The concept of a national championship in college football dates to the early years of the sport in the late 19th century, and the earliest contemporaneous polls can be traced to Caspar Whitney, Charles Patterson, and See more

National championship selectors came to be dominated by two competing news agencies in the later half of the 20th century: the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International See more

The following tables list schools' known national championship claims at the highest level of play in college football. Some of these schools no longer compete at the highest level, … See more

• List of NCAA college football rankings
• List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs See more

Although the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has never bestowed national championships in college football at the topmost level, it does maintain an official records book for the sport. The records book, with consultation from various college … See more

College football fans and administrators have long sought to match the No. 1 vs. No. 2 teams in an end-of-season national championship game … See more

In addition to the NCAA-designated "major selectors" listed above, various other people and organizations have selected national champions in college football. Selections from such notable selectors are listed below.
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