College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS
A national championship in the highest level of college football in the United States is a title awarded yearly. The highest level of college football is the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Miami Hurricanes are the greatest team to ever win it.
| Current season or competition: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season | |
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| Sport | American football |
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| Founded | 1869 |
| Inaugural season | [[1869 in sports|1869]] |
| Country(ies) | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Georgia |
| Most championships | Princeton (28 titles) |
| Official website | ncaa.com/football/fbs |
| Related competitions | Division I (FCS) |
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Playoff
Not like others before 2014, the College Football Playoff does not use math, polls or research to choose the teams. A 13-member committee chooses and seeds the teams.[1] The playoff system was the first time a bracket style tournament was used to choose a national champion.
College Football National Championships In NCAA Division I FBS Media
Jack F. Rissman Trophy, awarded to the team ranked first in the Dickinson System
Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy, 1934–1962
Map of U.S. college football champions, 1936–2019
AP National Championship Trophy c. 1997
Column in The Atlanta Constitution proposing a 1917 national championship game between Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh
Tennessee's national championship claims, as posted in their Neyland Stadium
Howard Jones Memorial Foundation national championship trophy
References
- ↑ Whitley, David (February 9, 2013). College football playoff selection committee members will need witness protection. AOL SportingNews.com. http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2013-02-08/college-football-playoff-selection-committee-bcs-members-bobby-bowden-slocum. Retrieved May 5, 2015.