College Football

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Title odds

Our odds for the 2026 title, with the market's beside them.

College Football

2026 · In season · decided by 18 Jan 2027

Notre DameOur odds 14%Market 15%
Ohio StateOur odds 12%Market 7%
Miami FLOur odds 11%Market —
AlabamaOur odds 10%Market 6%
GeorgiaOur odds 8%Market 22%

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IndianaOur odds 8%Market 8%
MississippiOur odds 7%Market 5%
UtahOur odds 5%Market —

Everyone else25%

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Rankings

Every current Top 25 on one board, ranked by AP (Week 10 · 1 Nov 2026).

How this is measured

With each other poll as its own column so the disagreements are visible. First-place votes in parentheses. The College Football Playoff ranking joins as a column when it goes live in November. Playoff and national-title odds are our own simulation of the rest of the season (20,000 runs, 2026-11-01).

Rankings2 polls

AP	School	Coach	Rec	Play	Natty
1	Miami (FL)(62)	1	8-0	98%	11%
2	Georgia(7)	2	7-1	85%	8%
3	Utah(1)	4	8-0	76%	5%
4	Notre Dame	6	7-1	98%	14%
5	UCLA	5	8-0	41%	1%
6	Indiana	3	8-1	87%	8%
7	BYU	8	7-1	28%	1%
8	Kentucky	7	7-1	14%	<1%
9	Alabama	9	6-2	71%	10%
10	Texas	11	6-2	50%	5%
11	Ohio State	10	6-2	78%	12%
12	Mississippi	12	6-2	60%	7%
13	Texas Tech	13	7-1	43%	1%
14	Wake Forest	14	7-1	33%	1%
15	LSU	15	6-2	52%	5%
16	Tennessee	16	6-2	28%	2%
17	Houston	18	6-2	4%	<1%
18	USC	17	7-2	22%	1%
19	Missouri	19	6-2	19%	1%
20	Boise State	21	7-1	48%	<1%
21	Iowa	20	6-2	22%	1%
22	New Mexico	25	7-1	5%	0%
23	South Carolina	—	5-3	4%	<1%
24	Arizona	22	6-2	16%	1%
25	Florida	—	5-3	1%	0%
—	Northwestern	23	6-2	4%	<1%
—	SMU	24	6-2	12%	<1%

Standings

FBS conference standings, 2026 season.

How this is measured

Ordered by conference record. Notre Dame sits with the Power 4; the other independents with the Group of 5. Tap a conference to open it, and a school for its program page. Playoff and national-title odds are our own simulation of the remaining schedule (20,000 runs, 2026-11-01), not a poll.

Standings13 FBS and 15 FCS conferences

Power 4

SEC16 teams

Big 1216 teams

Independents1 teams

Big Ten18 teams

ACC17 teams

Group of 5

American14 teams

Mid-American13 teams

Pac-128 teams

Sun Belt West7 teams

Conference USA10 teams

Mountain West10 teams

Sun Belt East7 teams

Independents1 teams

FCS

Division I FCS. Shown for context. FCS seasons do not count in this hub's major-college records.

Big Sky13 teams

Ivy8 teams

MVFC9 teams

OVC8 teams

Pioneer11 teams

Southland10 teams

SWAC West6 teams

FCS Indep.2 teams

CAA13 teams

MEAC6 teams

NEC8 teams

Patriot10 teams

Southern10 teams

SWAC East6 teams

UAC8 teams

All-time programs

Current FBS by default; switch to all major programs in history.

How this is measured

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All-time programs

138 programs

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Alabama

Southeastern

17 natl

1005-321-42

Notre Dame

Independent

12 natl

930-335-36

Michigan

Big Ten

10 natl

1000-361-35

USC

Big Ten

9 natl

822-347-41

Ohio State

Big Ten

7 natl

890-288-40

Oklahoma

Southeastern

7 natl

917-347-47

Minnesota

Big Ten

6 natl

738-547-42

Nebraska

Big Ten

5 natl

902-417-38

LSU

Southeastern

5 natl

835-436-47

Miami (FL)

Atlantic Coast

5 natl

646-365-12

Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

5 natl

735-527-37

Texas

Southeastern

4 natl

927-391-32

Penn State

Big Ten

4 natl

934-420-38

Georgia

Southeastern

3 natl

885-412-50

Florida State

Atlantic Coast

3 natl

569-291-16

Clemson

Atlantic Coast

3 natl

800-478-44

Florida

Southeastern

3 natl

751-458-37

Georgia Tech

Atlantic Coast

3 natl

768-535-40

Army

American Athletic

3 natl

737-554-51

California

Atlantic Coast

3 natl

611-563-31

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1	Alabama	Southeastern	1368	1005	321	42	0.735	123	16	34	73	48	13	national championships 17
2	Notre Dame	Independent	1301	930	335	36	0.715	120	1		43	27	4	national championships 12
3	Michigan	Big Ten	1396	1000	361	35	0.716	137	3	45	53	30	3	national championships 10
4	USC	Big Ten	1210	822	347	41	0.679	105	4	39	59	41	2	national championships 9
5	Ohio State	Big Ten	1218	890	288	40	0.731	115	7	40	56	40	10	national championships 7
6	Oklahoma	Southeastern	1311	917	347	47	0.700	118	13	50	59	39	9	national championships 7
7	Minnesota	Big Ten	1327	738	547	42	0.556	135		16	26	2		national championships 6
8	Nebraska	Big Ten	1357	902	417	38	0.665	127	7	43	55	32	5	national championships 5
9	LSU	Southeastern	1318	835	436	47	0.633	122	7	13	57	25	4	national championships 5
10	Miami (FL)	Atlantic Coast	1023	646	365	12	0.631	90	1	9	46	22	5	national championships 5
11	Pittsburgh	Atlantic Coast	1299	735	527	37	0.566	122	2	3	39	11		national championships 5
12	Texas	Southeastern	1350	927	391	32	0.687	125	8	31	61	32	4	national championships 4
13	Penn State	Big Ten	1392	934	420	38	0.671	133	2	4	55	26	1	national championships 4
14	Georgia	Southeastern	1347	885	412	50	0.657	123	13	16	61	25	5	national championships 3
15	Florida State	Atlantic Coast	876	569	291	16	0.649	73	6	16	49	24	7	national championships 3
16	Clemson	Atlantic Coast	1322	800	478	44	0.605	125	10	24	48	18	7	national championships 3
17	Florida	Southeastern	1246	751	458	37	0.603	114	13	9	50	18	4	national championships 3
18	Georgia Tech	Atlantic Coast	1343	768	535	40	0.572	125	4	11	48	15		national championships 3
19	Army	American Athletic	1342	737	554	51	0.549	133	1	1	12			national championships 3
20	California	Atlantic Coast	1205	611	563	31	0.507	111		14	27	9		national championships 3
21	Illinois	Big Ten	1329	646	634	49	0.486	135		15	22	7		national championships 3
22	Tennessee	Southeastern	1333	875	407	51	0.656	122	5	15	58	22	3	national championships 2
23	Auburn	Southeastern	1309	787	479	43	0.601	124	6	9	47	13	2	national championships 2
24	Texas A&M	Southeastern	1328	781	502	45	0.588	124	2	18	45	14	1	national championships 2
25	Michigan State	Big Ten	1113	622	460	31	0.559	102	3	9	30	9	1	national championships 2
26	Washington	Big Ten	1176	691	453	32	0.588	110	3	18	43	18	2	national championships 1
27	UCLA	Big Ten	1090	631	428	31	0.579	99	2	17	39	14		national championships 1
28	BYU	Big 12	1120	646	448	26	0.577	102	3	23	42			national championships 1
29	Colorado	Big 12	1255	685	535	35	0.546	125	5	19	31	9		national championships 1
30	Syracuse	Atlantic Coast	1318	716	560	42	0.543	125		5	29	9		national championships 1
31	Stanford	Atlantic Coast	1146	609	503	34	0.531	106	4	15	31	17		national championships 1
32	TCU	Big 12	1307	688	569	50	0.526	121	2	18	37	13	1	national championships 1
33	Maryland	Big Ten	1193	596	567	30	0.500	110		11	30	5		national championships 1
34	Rutgers	Big Ten	1154	525	604	25	0.455	112		1	13			national championships 1
35	Indiana	Big Ten	1252	517	697	38	0.413	128	1	3	15	3	2	national championships 1
36	Boise State	Pacific-12	428	317	111		0.741	31	9	17	23	4	1	national championships 0
37	Arizona State	Big 12	1026	615	393	18	0.599	93	2	18	35	4	1	national championships 0
38	Toledo	Mid-American	758	445	305	8	0.587	65	8	12	23			national championships 0
39	Utah	Big 12	1220	714	475	31	0.585	120	4	26	28	4		national championships 0
40	Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast	1302	752	506	44	0.578	123	6	8	36	8	1	national championships 0
41	West Virginia	Big 12	1257	710	506	41	0.565	114		15	41	6		national championships 0
42	Oregon	Big Ten	1167	658	475	34	0.564	109	7	14	38	16	4	national championships 0
43	Wisconsin	Big Ten	1334	751	531	52	0.563	135	6	14	35	12		national championships 0
44	Liberty	Conference USA	137	77	60		0.562	9	1	1	6	1		national championships 0
45	Fresno State	Pacific-12	782	436	340	6	0.557	58	5	13	29			national championships 0
46	Arkansas	Southeastern	1299	719	543	37	0.553	121	3	13	45	16		national championships 0
47	Mississippi	Southeastern	1282	708	540	34	0.552	121		6	44	16	1	national championships 0
48	TX-San Antonio	American Athletic	183	101	82		0.552	15	2	2	7			national championships 0
49	Central Florida	Big 12	393	216	177		0.550	31	7	6	15	3		national championships 0
50	Troy	Sun Belt	329	180	149		0.547	26	3	8	11			national championships 0
51	Texas Tech	Big 12	1092	596	472	24	0.546	95	1	12	43	3	1	national championships 0
52	Air Force	Mountain West	812	442	358	12	0.544	70	2	3	30	2		national championships 0
53	Houston	Big 12	887	481	391	15	0.542	78	5	11	31	5		national championships 0
54	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	797	432	347	18	0.542	65	8	11	17			national championships 0
55	James Madison	Sun Belt	102	55	47		0.539	5	1	1	3	1	1	national championships 0
56	San Diego State	Pacific-12	731	392	328	11	0.536	58	3	9	18			national championships 0
57	Iowa	Big Ten	1285	687	563	35	0.535	128	3	11	38	8		national championships 0
58	Boston College	Atlantic Coast	1048	558	475	15	0.532	92	2	1	29	4		national championships 0
59	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast	1313	699	566	48	0.532	123	2	8	39	4		national championships 0
60	Louisville	Atlantic Coast	786	418	360	8	0.532	65	1	8	28	3		national championships 0
61	Bowling Green	Mid-American	741	394	336	11	0.532	65	4	9	15			national championships 0
62	Navy	American Athletic	1383	731	599	53	0.529	133			26	5		national championships 0
63	Missouri	Southeastern	1310	689	571	50	0.526	125	4	12	37	8		national championships 0
64	South Florida	American Athletic	324	170	154		0.525	27			13			national championships 0
65	Appalachian State	Sun Belt	319	167	145	7	0.523	23	4	4	9			national championships 0
66	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	128	67	61		0.523	10	1	1	6			national championships 0
67	Southern Mississippi	Sun Belt	795	412	376	7	0.518	64	3	5	26			national championships 0
68	Central Michigan	Mid-American	623	322	290	11	0.517	52	4	7	14			national championships 0
69	East Carolina	American Athletic	725	370	352	3	0.510	62	2	6	19			national championships 0
70	Arizona	Big 12	1035	527	483	25	0.509	93	1	6	23	2		national championships 0
71	Western Michigan	Mid-American	750	380	363	7	0.507	65	4	4	13	1		national championships 0
72	Oklahoma State	Big 12	1217	615	561	41	0.505	113	2	10	34	5		national championships 0
73	Tulsa	American Athletic	1080	542	516	22	0.502	95	5	27	23	3		national championships 0
74	North Carolina State	Atlantic Coast	1282	635	599	48	0.495	121		8	37			national championships 0
75	Baylor	Big 12	1285	636	608	41	0.495	121	2	10	28	8		national championships 0
76	South Carolina	Southeastern	1264	621	601	42	0.491	119	1	1	26			national championships 0
77	Mississippi State	Southeastern	1255	615	603	37	0.490	122	1	1	28	3		national championships 0
78	Purdue	Big Ten	1303	636	619	48	0.488	135	1	8	21	2		national championships 0
79	Memphis	American Athletic	793	385	399	9	0.485	67	3	5	17	1		national championships 0
80	Cincinnati	Big 12	909	441	453	15	0.485	73	3	10	22	4	1	national championships 0
81	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	295	143	152		0.485	19	4	2	12			national championships 0
82	Utah State	Pacific-12	1151	554	569	28	0.481	112	2	13	17			national championships 0
83	Duke	Atlantic Coast	1132	543	560	29	0.480	105	2	18	18	6		national championships 0
84	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt	640	306	323	11	0.478	46	2	4	15			national championships 0
85	Virginia	Atlantic Coast	1307	624	645	38	0.477	123	2	2	22	3		national championships 0
86	SMU	Atlantic Coast	1186	560	572	54	0.472	109	3	12	21	6	1	national championships 0
87	Northern Illinois	Mountain West	688	324	360	4	0.471	59	9	6	16	1		national championships 0
88	Ball State	Mid-American	615	288	321	6	0.468	52	2	6	9			national championships 0
89	Nevada	Mountain West	566	265	294	7	0.468	40		7	19			national championships 0
90	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	185	86	99		0.465	13		1	8			national championships 0
91	Hawaii	Mountain West	770	358	406	6	0.465	54	1	4	23	1		national championships 0
92	Wyoming	Mountain West	1188	552	609	27	0.465	115	2	14	19	1		national championships 0
93	Kentucky	Southeastern	1200	556	607	37	0.463	111		2	23	3		national championships 0
94	Marshall	Sun Belt	630	291	336	3	0.462	50	10	7	19			national championships 0
95	Washington State	Pacific-12	1126	517	571	38	0.459	107		4	20	4		national championships 0
96	Ohio	Mid-American	774	354	411	9	0.457	65	6	4	17			national championships 0
97	Colorado State	Pacific-12	1200	546	622	32	0.455	120	1	15	18			national championships 0
98	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	157	71	86		0.452	12			4			national championships 0
99	Vanderbilt	Southeastern	1276	576	657	43	0.451	123		2	11			national championships 0
100	San Jose State	Mountain West	895	400	480	15	0.447	77	1	9	14			national championships 0
101	Tulane	American Athletic	1263	564	664	35	0.447	122	4	10	19	5	1	national championships 0
102	UAB	American Athletic	344	152	192		0.442	29	3	2	6			national championships 0
103	Iowa State	Big 12	1298	570	683	45	0.439	129	2	2	19	1		national championships 0
104	Delaware	Conference USA	155	68	86	1	0.439	2			1			national championships 0
105	LA-Lafayette	Sun Belt	675	296	374	5	0.439	53	4	7	13			national championships 0
106	Oregon State	Pacific-12	1151	504	611	36	0.438	109		5	20	4		national championships 0
107	Kansas State	Big 12	1220	534	651	35	0.438	115	4	3	26	4		national championships 0
108	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	99	43	56		0.434	4	2	1	3			national championships 0
109	Kansas	Big 12	1295	561	680	54	0.433	126		6	14	3		national championships 0
110	Northwestern	Big Ten	1325	574	711	40	0.433	133	2	8	18	2		national championships 0
111	Middle Tennessee State	Conference USA	379	163	215	1	0.430	28	1	3	10			national championships 0
112	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	597	255	336	6	0.427	44		7	13			national championships 0
113	Florida Atlantic	American Athletic	279	118	161		0.423	23	2	3	5			national championships 0
114	North Texas	American Athletic	790	329	449	12	0.416	62	3	8	15			national championships 0
115	New Mexico	Mountain West	1058	437	602	19	0.413	95	1	4	13			national championships 0
116	Rice	American Athletic	1202	495	675	32	0.412	113	1	8	15	6		national championships 0
117	Temple	American Athletic	871	357	487	27	0.410	79	1	1	9	1		national championships 0
118	South Alabama	Sun Belt	183	75	108		0.410	15			5			national championships 0
119	Wake Forest	Atlantic Coast	1227	502	694	31	0.409	119	2	2	18	1		national championships 0
120	Buffalo	Mid-American	449	177	268	4	0.394	37	3	1	7			national championships 0
121	UNLV	Mountain West	579	228	348	3	0.394	49	3	2	7			national championships 0
122	Connecticut	Independent	435	158	274	3	0.363	26		2	9	1		national championships 0
123	Akron	Mid-American	517	187	326	4	0.362	40	2	1	3			national championships 0
124	Kennesaw State	American Athletic	39	14	25		0.359	3	1	1	1			national championships 0
125	UTEP	Mountain West	988	354	616	18	0.358	89		2	15			national championships 0
126	Florida International	Conference USA	270	95	175		0.352	23		1	6			national championships 0
127	New Mexico State	Conference USA	993	346	633	14	0.348	93	1	4	6			national championships 0
128	Georgia State	Sun Belt	170	59	111		0.347	14			6			national championships 0
129	Texas State	Pacific-12	217	74	142	1	0.341	15			3			national championships 0
130	LA-Monroe	Sun Belt	493	168	322	3	0.341	40		1	1			national championships 0
131	North Dakota State	Mountain West	61	20	40	1	0.328	1						national championships 0
132	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	607	198	402	7	0.326	51		1	7			national championships 0
133	Kent State	Mid-American	725	236	484	5	0.326	65	2	1	4			national championships 0
134	Charlotte	American Athletic	135	39	96		0.289	12			1			national championships 0
135	Massachusetts	Mid-American	411	108	295	8	0.263	29						national championships 0
136	Missouri State	Conference USA	78	17	60	1	0.218	2			1			national championships 0
137	Sam Houston State	Conference USA	104	20	84		0.192	4			1			national championships 0
138	Sacramento State	Mid-American	49	9	40		0.184	1						national championships 0

National champions

Recognized national champions by season, with the selectors in parentheses and the Heisman winner.

How this is measured

Tap a school to open its program page.

National champions

2025

Indiana (AP, CFP)

HeismanFernando Mendoza

2024

Ohio State (AP, CFP)

HeismanTravis Hunter

2023

Michigan (AP, CFP)

HeismanJayden Daniels

2022

Georgia (AP, CFP)

HeismanCaleb Williams

2021

Georgia (AP, CFP)

HeismanBryce Young

2020

Alabama (AP, CFP)

HeismanDeVonta Smith

2019

LSU (AP, CFP)

HeismanJoe Burrow

2018

Clemson (AP, CFP)

HeismanKyler Murray

2017

Alabama (AP, CFP)

HeismanBaker Mayfield

2016

Clemson (AP, CFP)

HeismanLamar Jackson

2015

Alabama (AP, CFP)

HeismanDerrick Henry

2014

Ohio State (AP, CFP)

HeismanMarcus Mariota

Year	National champion	Heisman
2025	Indiana (AP, CFP)	Fernando Mendoza
2024	Ohio State (AP, CFP)	Travis Hunter
2023	Michigan (AP, CFP)	Jayden Daniels
2022	Georgia (AP, CFP)	Caleb Williams
2021	Georgia (AP, CFP)	Bryce Young
2020	Alabama (AP, CFP)	DeVonta Smith
2019	LSU (AP, CFP)	Joe Burrow
2018	Clemson (AP, CFP)	Kyler Murray
2017	Alabama (AP, CFP)	Baker Mayfield
2016	Clemson (AP, CFP)	Lamar Jackson
2015	Alabama (AP, CFP)	Derrick Henry
2014	Ohio State (AP, CFP)	Marcus Mariota
2013	Florida State (AP, BCS)	Jameis Winston
2012	Alabama (AP, BCS)	Johnny Manziel
2011	Alabama (AP, BCS)	Robert Griffin III
2010	Auburn (AP, BCS)	Cam Newton
2009	Alabama (AP, BCS)	Mark Ingram
2008	Florida (AP, BCS)	Sam Bradford
2007	LSU (AP, BCS)	Tim Tebow
2006	Florida (AP, BCS)	Troy Smith
2005	Texas (AP, BCS)	Reggie Bush
2004	USC (AP, BCS)	Matt Leinart
2003	LSU (BCS), USC (AP)	Jason White
2002	Ohio State (AP, BCS)	Carson Palmer
2001	Miami (FL) (AP, BCS)	Eric Crouch
2000	Oklahoma (AP, BCS)	Chris Weinke
1999	Florida State (AP, BCS)	Ron Dayne
1998	Tennessee (AP, BCS)	Ricky Williams
1997	Michigan (AP), Nebraska (USA-ESPN)	Charles Woodson
1996	Florida (AP, USA-CNN)	Danny Wuerffel
1995	Nebraska (AP, USA-CNN)	Eddie George
1994	Nebraska (AP, USA-CNN)	Rashaan Salaam
1993	Florida State (AP, USA-CNN)	Charlie Ward
1992	Alabama (AP, USA-CNN)	Gino Torretta
1991	Washington (USA-CNN), Miami (FL) (AP)	Desmond Howard
1990	Colorado (AP), Georgia Tech (UPI)	Ty Detmer
1989	Miami (FL) (AP, UPI)	Andre Ware
1988	Notre Dame (AP, UPI)	Barry Sanders
1987	Miami (FL) (AP, UPI)	Tim Brown
1986	Penn State (AP, UPI)	Vinny Testaverde
1985	Oklahoma (AP, UPI)	Bo Jackson
1984	Brigham Young (AP, UPI)	Doug Flutie
1983	Miami (FL) (AP, UPI)	Mike Rozier
1982	Penn State (AP, UPI)	Herschel Walker
1981	Clemson (AP, UPI)	Marcus Allen
1980	Georgia (AP, UPI)	George Rogers
1979	Alabama (AP, UPI)	Charles White
1978	Alabama (AP), USC (UPI)	Billy Sims
1977	Notre Dame (AP, UPI)	Earl Campbell
1976	Pittsburgh (AP, UPI)	Tony Dorsett
1975	Oklahoma (AP, UPI)	Archie Griffin
1974	USC (UPI), Oklahoma (AP)	Archie Griffin
1973	Notre Dame (AP), Alabama (UPI)	John Cappelletti
1972	USC (AP, UPI)	Johnny Rodgers
1971	Nebraska (AP, UPI)	Pat Sullivan
1970	Nebraska (AP), Texas (UPI)	Jim Plunkett
1969	Texas (AP, UPI)	Steve Owens
1968	Ohio State (AP, UPI)	O.J. Simpson
1967	USC (AP, UPI)	Gary Beban
1966	Notre Dame (AP, UPI)	Steve Spurrier
1965	Michigan State (UPI), Alabama (AP)	Mike Garrett
1964	Alabama (AP, UPI)	John Huarte
1963	Texas (AP, UPI)	Roger Staubach
1962	USC (AP, UPI)	Terry Baker
1961	Alabama (AP, UPI)	Ernie Davis
1960	Minnesota (AP, UPI)	Joe Bellino
1959	Syracuse (AP, UPI)	Billy Cannon
1958	LSU (AP, UPI)	Pete Dawkins
1957	Ohio State (UPI), Auburn (AP)	John David Crow
1956	Oklahoma (AP, UPI)	Paul Hornung
1955	Oklahoma (AP, UPI)	Howard Cassady
1954	UCLA (UPI), Ohio State (AP)	Alan Ameche
1953	Maryland (AP, UPI)	Johnny Lattner
1952	Michigan State (AP, UPI)	Billy Vessels
1951	Tennessee (AP, UPI)	Dick Kazmaier
1950	Oklahoma (AP, UPI)	Vic Janowicz
1949	Notre Dame (AP)	Leon Hart
1948	Michigan (AP)	Doak Walker
1947	Notre Dame (AP)	Johnny Lujack
1946	Notre Dame (AP)	Glenn Davis
1945	Army (AP)	Doc Blanchard
1944	Army (AP)	Les Horvath
1943	Notre Dame (AP)	Angelo Bertelli
1942	Ohio State (AP)	Frank Sinkwich
1941	Minnesota (AP)	Bruce Smith
1940	Minnesota (AP)	Tom Harmon
1939	Texas A&M (AP)	Nile Kinnick
1938	TCU (AP)	Davey O'Brien
1937	Pittsburgh (AP)	Clint Frank
1936	Minnesota (AP)	Larry Kelley
1935	Minnesota (HELMS, NCF)	Jay Berwanger
1934	Minnesota (HELMS, NCF)
1933	Michigan (HELMS, NCF)
1932	USC (HELMS, NCF)
1931	USC (HELMS, NCF)
1930	Notre Dame (HELMS, NCF)
1929	Notre Dame (HELMS, NCF)
1928	Georgia Tech (HELMS, NCF)
1927	Illinois (HELMS, NCF)
1926	Alabama (HELMS, NCF), Stanford (HELMS, NCF)
1925	Alabama (HELMS, NCF)
1924	Notre Dame (HELMS, NCF)
1923	Illinois (HELMS, NCF), Michigan (NCF)
1922	California (NCF), Princeton (NCF), Cornell (HELMS)
1921	Cornell (HELMS, NCF)
1920	California (HELMS, NCF)
1919	Harvard (HELMS, NCF), Texas A&M (NCF), Notre Dame (NCF)
1918	Pittsburgh (HELMS, NCF), Michigan (NCF)
1917	Georgia Tech (HELMS, NCF)
1916	Pittsburgh (HELMS, NCF)
1915	Cornell (HELMS, NCF)
1914	Army (HELMS, NCF)
1913	Harvard (HELMS, NCF)
1912	Harvard (HELMS, NCF), Penn State (NCF)
1911	Princeton (HELMS, NCF), Penn State (NCF)
1910	Harvard (HELMS, NCF), Pittsburgh (NCF)
1909	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1908	Pennsylvania (HELMS, NCF), LSU (NCF)
1907	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1906	Princeton (HELMS, NCF)
1905	Chicago (HELMS, NCF)
1904	Pennsylvania (HELMS, NCF), Michigan (NCF)
1903	Princeton (HELMS, NCF), Michigan (NCF)
1902	Michigan (HELMS, NCF)
1901	Michigan (HELMS, NCF)
1900	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1899	Harvard (HELMS, NCF)
1898	Harvard (HELMS, NCF)
1897	Pennsylvania (HELMS, NCF)
1896	Princeton (HELMS, NCF), Lafayette (NCF)
1895	Pennsylvania (HELMS, NCF)
1894	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1893	Princeton (HELMS, NCF)
1892	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1891	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1890	Harvard (HELMS, NCF)
1889	Princeton (HELMS, NCF)
1888	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1887	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1886	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1885	Princeton (HELMS, NCF)
1884	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1883	Yale (HELMS, NCF)
1882	Yale (NCF)
1881	Yale (NCF)
1880	Princeton (NCF), Yale (NCF)
1879	Princeton (NCF)
1878	Princeton (NCF)
1877	Yale (NCF)
1876	Yale (NCF)
1875	Harvard (NCF)
1874	Yale (NCF)
1873	Princeton (NCF)
1872	Princeton (NCF)
1870	Princeton (NCF)
1869	Princeton (NCF)

Greatest games

Ranked by Game Score across all of college football history.

How this is measured

Filter to a decade; each game shows the date, bowl, venue, and rivalry.

Greatest games

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Rose Bowl

#2 Texas 41-38 #1 USC

Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California

National TitleMajor Bowl

▶ Watch

2005 · Jan 4, 2006

2.00

Game Score

Fiesta Bowl

#2 Ohio State 31-24 #1 Miami (FL) (2OT)

Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona

National TitleMajor Bowl

▶ Watch

2002 · Jan 3, 2003

1.92

Game Score

Orange Bowl

#2 Miami (FL) 20-14 #1 Oklahoma

Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

National TitleMajor Bowl

1987 · Jan 1, 1988

1.83

Game Score

BCS Championship Game

#1 Auburn 22-19 #2 Oregon

University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona

National TitleMajor Bowl

2010 · Jan 10, 2011

1.83

Game Score

Sugar Bowl

#2 Alabama 34-13 #1 Miami (FL)

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

National TitleMajor Bowl

1992 · Jan 1, 1993

1.81

Game Score

Fiesta Bowl

#2 Penn State 14-10 #1 Miami (FL)

Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona

National TitleMajor Bowl

▶ Watch

1986 · Jan 2, 1987

1.79

Game Score

College Football Championship Game

#2 Alabama 45-40 #1 Clemson

University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona

National TitlePlayoff

2015 · Jan 11, 2016

1.77

Game Score

BCS Championship Game

#1 Florida State 34-31 #2 Auburn

Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California

National TitleMajor Bowl

2013 · Jan 6, 2014

1.76

Game Score

Sugar Bowl

#2 Alabama 14-7 #1 Penn State

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

National TitleMajor Bowl

1978 · Jan 1, 1979

1.74

Game Score

BCS Championship Game

#1 Alabama 37-21 #2 Texas

Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California

National TitleMajor Bowl

2009 · Jan 7, 2010

1.72

Game Score

Fiesta Bowl

#1 Tennessee 23-16 #2 Florida State

Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona

National TitleMajor Bowl

1998 · Jan 4, 1999

1.71

Game Score

College Football Championship Game

#1 Michigan 34-13 #2 Washington

NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

National TitlePlayoff

2023 · Jan 8, 2024

1.71

Game Score

#			Bowl	Match	Designation
1	Jan 4, 2006	2005	Rose Bowl	#2 Texas 41-38 #1 USC Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California National TitleMajor Bowl ▶ Watch	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 2.00
2	Jan 3, 2003	2002	Fiesta Bowl	#2 Ohio State 31-24 #1 Miami (FL) (2OT) Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl ▶ Watch	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.92
3	Jan 1, 1988	1987	Orange Bowl	#2 Miami (FL) 20-14 #1 Oklahoma Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.83
4	Jan 10, 2011	2010	BCS Championship Game	#1 Auburn 22-19 #2 Oregon University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.83
5	Jan 1, 1993	1992	Sugar Bowl	#2 Alabama 34-13 #1 Miami (FL) Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.81
6	Jan 2, 1987	1986	Fiesta Bowl	#2 Penn State 14-10 #1 Miami (FL) Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl ▶ Watch	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.79
7	Jan 11, 2016	2015	College Football Championship Game	#2 Alabama 45-40 #1 Clemson University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	game score 1.77
8	Jan 6, 2014	2013	BCS Championship Game	#1 Florida State 34-31 #2 Auburn Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.76
9	Jan 1, 1979	1978	Sugar Bowl	#2 Alabama 14-7 #1 Penn State Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.74
10	Jan 7, 2010	2009	BCS Championship Game	#1 Alabama 37-21 #2 Texas Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.72
11	Jan 4, 1999	1998	Fiesta Bowl	#1 Tennessee 23-16 #2 Florida State Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.71
12	Jan 8, 2024	2023	College Football Championship Game	#1 Michigan 34-13 #2 Washington NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	game score 1.71
13	Jan 1, 1969	1968	Rose Bowl	#1 Ohio State 27-16 #2 USC Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.70
14	Jan 1, 1983	1982	Sugar Bowl	#2 Penn State 27-23 #1 Georgia Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.70
15	Jan 1, 1994	1993	Orange Bowl	#1 Florida State 18-16 #2 Nebraska Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.70
16	Jan 2, 1956	1955	Orange Bowl	#1 Oklahoma 20-6 #3 Maryland Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.68
17	Jan 1, 1972	1971	Orange Bowl	#1 Nebraska 38-6 #2 Alabama Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.67
18	Jan 4, 2000	1999	Sugar Bowl	#1 Florida State 46-29 #2 Virginia Tech Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.67
19	Jan 1, 1963	1962	Rose Bowl	#1 USC 42-37 #2 Wisconsin Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.66
20	Dec 31, 1973	1973	Sugar Bowl	#3 Notre Dame 24-23 #1 Alabama Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.65
21	Jan 13, 2020	2019	College Football Championship Game	#1 LSU 42-25 #3 Clemson Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	game score 1.64
22	Jan 2, 1996	1995	Fiesta Bowl	#1 Nebraska 62-24 #2 Florida Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.62
23	Dec 6, 1969	1969		#1 Texas 15-14 #2 Arkansas Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 1.62
24	Jan 7, 2019	2018	College Football Championship Game	#2 Clemson 44-16 #1 Alabama Levi's Stadium, San Francisco, California National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	game score 1.60
25	Jan 4, 2005	2004	Orange Bowl	#1 USC 55-19 #2 Oklahoma Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.60
26	Nov 25, 1971	1971		#1 Nebraska 35-31 #2 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 1.60
27	Jan 8, 2009	2008	BCS Championship Game	#1 Florida 24-14 #2 Oklahoma Dolphins Stadium, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.59
28	Jan 9, 2017	2016	College Football Championship Game	#3 Clemson 35-31 #1 Alabama Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	game score 1.59
29	Dec 1, 1945	1945		#1 Army 32-13 #2 Navy Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Title	National Title	game score 1.56
30	Dec 6, 2025	2025	Big Ten Championship Game	#2 Indiana 13-10 #1 Ohio State in Indianapolis, IN Conf Title	Conf Title	game score 1.54
31	Jan 11, 2021	2020	College Football Championship Game	#1 Alabama 52-24 #2 Ohio State Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida National TitlePlayoff	National TitlePlayoff	game score 1.54
32	Jan 9, 2012	2011	BCS Championship Game	#2 Alabama 21-0 #1 LSU Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.54
33	Nov 16, 1991	1991		#2 Miami (FL) 17-16 #1 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida		game score 1.53
34	Jan 2, 1989	1988	Fiesta Bowl	#1 Notre Dame 34-21 #3 West Virginia Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.53
35	Jan 8, 2007	2006	BCS Championship Game	#2 Florida 41-14 #1 Ohio State University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.53
36	Jan 1, 1995	1994	Orange Bowl	#1 Nebraska 24-17 #3 Miami (FL) Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.53
37	Nov 9, 1946	1946		#1 Army 0-0 #2 Notre Dame Yankee Stadium, New York, New York		game score 1.52
38	Nov 18, 2006	2006		#1 Ohio State 42-39 #2 Michigan Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 1.51
39	Jan 1, 1964	1963	Cotton Bowl	#1 Texas 28-6 #2 Navy Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.51
40	Nov 30, 1996	1996		#2 Florida State 24-21 #1 Florida Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida		game score 1.50
41	Jan 2, 1984	1983	Orange Bowl	#5 Miami (FL) 31-30 #1 Nebraska Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.50
42	Nov 13, 1993	1993		#2 Notre Dame 31-24 #1 Florida State Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana		game score 1.48
43	Nov 19, 1966	1966		#1 Notre Dame 10-10 #2 Michigan State East Lansing Spartan Stadium, Lansing, Michigan		game score 1.48
44	Jan 3, 2001	2000	Orange Bowl	#1 Oklahoma 13-2 #3 Florida State Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.48
45	Jan 1, 1980	1979	Rose Bowl	#3 USC 17-16 #1 Ohio State Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	game score 1.46
46	Nov 21, 1987	1987		#2 Oklahoma 17-7 #1 Nebraska Lincoln Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Conf Game	Conf Game	game score 1.46
47	Jan 7, 2013	2012	BCS Championship Game	#2 Alabama 42-14 #1 Notre Dame Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.45
48	Nov 20, 1943	1943		#1 Notre Dame 14-13 #2 Iowa Pre-Flight Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana		game score 1.45
49	Dec 28, 2019	2019	Fiesta Bowl	#3 Clemson 29-23 #2 Ohio State University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona Playoff	Playoff	game score 1.44
50	Jan 1, 1986	1985	Orange Bowl	#3 Oklahoma 25-10 #1 Penn State Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida National TitleMajor Bowl	National TitleMajor Bowl	game score 1.43

AP polls

All-time AP poll dominance since 1936.

AP polls

Weeks at #1

Weeks ranked

1Ohio State1027
2Michigan946
3Oklahoma925
4Alabama918
5Notre Dame917
6USC839
7Texas816
8Nebraska733
9Penn State722
10Georgia705
11LSU696
12Tennessee659
13Florida653
14Auburn604
15Florida State590

Final AP #1 (titles)

Records, polls, and games from a hand-curated college football database. The season log covers major (FBS-designated) seasons only. Game Score rates each game by the quality and stakes of the matchup.

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