Each year since 1883 a College Football champion has been declared. Although the method has evolved over the years the tradition is carried on today with an NCAA Division 1A Football Champion being compiled by the BCS computers. Below are some of the other selection mechanisms used:
Helms Athletic Foundation (H) 1883-1935
The Dickinson System (D) 1924-40
The Associated Press (AP) 1936-present,
United Press International (UPI) 1958-90,
USA Today/CNN (CNN) 1991-96,
USA Today/ESPN (ESPN) 1997-present
BCS selection process Notre Dame leads this category with 12, winning in 1924, 1929, and 1930 for Coach Knute Rockne, 1938 for Coach Elmer Layden, 1943, 1946, 1947, and 1949 for Coach Frank Leahy, 1966 and 1973 for Coach Ara Parsegian, 1977 for Coach Dan Devine, and 1988 for Coach Lou Holtz. Close behind are ... Yale University with 11 (all prior to 1910), Alabama with 9, and Oklahoma with 7.
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The University of Michigan has the most with 11 national championships the last in 1997. GO BLUE
Division 1 (BCS) Notre Dame 8 championships Division 1 AA (FCS) Georgia Southern 6 championships Division II North Dakota State 5 championships Division III Mount Union 10 championships
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The University of Alabama
That is a subject of some controversy. Depending on when you start counting, and what standard you use, Yale, Alabama, and Notre Dame can all make a case for the most championships.
The Ohio State University has 7 national championships. When they beat the University of Miami in 2002 that gave them their seventh championship since 1952.
116 national championships since 1895 in football. However most teams don't count their national championship pre ww2!
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