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
- Rissman Trophy 1929.jpg
Jack F. Rissman Trophy, awarded to the team ranked first in the Dickinson System
- Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.jpg
Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy, 1934–1962
- College Football Champions Map.png
Map of U.S. college football champions, 1936–2019
- University of Michigan 1997 AP Trophy.jpg
AP National Championship Trophy c. 1997
- 1917 Atlanta Constitution Chance to Name Grid Champ.jpg
Column in The Atlanta Constitution proposing a 1917 national championship game between Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh
- Tennessee Stadium, 2010.jpg
Tennessee's national championship claims, as posted in their Neyland Stadium
- Howard Jones Memorial Foundation Awards Banquet 1963.png
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.