Winners
The following teams have finished in the #1 spot in the final AP Poll of the season for college football:
| Season | School |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Minnesota |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh |
| 1938 | TCU |
| 1939 | Texas A&M |
| 1940 | Minnesota |
| 1941 | Minnesota |
| 1942 | Ohio State |
| 1943 | Notre Dame |
| 1944 | Army |
| 1945 | Army |
| 1946 | Notre Dame |
| 1947 | Notre Dame |
| 1948 | Michigan |
| 1949 | Notre Dame |
| 1950 | Oklahoma |
| 1951 | Tennessee |
| 1952 | Michigan State |
| 1953 | Maryland |
| 1954 | Ohio State |
| 1955 | Oklahoma |
| 1956 | Oklahoma |
| 1957 | Auburn |
| 1958 | LSU |
| 1959 | Syracuse |
| 1960 | Minnesota |
| 1961 | Alabama |
| 1962 | USC |
| 1963 | Texas |
| 1964 | Alabama |
| 1965 | Alabama |
| 1966 | Notre Dame |
| 1967 | USC |
| 1968 | Ohio State |
| 1969 | Texas |
| 1970 | Nebraska |
| 1971 | Nebraska |
| 1972 | USC |
| 1973 | Notre Dame |
| 1974 | Oklahoma |
| 1975 | Oklahoma |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh |
| 1977 | Notre Dame |
| 1978 | Alabama |
| 1979 | Alabama |
| 1980 | Georgia |
| 1981 | Clemson |
| 1982 | Penn State |
| 1983 | Miami (FL) |
| 1984 | BYU |
| 1985 | Oklahoma |
| 1986 | Penn State |
| 1987 | Miami (FL) |
| 1988 | Notre Dame |
| 1989 | Miami (FL) |
| 1990 | Colorado |
| 1991 | Miami (FL) |
| 1992 | Alabama |
| 1993 | Florida State |
| 1994 | Nebraska |
| 1995 | Nebraska |
| 1996 | Florida |
| 1997 | Michigan |
| 1998 | Tennessee |
| 1999 | Florida State |
| 2000 | Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Miami (FL) |
| 2002 | Ohio State |
| 2003 | USC |
| 2004 | USC |
| 2005 | Texas |
| 2006 | Florida |
| 2007 | LSU |
| 2008 | Florida |
| 2009 | Alabama |
| 2010 | Auburn |
| 2011 | Alabama |
| 2012 | Alabama |
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Famous quotes containing the word winners:
“The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don’t acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)