklahoma	7	1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000
Michigan State	6	1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1966
Tennessee	6	1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998
Army	5	1914, 1916, 1944, 1945, 1946
California	5	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1937
Cornell	5	1915, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1939
Illinois	5	1914, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1951
Iowa	5	1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960
Miami (FL)	5	1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001
Nebraska	5	1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997
Georgia	4	1942, 1980, 2021, 2022
Georgia Tech	4	1917, 1928, 1952, 1990
LSU	4	1958, 2003, 2007, 2019
Texas	4	1963, 1969, 1970, 2005
Clemson	3	1981, 2016, 2018
Florida	3	1996, 2006, 2008
Florida State	3	1993, 1999, 2013
Lafayette	3	1896, 1921, 1926
Ole Miss	3	1959, 1960, 1962
SMU	3	1935, 1981, 1982
Texas A&M	3	1919, 1927, 1939
Chicago	2	1905, 1913
Columbia	2	1875, 1933
Penn State	2	1982, 1986
Stanford	2	1926, 1940
TCU	2	1935, 1938
Washington	2	1960, 1991
Arkansas	1	1964
BYU	1	1984
Boston College	1	1940
Centre	1	1919
Colorado	1	1990
Dartmouth	1	1925
Detroit	1	1928
Indiana	1	2025
Kentucky	1	1950
Maryland	1	1953
Missouri	1	1960
Navy	1	1926
Oklahoma State	1	1945
Rutgers	1	1869
Syracuse	1	1959
UCF	1	2017
UCLA	1	1954

From Wikipedia’s list of national championship claims by school, which cites each school’s media guide.

The champions’ staffs

Who coached the national champions since 1990, from the staff lists the schools published that season: the head coach and the coordinators here, everyone on the season page.

Season	Champion	Head coach	Coordinators
2025	Indiana	Curt Cignetti	Bryant Haines defensive coordinator, linebackers; Mike Shanahan offensive coordinator, wide receivers; Grant Cain special teams coordinator, tight ends; Chandler Whitmer quarterbacks, co-offensive coordinator
2024	Ohio State	Ryan Day	Chip Kelly offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Jim Knowles defensive coordinator; Brian Hartline co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach
2023	Michigan	Jim Harbaugh	Sherrone Moore Donald C. Graham offensive line coach, offensive coordinator; Jesse Minter Matthew and Nicole Lester Family football defensive coordinator; Jay Harbaugh safeties, special teams coordinator
2022	Georgia	Kirby Smart	Todd Monken offensive coordinator – quarterbacks coach; Will Muschamp co-defensive coordinator; Glenn Schumann Fain & Billy Slaughter co-defensive coordinator – inside linebackers; Scott Cochran special teams coordinator
2021	Georgia	Kirby Smart	Dan Lanning Fain and Billy Slaughter defensive coordinator – outside linebackers; Todd Monken offensive coordinator – quarterbacks coach; Scott Cochran special teams coordinator; Glenn Schumann co-defensive coordinator – inside linebackers
2020	Alabama	Nick Saban	Steve Sarkisian offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Pete Golding defensive coordinator, inside linebackers; Jeff Banks special teams coordinator, tight ends; Charles Kelly associate defensive coordinator, safeties
2019	LSU	Ed Orgeron	Dave Aranda associate head coach, defensive coordinator, linebackers; Steve Ensminger offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Greg McMahon special teams coordinator
2018	Clemson	Dabo Swinney	Brent Venables associate head coach, defensive coordinator, linebackers; Danny Pearman assistant head coach, special teams coordinator, tight ends; Tony Elliott co-offensive coordinator, running backs; Jeff Scott co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers
2017	Alabama	Nick Saban	Jeremy Pruitt defensive coordinator and inside linebackers; Tosh Lupoi co-defensive coordinator and outside linebackers; Michael Locksley co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers; Joe Pannunzio special teams coordinator, tight ends; Brian Daboll offensive coordinator, quarterbacks
2016	Clemson	Dabo Swinney	Danny Pearman assistant head coach, special teams coordinator & tight ends; Brent Venables defensive coordinator, linebackers; Marion Hobby co-defensive coordinator, defensive ends; Jeff Scott co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers; Tony Elliott co-offensive coordinator, running backs
2015	Alabama	Nick Saban	Lane Kiffin offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Kirby Smart defensive coordinator, linebackers; Bobby Williams tight ends, special teams coordinator
2014	Ohio State	Urban Meyer	Tom Herman offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; Ed Warinner co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach; Luke Fickell defensive coordinator, linebackers coach; Chris Ash co-defensive coordinator, safeties coach; Kerry Coombs cornerbacks coach, special teams coordinator
2013	Florida State	Jimbo Fisher	Jeremy Pruitt defensive coordinator, defensive backs; Charles Kelly special teams coordinator, linebackers
2012	Alabama	Nick Saban	Doug Nussmeier offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Kirby Smart defensive coordinator, inside linebackers
2011	Alabama	Nick Saban	Jim McElwain offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Kirby Smart defensive coordinator, linebackers; Bobby Williams tight ends, special teams coordinator
2010	Auburn	Gene Chizik	Gus Malzahn offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Ted Roof defensive coordinator, linebackers; Jay Boulware assistant coach, special teams coordinator, tight ends
2009	Alabama	Nick Saban	Jim McElwain offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Kirby Smart defensive coordinator, secondary
2008	Florida	Urban Meyer	Chuck Heater assistant defensive coordinator, safeties; Dan Mullen offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Charlie Strong defensive coordinator, associate head coach, linebackers
2007	LSU	Les Miles	Bo Pelini defensive coordinator; Bradley Dale Peveto special teams coordinator, LB
2006	Florida	Urban Meyer	Charlie Strong assistant head coach; co-defensive coordinator; linebackers; Greg Mattison co-defensive coordinator; defensive line; Dan Mullen offensive coordinator; quarterbacks
2005	Texas	Mack Brown	Greg Davis offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Duane Akina co-defensive coordinator, defensive backs; Gene Chizik co-defensive coordinator, assistant head coach, linebackers; Mike Tolleson defensive tackles, special teams coordinator
2004	USC	Pete Carroll	Norm Chow offensive coordinator
2003	LSU	Nick Saban	Jimbo Fisher offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; Will Muschamp defensive coordinator
2003	USC	Pete Carroll	Norm Chow offensive coordinator; Kennedy Pola running backs, special teams coordinator
2002	Ohio State	Jim Tressel	Jim Bollman offensive coordinator, offensive line; Mark Dantonio defensive coordinator; Luke Fickell special teams coordinator
2001	Miami	Larry Coker	Randy Shannon defensive coordinator; Rob Chudzinski offensive coordinator, tight ends
2000	Oklahoma	Bob Stoops	Mark Mangino offensive coordinator, offensive line; Mike Stoops co-defensive coordinator, secondary; Brent Venables co-defensive coordinator, linebackers
1999	Florida State	Bobby Bowden	Mickey Andrews defensive coordinator, defensive backs; Mark Richt offensive coordinator, quarterbacks
1998	Tennessee	Phillip Fulmer	David Cutcliffe offensive coordinator, assistant head coach, quarterbacks; John Chavis defensive coordinator, linebackers
1997	Michigan	Lloyd Carr	Mike DeBord offensive coordinator, offensive tackle coach, and tight ends coach; Jim Herrmann defensive coordinator and linebacker coach
1997	Nebraska	Tom Osborne	Charlie McBride defensive coordinator, defensive line
1996	Florida	Steve Spurrier	Bob Stoops assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, secondary; Carl Franks assistant offensive coordinator, running backs; Bob Sanders assistant defensive coordinator, defensive ends; Barry Wilson special teams coordinator, Sam linebackers
1995	Nebraska	Tom Osborne	Charlie McBride defensive coordinator, defensive line
1994	Nebraska	Tom Osborne	Charlie McBride defensive coordinator, Def. line
1993	Florida State	Bobby Bowden	Mickey Andrews defensive coordinator, defensive backs; Brad Scott offensive coordinator, offensive line
1992	Alabama	Gene Stallings
1991	Miami	Dennis Erickson	Bob Bratkowski offensive coordinator, wide receivers; Sonny Lubick defensive coordinator, defensive backs
1991	Washington	Don James	Jim Lambright defensive coordinator; Keith Gilbertson offensive coordinator
1990	Colorado	Bill McCartney	Gerry DiNardo assistant coach, offensive coordinator, tight ends; Mike Hankwitz assistant coach, defensive coordinator, defensive backs
1990	Georgia Tech	Bobby Ross	Ralph Friedgen offensive coordinator, quarterbacks; George O’Leary defensive coordinator, defensive line

On the most title staffs

Nick Saban2003, 2009, 2011–⁠12, 2015, 2017, 2020 · Alabama, LSU	7
Kirby Smart2009, 2011–⁠12, 2015, 2021–⁠22 · Georgia, Alabama	6
Burton Burns2009, 2011–⁠12, 2015, 2017 · Alabama	5
Bobby Williams2009, 2011–⁠12, 2015 · Alabama	4
Ed Orgeron1991, 2003–⁠04, 2019 · LSU, USC, Miami	4
Jeremy Pruitt2011–⁠13, 2017 · Alabama, Florida State	4
Sal Sunseri2009, 2011, 2013, 2020 · Alabama, Florida State	4
Brent Venables2000, 2016, 2018 · Clemson, Oklahoma	3
Charlie McBride1994–⁠95, 1997 · Nebraska	3
Dan Young1994–⁠95, 1997 · Nebraska	3
Danny Pearman1992, 2016, 2018 · Clemson, Alabama	3
Frank Solich1994–⁠95, 1997 · Nebraska	3
George Darlington1994–⁠95, 1997 · Nebraska	3
Lane Kiffin2003–⁠04, 2015 · Alabama, USC	3
Milt Tenopir1994–⁠95, 1997 · Nebraska	3
Ron Brown1994–⁠95, 1997 · Nebraska	3
Tom Osborne1994–⁠95, 1997 · Nebraska	3
Turner Gill1994–⁠95, 1997 · Nebraska	3
Urban Meyer2006, 2008, 2014 · Ohio State, Florida	3

Head coaches and on-field assistants on three or more title staffs since 1990.

Some seasons have two champions (the AP and the coaches’ poll split). Roles as the source words them. Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages.

Black college national champions

Every season’s black college football national champions since 1920, as the selectors named them: the black press’s polls (the Pittsburgh Courier’s from 1920), bowl games between conference champions, and since the 1990s media and coaches’ polls, the Celebration Bowl since 2015, some limited to one division. Many seasons have more than one.

Season	Champion	Record	Coach	Named by
2025	South Carolina State	10–⁠3	Chennis Berry	CCB
2025	Albany State NCAA Division II	12–⁠2	Quinn Gray	B-CP
2024	Jackson State	11–⁠2	T. C. Taylor	CCB
2024	Virginia Union NCAA Division II	10–⁠4	Alvin Parker	B-CP
2023	Benedict NCAA Division II	11–⁠1	Chennis Berry	B-CP
2023	Florida A&M	12–⁠1	Willie Simmons	CCB
2022	Benedict NCAA Division II	11–⁠1	Chennis Berry	B-CP, BCNC-II&N, BCSN-II&N, DCCC-MM, HBCUS-UP
2022	North Carolina Central	10–⁠2	Trei Oliver	B-CP, B-MP, BCNC-I, BCSN-I, CCB, DCCC-M, HBCUS-UP
2021	Bowie State NCAA Division II	12–⁠2	Damon Wilson	B-MP, BCNC-II&N, BCSN-II&N, BCSP-II, DCCC-MM
2021	Jackson State	11–⁠2	Deion Sanders	BCNC-I, BCSN-I
2021	South Carolina State	7–⁠5	Oliver Pough	B-CP, SIC
2020	Alabama A&M	5–⁠0	Connell Maynor	PNRN, B-CP, DCCC-M
2019	Bowie State NCAA Division II	11–⁠1	Damon Wilson	BCNC-II&N, BCSN-II&N
2019	Florida A&M ruled ineligible for MEAC championship and postseason play and, by extension, not eligible for automatic bid to Celebration Bowl	9–⁠2	Willie Simmons	BCSN-I
2019	North Carolina A&T	9–⁠3	Sam Washington	B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, CeB, DCCC-M, HBCUS-UP, UMTC
2018	Bowie State NCAA Division II	9–⁠3	Damon Wilson	BCNC-II&N, DCCC-MM
2018	North Carolina A&T	10–⁠2	Sam Washington	AFRCB, B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-M, UMTC
2017	North Carolina A&T	12–⁠0	Rod Broadway	B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, CeB, DCCC-M, UMTC
2017	Langston NAIA	10–⁠1	Quinton Morgan	DCCC-MM
2017	Virginia State NCAA Division II	10–⁠1	Reggie Barlow	BCNC-II&N
2016	Grambling State	12–⁠1	Broderick Fobbs	AFRCB, AHSR-I, B-MP, DCCC-M, HSRN-I
2016	Tuskegee NCAA Division II	9–⁠3	Willie J. Slater	AHSR-II
2016	Winston-Salem State NCAA Division II	9–⁠3	Kienus Boulware	BCNC-II&N, DCCC-MM, HSRN-II&N
2015	North Carolina A&T	10–⁠2	Rod Broadway	AFRCB, AHSR-I, AURN, B-CP, B-MP, DCCC-M, HBCUS-UP, HSRN-I
2015	Tuskegee NCAA Division II	10–⁠3	Willie J. Slater	AHSR-II, DCCC-MM, HSRN-II&N
2014	Alcorn State	10–⁠3	Jay Hopson	AHSR-I, AURN, B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-M, HSRN-I, TAJTT
2014	Virginia State NCAA Division II	10–⁠2	Latrell Scott	AHSR-II, DCCC-MM, HBCUS-PFP, HSRN-II&N
2013	Bethune-Cookman	10–⁠3	Brian Jenkins	AHSR-I, PCWDC
2013	Tennessee State	10–⁠4	Rod Reed	ASW, AURN, BCSP, HSRN-I
2013	Winston-Salem State NCAA Division II	10–⁠2	Connell Maynor	AHSR-II, HSRN-II&N
2012	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	10–⁠2	Monte Coleman	ASW, B-CP, HSRN-I
2012	Bethune-Cookman	9–⁠3	Brian Jenkins	AURN
2012	Tennessee State	8–⁠3	Rod Reed	DCCC-M
2012	Winston-Salem State NCAA Division II	14–⁠1	Connell Maynor	B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-MM, PCWDC
2011	Alabama State	8–⁠3	Reggie Barlow	DCCC-M
2011	Norfolk State record does not include vacated games (was 9–⁠3)	0–⁠3	Pete Adrian	ASW, B-CP, HSRN-I
2011	Winston-Salem State NCAA Division II	13–⁠1	Connell Maynor	AURN, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-MM, HSRN-II&N, NBT, PCWDC
2010	Albany State NCAA Division II	11–⁠1	Mike White	AURN, BCSP, DCCC-MM, PCWDC
2010	Bethune-Cookman	10–⁠2	Brian Jenkins	ASW, B-CP, B-MP
2010	Texas Southern record does not include vacated games (was 9–⁠3)	0–⁠3	Johnnie Cole	DCCC-M
2009	Prairie View A&M	9–⁠1	Henry Frazier III	ASW, BCSP, DCCC-M
2009	South Carolina State	10–⁠2	Oliver Pough	ADW, AURN, B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, PCWDC
2009	Tuskegee NCAA Division II	10–⁠2	Willie J. Slater	DCCC-MM
2008	Grambling State	11–⁠2	Rod Broadway	ADW, ASW, AURN, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-M, PCWDC
2008	South Carolina State	10–⁠3	Oliver Pough	BCSP
2008	Tuskegee NCAA Division II	10–⁠1	Willie J. Slater	DCCC-MM
2007	Delaware State	10–⁠2	Al Lavan	ASW, DCCC-M
2007	Tuskegee NCAA Division II	12–⁠0	Willie J. Slater	ADW, AURN, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-MM, PCWDC
2006	Hampton	10–⁠2	Joe Taylor	ASW, BCSP, DCCC-M
2006	North Carolina Central NCAA Division II	11–⁠1	Rod Broadway	ADW, AURN, BCSP, DCCC-MM, PCWDC
2005	Grambling State	11–⁠1	Melvin Spears	AURN, BCSP, DCCC-M
2005	Hampton	11–⁠1	Joe Taylor	ADW, ASW
2005	North Carolina Central NCAA Division II	10–⁠2	Rod Broadway	DCCC-MM
2004	Albany State NCAA Division II	11–⁠1	Mike White	ADW, BCSP, DCCC-MM
2004	Hampton	10–⁠2	Joe Taylor	ASW, AURN, DCCC-M
2003	Albany State NCAA Division II	10–⁠2	Mike White	DCCC-MM
2003	Southern	12–⁠1	Pete Richardson	ADW, ASW, AURN, BCSP, DCCC-M
2002	Bethune-Cookman	11–⁠2	Alvin Wyatt	BCSP
2002	Fayetteville State NCAA Division II	10–⁠2	Kenny Phillips	DCCC-MM
2002	Grambling State	11–⁠2	Doug Williams	ADW, ASW, AURN, BCSP
2001	Florida A&M	7–⁠4	Billy Joe	ADW
2001	Grambling State record includes forfeited game (was 10–⁠1)	11–⁠0	Doug Williams	ASW, AURN, BCSP
2001	Tuskegee NCAA Division II	11–⁠1	Rick Comegy	BCSP
2000	Grambling State	10–⁠2	Doug Williams	ASW
2000	Tuskegee NCAA Division II	12–⁠0	Rick Comegy	ADW, AURN, BCSP
1999	North Carolina A&T declined automatic bid to McDonald’s Heritage Bowl IX to participate in NCAA Division I-AA playoffs	11–⁠2	Bill Hayes	ADW, ASW, AURN
1998	Florida A&M declined bid to McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VIII (after MEAC’s top seed also declined it) to participate in NCAA Division I-AA playoffs	11–⁠2	Billy Joe	ASW, AURN
1998	Southern won McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VIII; may have retired Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award as first three-time winner since the previous trophy had been retired (it is not immediately clear if this was done, however)	9–⁠3	Pete Richardson	ADW
1997	Hampton declined automatic bid to McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VII to participate in NCAA Division I-AA playoffs	10–⁠2	Joe Taylor	AURN
1997	Southern won McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VII	11–⁠1	Pete Richardson	ADW, ASW
1996	Howard won McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VI	10–⁠2	Steve Wilson	ADW, AURN
1996	Jackson State declined automatic bid to McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VI to participate in NCAA Division I-AA playoffs	10–⁠2	James Carson	ASW
1995	Southern won Jim Walter Homes Heritage Bowl V	11–⁠1	Pete Richardson	ADW, ASW, AURN
1994	Hampton NCAA Division II	10–⁠1	Joe Taylor	AURN
1994	South Carolina State won Heritage Bowl IV	10–⁠2	Willie Jeffries	ADW, ASW, BCSP, HB
1993	Howard declined automatic bid to Heritage Bowl III to participate in NCAA Division I-AA playoffs	11–⁠1	Steve Wilson	ADW, AURN
1993	Southern won Heritage Bowl III	11–⁠1	Pete Richardson	ASW, BCSR
1992	Central State won NAIA Division I Champion Bowl National Championship	12–⁠1	Billy Joe	ADW
1992	Grambling State won Heritage Bowl II	10–⁠2	Eddie Robinson	ASW, AURN, J
1991	Alabama State won Alamo Heritage Bowl I	11–⁠0–⁠1	Houston Markham	ADW, AHB, ASW, AURN, J
1990	Central State won NAIA Division I Champion Bowl National Championship	11–⁠1	Billy Joe	ADW, J, SBN
1990	North Carolina A&T	9–⁠2	Bill Hayes	ASW
1989	Central State NAIA	10–⁠3	Billy Joe	ADW, SBN
1988	Central State NAIA	11–⁠2	Billy Joe	ADW, LAFCF, SBN
1987	Central State NAIA	10–⁠1–⁠1	Billy Joe	J, SBN
1987	Howard record includes forfeited games (was 9–⁠1)	0–⁠10	Willie Jeffries	ADW
1986	Central State NCAA Division II	10–⁠1–⁠1	Billy Joe	ADW, J, SBN
1985	Hampton NCAA Division II	10–⁠2	Fred Freeman	J
1985	Jackson State	8–⁠3	W. C. Gorden	ADW, SBN
1984	Alcorn State	9–⁠1	Marino Casem	ADW, SBN
1984	Tennessee State	11–⁠0	William A. Thomas	J
1983	Central State NCAA Division II	12–⁠1	Billy Joe	J
1983	Grambling State	8–⁠1–⁠2	Eddie Robinson	SBN
1983	Tennessee State	8–⁠2–⁠1	John Merritt	ADW
1982	South Carolina State	9–⁠3	Bill Davis	ADW
1982	Tennessee State record does not include voided games (was 10–⁠1–⁠1)	9–⁠0–⁠1	John Merritt	J, SBN
1981	South Carolina State	10–⁠3	Bill Davis	ADW, SBN
1981	Virginia Union NCAA Division II	11–⁠1	Willard Bailey	J
1980	Grambling State retired W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as first three-time winner since the previous trophy had been retired	10–⁠2	Eddie Robinson	ADW, J, SBN
1979	Tennessee State	8–⁠3	John Merritt	ADW, BCASB, J, SBN
1978	Florida A&M won NCAA Division I-AA Pioneer Bowl National Championship	12–⁠1	Rudy Hubbard	ADW, BCASB, J, MBN, NBN, NPC
1977	Florida A&M Winston-Salem State initially won the NBN championship, due to the reporting of an incorrect game result	11–⁠0	Rudy Hubbard	ADW, J, MBN, NBN, NPC
1977	Grambling State	10–⁠1	Eddie Robinson	NPC
1977	South Carolina State	9–⁠1–⁠1	Willie Jeffries	NPC
1976	South Carolina State	10–⁠1	Willie Jeffries	ADW, J, MBN, NPC
1975	Grambling State record includes forfeited game (was 10–⁠1); had SWAC championship ruled vacated and, by extension, not eligible for automatic bid to Pelican Bowl	10–⁠2	Eddie Robinson	ADW, J, MBN, NBN, NPC
1975	Southern won Pelican Bowl	9–⁠3	Charles Bates	PB
1974	Alcorn State declined automatic bid to Pelican Bowl to participate in NCAA Division II playoffs	9–⁠2	Marino Casem	NPC
1974	Grambling State won Pelican Bowl	11–⁠1	Eddie Robinson	ADW, J, MBN, NPC, PB
1973	Tennessee State retired W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as first three-time winner (actually five-time winner by this point) since the previous trophy had been retired;	10–⁠0	John Merritt	ADW, J, MBN, NPC
1972	Grambling record includes forfeited game (was 10–⁠2); won Pelican Bowl	11–⁠2	Eddie Robinson	ADW, MBN, NPC, PB
1971	Tennessee State	9–⁠1	John Merritt	ADW, NPC
1970	Tennessee State	11–⁠0	John Merritt	ADW, NPC
1969	Alcorn A&M	8–⁠0–⁠1	Marino Casem	ADW, NPC
1968	Alcorn A&M	9–⁠1	Marino Casem	ADW, NPC
1968	North Carolina A&T	8–⁠1	Hornsby Howell	NPC
1967	Grambling	9–⁠1	Eddie Robinson	ADW, NPC
1967	Morgan State	8–⁠0	Earl Banks	NPC
1966	Tennessee A&I	10–⁠0	John Merritt	ADW, NPC
1965	Tennessee A&I	9–⁠0–⁠1	John Merritt	ADW, PC
1964	Prairie View A&M	9–⁠0	Billy Nicks	ADW, PC
1963	Prairie View A&M	10–⁠1	Billy Nicks	ADW, PC
1962	Florida A&M retired W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as first three-time winner since the previous trophy had been retired; won AP small college national championship	9–⁠1	Jake Gaither	ADW
1962	Jackson State	10–⁠1	John Merritt	PC
1961	Florida A&M	10–⁠0	Jake Gaither	ADW, PC
1960	Southern Prairie View A&M (10–⁠1) was also named HBCU champions by an unspecified source with an unknown degree of credibility	9–⁠1	Ace Mumford	ADW, ANP, PC
1959	Florida A&M	10–⁠0	Jake Gaither	ADW, ANP, PC
1958	Prairie View A&M retired W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as first three-time winner	10–⁠0–⁠1	Billy Nicks	ADW, ANP, PC
1957	Florida A&M	9–⁠0	Jake Gaither	ADW, PC
1956	Tennessee A&I	10–⁠0	Howard C. Gentry	ADW, ANP, PC
1955	Grambling	10–⁠0	Eddie Robinson	ADW, ANP, PC
1954	Florida A&M	8–⁠1	Jake Gaither	ADW, PC
1954	North Carolina College	7–⁠1–⁠1	Herman Riddick	NFC, PC
1954	Prairie View A&M	10–⁠1	Billy Nicks	ADW, PC
1954	Southern	10–⁠1	Ace Mumford	ADW, PC
1954	Tennessee A&I	10–⁠1	Henry Kean	ADW, PC
1953	Florida A&M	10–⁠1	Jake Gaither	BAA
1953	Prairie View A&M	12–⁠0	Billy Nicks	ADW, ANP, PC
1953	Tennessee A&I	8–⁠0–⁠1	Henry Kean	JBM
1952	Florida A&M	8–⁠2	Jake Gaither	ANP, PC
1951	Morris Brown	10–⁠1	Edward Clemons	PC
1951	North Carolina A&T	7–⁠1–⁠1	William M. Bell	ANP
1950	Florida A&M	8–⁠1–⁠1	Jake Gaither	PC
1950	Southern	10–⁠0–⁠1	Ace Mumford	ANP, PC
1949	Morgan State	8–⁠0	Edward P. Hurt	PC
1949	Southern	10–⁠0–⁠1	Ace Mumford	ANP, PC
1948	Southern	12–⁠0	Ace Mumford	ANP, BAA, PC
1948	Wilberforce State	9–⁠1–⁠1	Gaston F. Lewis	BAA
1947	Shaw	10–⁠0	Howard K. Wilson	NB, PC
1947	Tennessee A&I	10–⁠0	Henry Kean	BAA, PC
1946	Morgan State	8–⁠0	Edward P. Hurt	PC
1946	Tennessee A&I	10–⁠1	Henry Kean	PC
1945	Wiley	10–⁠0	Fred T. Long	PC
1944	Morgan State	6–⁠1	Edward P. Hurt	PC
1943	Morgan State	5–⁠0	Edward P. Hurt	PC
1942	Florida A&M	9–⁠0	William M. Bell	PC
1941	Langston record includes forfeited game (was 9–⁠1–⁠1) Beat Morris Brown 13–⁠0 in Vulcan Bowl	10–⁠1	Caesar Felton Gayles	VB
1941	Morris Brown	10–⁠1	Billy Nicks	PC
1940	Morris Brown	9–⁠1	Artis P. Graves	PC, SB
1939	Langston	9–⁠0	Caesar Felton Gayles	PC
1938	Florida A&M	8–⁠0	William M. Bell	PC
1937	Morgan	7–⁠0	Edward P. Hurt	PC
1936	Virginia State	7–⁠0–⁠2	Harry R. Jefferson	PC
1936	West Virginia State	8–⁠0	Adolph Hamblin	PC
1935	Kentucky State	9–⁠1	Henry Kean	CAAC
1935	Texas College	9–⁠0–⁠2	Ace Mumford	ChB, PC
1934	Kentucky State	9–⁠0	Henry Kean	CAAC, PC
1933	Kentucky State	4–⁠3	Henry Kean	CAAC
1933	Morgan	9–⁠0	Edward P. Hurt	PC
1932	Wiley	9–⁠0	Fred T. Long	PC
1931	Wilberforce	9–⁠0	Harry C. Graves	PC
1930	Tuskegee Southern (5–⁠1–⁠1) was also named HBCU champions by an unspecified source with an unknown degree of credibility	11–⁠0–⁠1	Cleve Abbott	PC
1929	Tuskegee	9–⁠0	Cleve Abbott	CAAC, PC
1928	Bluefield	8–⁠0–⁠1	Harry R. Jefferson	PC
1928	Wiley	10–⁠0–⁠1	Fred T. Long	PC
1927	Bluefield	8–⁠0–⁠1	Harry R. Jefferson	PC
1927	Tuskegee	10–⁠0–⁠1	Cleve Abbott	PC
1926	Howard	7–⁠0	Louis L. Watson	CAAC, PC
1926	Tuskegee	10–⁠0	Cleve Abbott	PC
1925	Howard	6–⁠0–⁠2	Louis L. Watson	PC
1925	Tuskegee	8–⁠0–⁠1	Cleve Abbott	CAAC, PC
1924	Lincoln (PA) record includes forfeited game (was 8–⁠0–⁠1)	7–⁠1–⁠1	Ulysses S. Young	CAAC
1924	Paul Quinn	6–⁠0–⁠3	Harry Long	PC
1924	Tuskegee	9–⁠0–⁠1	Cleve Abbott	PC
1923	Howard tied Lincoln (PA) in the Colored Championship game, 6–⁠6	7–⁠0–⁠1	Louis L. Watson	CAAC, CC
1923	Lincoln (PA) tied Howard in the Colored Championship game, 6–⁠6	5–⁠1–⁠2	Ulysses S. Young	CC
1923	Virginia Union	5–⁠0–⁠2	Harold D. Martin	PC
1922	Hampton record includes forfeited game (was 5–⁠1)	6–⁠1	Gideon Smith	PC
1922	West Virginia Collegiate	3–⁠0–⁠1	Adolph Hamblin	CAAC
1921	Lincoln (PA) record includes forfeited game (was 8–⁠0)	8–⁠1	John A. Shelburne	CAAC
1921	Talladega	6–⁠0–⁠1	Jubie Bragg	PC
1921	Wiley	7–⁠0–⁠1	Jason Grant	PC
1920	Howard	7–⁠0	Edward Morrison	CC, PC
1920	Talladega	5–⁠0–⁠1	Jubie Bragg	PC

The most titles

Florida A&M1938, 1942, 1950, 1952–⁠54, 1957, 1959, 1961–⁠62, 1977–⁠78, 1998, 2001, 2019, 2023	16
Tennessee State1946–⁠47, 1953–⁠54, 1956, 1965–⁠66, 1970–⁠71, 1973, 1979, 1982–⁠84, 2012–⁠13	16
Grambling1955, 1967, 1972, 1974–⁠75, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1992, 2000–⁠02, 2005, 2008, 2016	15
Tuskegee1924–⁠27, 1929–⁠30, 2000–⁠01, 2007–⁠09, 2015–⁠16	13
Southern1948–⁠50, 1954, 1960, 1975, 1993, 1995, 1997–⁠98, 2003	11
South Carolina State1976–⁠77, 1981–⁠82, 1994, 2008–⁠09, 2021, 2025	9
North Carolina A&T1951, 1968, 1990, 1999, 2015, 2017–⁠19	8
Central State1983, 1986–⁠90, 1992	7
Hampton1922, 1985, 1994, 1997, 2004–⁠06	7
Howard1920, 1923, 1925–⁠26, 1987, 1993, 1996	7
Morgan State1933, 1937, 1943–⁠44, 1946, 1949, 1967	7
Prairie View A&M1953–⁠54, 1958, 1963–⁠64, 2009	6
Alcorn State1968–⁠69, 1974, 1984, 2014	5
Jackson State1962, 1985, 1996, 2021, 2024	5
Albany State2003–⁠04, 2010, 2025	4

The selectors’ codes

BCSN-II&N: Black College Sports Network for NCAA Division II and NAIA teams, 2019
AFRCB: Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (Celebration Bowl), 2015–⁠2016, 2018
DCCC-M: Dr. Cavil’s Classic Cuts (Jafus Kenyatta Cavil & formerly SWAC Page Network)–Major Division Poll, 2002–present
PB: Pelican Bowl, 1972, 1974–⁠1975
SIC: si.com—HBCU Legends Top 5 Power Rankings, 2021–present
SB: Steel Bowl (Vulcan Bowl), 1940
VB: Vulcan Bowl, 1941
B-MP: BOXTOROW (& formerly Black Athlete Sports Network)–Media Poll, 2007–present
CAAC: Champion Aggregation of All Conferences (William Lawrence “Paul” Jones), 1921–⁠1949 (1927–⁠1928, 1930–⁠1932, and 1936–⁠1949 champions are not available)
PNRN: Power News Radio Network (Sheridan Poll), 2017–present
MBN: Mutual Black Network, 1972–⁠1978
BCSP-I: Black College Sports Page (Carl “Lut” Williams) for NCAA Division I FCS teams, 2021–present
BCSP-II: Black College Sports Page (Carl “Lut” Williams) for NCAA Division II teams, 2021–present
CCB: Cricket Celebration Bowl (Celebration Bowl), 2021–present
AHB: Alamo Heritage Bowl I (Heritage Bowl), 1991
AHSR-I: Add’s HBCU Sports Report (Add Seymour, Jr.) for NCAA Division I FCS teams, 2013–⁠2016
ANP: Associated Negro Press (Luix Virgil Overbea), 1948–⁠1960 (1957 champion is not available)
NBT: National Black Television, 2011
NFC: National Football Classic, 1954
SBN: Sheridan Broadcasting Network (Sheridan Poll), 1979–⁠1990
BCSN-I: Black College Sports Network for NCAA Division I FCS teams, 2019
NBN: National Black Network (Frank T. Bannister, Jr.), 1975–⁠1978 (1976 champion is not available)
BCSP: Black College Sports Page (Carl “Lut” Williams & formerly Major Broadcasting Cable), 1994–⁠2020 (1995–⁠1999 champions are not available)
HBCUS-PFP: HBCU Sports–Playoff Fan Poll, 2014
TAJTT: T. A. Jones’ Talented 10th (Trevin A. “T. A.” Jones), 2014
BAA: Baltimore Afro-American, 1947–⁠1948, 1953
CC: Colored Championship, 1920, 1923
J: Jet (Frank T. Bannister, Jr.)—Paul Robeson Perpetual Trophy, 1973–⁠1987, 1990–⁠1992
PC: Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll), 1920–⁠1965
ADW: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–⁠1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–⁠2009), 1953–⁠2010 (2010 champion is not available)
ASW: American Sports Wire (Dick Simpson), 1990–⁠2013
AURN: American Urban Radio Networks (Sheridan Poll), 1991–⁠2016
BCASB: Black College All Star Bowl—Eddie Hurt National Championship Trophy, 1978–⁠1979
HB: Heritage Bowl IV (Heritage Bowl), 1994
NB: National Bowl, 1947
NCAAC: ncaa.com—HBCU Football Power Rankings (Stan Becton), 2021–present
NPC: New Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll), 1966–⁠1978
B-CP: BOXTOROW (& formerly Black Athlete Sports Network)–Coaches Poll, 2009–present
BCSR: Black College Sports Report (Edd Hayes), 1993
CeB: Celebration Bowl, 2017, 2019
HSRN-I: Heritage Sports Radio Network–HSRN Conaway Cup for NCAA Division I FCS teams, 2011
DCCC-MM: Dr. Cavil’s Classic Cuts (Jafus Kenyatta Cavil & formerly SWAC Page Network)–Mid-Major Division Poll, 2002–⁠2019, 2021–present
JBM: John B. “Johnny” McLendon, Jr. based on the Dickinson System, 1953
HBCUS-UP: HBCU Sports–Ultimate Poll, 2015, 2019, 2021–present
HSRN-II&N: Heritage Sports Radio Network–HSRN Conaway Cup for NCAA Division II teams, 2011–⁠2016
LAFCF: Los Angeles Football Classic Foundation (Fred H. Cooper)–Eddie G. Robinson Trophy, 1988
PCWDC: Pigskin Club of Washington, DC—William G. “Billy” Coward Award, 2006–⁠2013
AHSR-II: Add’s HBCU Sports Report (Add Seymour, Jr.) for NCAA Division II teams, 2013–⁠2016
BCNC-I: Black College National Championship for NCAA Division I FCS teams, 2016–present
UMTC: UrbanMediaToday.com (Trevin A. “T. A.” Jones), 2017–present
BCNC-II&N: Black College National Championship for NCAA Division II and NAIA teams, 2016–present
ChB: Chocolate Bowl, 1935

As Wikipedia’s list of yearly selections gives them; a school is counted once a season however many selectors named it. Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

All-time records

Computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, 1869 to today, counting results as they were played on the field. That archive is missing some games from the early decades, so a school’s own official total can be higher than ours: Michigan, for one, counts more wins than any program, while its early seasons here are incomplete. Vacated wins are not removed.

Most wins

Programs with 20 or more seasons in the top division.

1	Ohio State	1,008
2	Alabama	1,008
3	Michigan	999
4	Penn State	933
5	Notre Dame	929
6	Texas	925
7	Oklahoma	916
8	Nebraska	902
9	Georgia	884
10	Tennessee	875
11	LSU	834
12	USC	821
13	Clemson	799
14	Auburn	787
15	Texas A&M	781

Best winning percentage

Programs with 20+ top-division seasons and 300+ games. Ties count as half a win.

1	Alabama	.748
2	Ohio State	.740
3	Boise State	.739
4	Michigan	.729
5	Notre Dame	.729
6	Oklahoma	.718
7	Texas	.698
8	USC	.697
9	Penn State	.684
10	Nebraska	.679
11	Tennessee	.676
12	Georgia	.675
13	Florida State	.660
14	LSU	.651
15	Miami	.637

No. 1 in the final AP poll

Since the AP poll began in 1936.

1	Alabama	12
2	Notre Dame	8
3	Oklahoma	7
4	Ohio State	6
5	USC	5
6	Miami	5
7	Nebraska	4
8	Minnesota	4
9	Florida State	3
10	Georgia	3
11	Texas	3
12	Florida	3
13	LSU	3
14	Michigan	3
15	Clemson	3

Weeks at No. 1

Regular-season AP polls.

1	Alabama	128
2	Ohio State	114
3	Oklahoma	94
4	Notre Dame	90
5	USC	83
6	Florida State	69
7	Nebraska	66
8	Miami	59
9	Georgia	52
10	Texas	51
11	Florida	37
12	LSU	35
13	Michigan	33
14	Michigan State	28
15	Army	25

Postseason wins

Bowls and playoff games.

1	Alabama	49
2	Georgia	38
3	USC	37
4	Texas	35
5	Penn State	34
6	Tennessee	33
7	Oklahoma	32
8	LSU	31
9	Ohio State	31
10	Florida	30
11	Ole Miss	29
12	Nebraska	29
13	Florida State	29
14	Clemson	27
15	Georgia Tech	26

Best seasons ever, by Elo

End-of-season rating in this site’s Elo.

1	2018 Clemson	1937
2	2020 Alabama	1923
3	2019 LSU	1921
4	2016 Alabama	1920
5	2015 Alabama	1912
6	2023 Michigan	1908
7	2022 Georgia	1897
8	1995 Nebraska	1896
9	2017 Alabama	1892
10	2008 Florida	1891
11	2018 Alabama	1890
12	2023 Georgia	1888
13	2019 Clemson	1887
14	2024 Ohio State	1885
15	2004 USC	1884

Biggest upsets since 1978, by Elo

Games between two top-division teams since 1978, when Division I-A (today’s FBS) began, where the winner had the smallest pregame chance in this site’s Elo.

1	2001	Oklahoma State 16, Oklahoma 13	7%
2	2007	Stanford 24, USC 23	7%
3	1998	Temple 28, Virginia Tech 24	7%
4	1985	UTEP 23, BYU 16	8%
5	1993	LSU 17, Alabama 13	8%
6	1985	Oregon State 21, Washington 20	8%
7	2024	Kennesaw State 27, Liberty 24	9%
8	2023	New Mexico 25, Fresno State 17	9%
9	2010	Washington State 31, Oregon State 14	10%
10	2007	Syracuse 38, Louisville 35	10%
11	2007	Pittsburgh 13, West Virginia 9	10%
12	1986	Oregon State 10, BYU 7	10%
13	2012	Texas State 30, Houston 13	10%
14	1981	Georgia Tech 24, Alabama 21	10%
15	1999	Illinois 35, Michigan 29	11%
16	1989	New Mexico 45, Fresno State 22	11%
17	2021	Kansas 57, Texas 56	11%
18	1983	Pacific 30, San José State 26	11%
19	1978	Colgate 14, Rutgers 9	11%
20	1991	Cincinnati 30, Louisville 7	11%

How our Elo works

Every team starts from a division baseline (1500 for major college) and trades points with each opponent after every game, more for bigger margins and less when a favorite runs up the score. Home field is worth 55 points. Each preseason, ratings drift a third of the way back toward the division average, since rosters turn over. A 100-point edge means about a 64% chance to win. It uses nothing but scores, which is why it can rate every game back to 1869.