What college has won the most football championships?

It’s an arbitrary question that universities, fans, media and politicians will never be able to definitively answer. If every poll system ever used since the birth of college football was the standard for counting titles, neither Alabama nor Notre Dame could claim to have the most. read more

Alabama claims a “college football-best” 15 national championships. Three of them aren’t recognized by the NCAA, which really has nothing do with football championships anyway and doesn't run the sport's postseason. By Alabama’s calculations, it’s going for No. 16 against Clemson. read more

College Football Data Warehouse (CFBDW) is an online resource and database that has collected and researched information on college football and national championship selections. It provides a comprehensive list of national championship selectors and has itself recognized selectors that it has deemed to be the most acceptable throughout history. read more

Major college football has been crowning a national championship since 1869 when Yale was crowned the first national champion in college football history. The Ivy League dominated college football in its early years, and now the power has shifted to the SEC. read more

Prior to the Bowl Championship Series, and now the College Football Playoff, there were numerous outlets that crowned national champions, which has convoluted college football’s history books. Using only national championships that are recognized by the National Collegiate Athletics Association, I compiled a list of the conferences with the most football national championships of all-time. read more

The advent of the College Football Playoff at long last gives some uniformity to the awarding of national championships. With the exception of the 2003, the Bowl Championship Series mostly resolved the problem of the AP and Coaches polls recognizing different national champions, which had been a problem ever since the two poll began existing alongside each other in 1950. read more