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The AP Poll and Coaches Poll are the two major polls used annually within the highest level of college football to determine the national championship.[1] Division I FBS football is the only National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sport for which the NCAA does not sanction a yearly championship event. As such, it is sometimes unofficially referred to as a "mythical national championship".[2][3][4][5]

These polling systems began with the introduction of the AP poll in 1936, followed by the Coaches' Poll in 1950.

Currently, two widely recognized national champion selectors are the Associated Press, which conducts a poll of sportswriters, and the Coaches' Poll, a survey of active members of the American Football Coaches Association.

Until the 1968 NCAA University Division football season, the final AP Poll of the season was released following the end of the regular season, with the exception of the 1965 season.

NCAA Division I and FBS poll seasons (1936–present)

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The AP Poll began with the 1936 college football season.[6] The Coaches Poll began with the 1950 college football season and became the second major polling system.[7][better source needed] In 1978, Division I football was split into two distinct divisions and a second poll was added for the new Division I-AA.[8]

Poll season Bowl season Champion
1936 1936–37 bowl season Minnesota
1937 1937–38 bowl season Pittsburgh
1938 1938–39 bowl season Texas Christian
1939 1939–40 bowl season Texas A&M
1940 1940–41 bowl season Minnesota
1941 1941–42 bowl season Minnesota
1942 1942–43 bowl season Ohio State
1943 1943–44 bowl season Notre Dame
1944 1944–45 bowl season Army
1945 1945–46 bowl season Army
1946 1946–47 bowl season Notre Dame
1947 1947–48 bowl season Notre Dame
1948 1948–49 bowl season Michigan
1949 1949–50 bowl season Notre Dame
1950 1950–51 bowl season Oklahoma
1951 1951–52 bowl season Tennessee
1952 1952–53 bowl season Michigan State
1953 1953–54 bowl season Maryland
1954 1954–55 bowl season Ohio State (AP), California, Los Angeles (Coaches)
1955 1955–56 bowl season Oklahoma
1956 1956–57 bowl season Oklahoma
1957 1957–58 bowl season Auburn (AP), Ohio State (Coaches)
1958 1958–59 bowl season Louisiana State
1959 1959–60 bowl season Syracuse
1960 1960–61 bowl season Minnesota
1961 1961–62 bowl season Alabama
1962 1962–63 bowl season Southern California
1963 1963–64 bowl season Texas
1964 1964–65 bowl season Alabama
1965 1965–66 bowl season Alabama (AP), Michigan State (Coaches)
1966 1966–67 bowl season Notre Dame
1967 1967–68 bowl season Southern California
1968 1968–69 bowl season Ohio State
1969 1969–70 bowl season Texas
1970 1970–71 bowl season Nebraska (AP), Texas (Coaches)
1971 1971–72 bowl season Nebraska
1972 1972–73 bowl season Southern California
1973 1973–74 bowl season Notre Dame (AP), Alabama (Coaches)
1974 1974–75 bowl season Oklahoma (AP), Southern California (Coaches)
1975 1975–76 bowl season Oklahoma
1976 1976–77 bowl season Pittsburgh
1977 1977–78 bowl season Notre Dame
1978 1978–79 bowl season Alabama (AP), Southern California (Coaches)
1979 1979–80 bowl season Alabama
1980 1980–81 bowl season Georgia
1981 1981–82 bowl season Clemson
1982 1982–83 bowl season Pennsylvania State
1983 1983–84 bowl season Miami (FL)
1984 1984–85 bowl season Brigham Young
1985 1985–86 bowl season Oklahoma
1986 1986–87 bowl season Pennsylvania State
1987 1987–88 bowl season Miami (FL)
1988 1988–89 bowl season Notre Dame
1989 1989–90 bowl season Miami (FL)
1990 1990–91 bowl season Colorado (AP), Georgia Tech (Coaches)
1991 1991–92 bowl season Miami (FL) (AP), Washington (Coaches)
1992 1992–93 bowl season Alabama
1993 1993–94 bowl season Florida State
1994 1994–95 bowl season Nebraska
1995 1995–96 bowl season Nebraska
1996 1996–97 bowl season Florida
1997 1997–98 bowl season Michigan (AP), Nebraska (Coaches)
1998 1998–99 bowl season Tennessee
1999 1999–2000 bowl season Florida State
2000 2000–01 bowl season Oklahoma
2001 2001–02 bowl season Miami (FL)
2002 2002–03 bowl season Ohio State
2003 2003–04 bowl season Southern California (AP), Louisiana State (Coaches)
2004 2004–05 bowl season Southern California
2005 2005–06 bowl season Texas
2006 2006–07 bowl season Florida
2007 2007–08 bowl season Louisiana State
2008 2008–09 bowl season Florida
2009 2009–10 bowl season Alabama
2010 2010–11 bowl season Auburn
2011 2011–12 bowl season Alabama
2012 2012–13 bowl season Alabama
2013 2013–14 bowl season Florida State
2014 2014–15 bowl season Ohio State
2015 2015–16 bowl season Alabama
2016 2016–17 bowl season Clemson
2017 2017–18 bowl season Alabama, UCF
2018 2018–19 bowl season Clemson
2019 2019–20 bowl season Louisiana State
2020 2020–21 bowl season Alabama
2021 2021–22 bowl season Georgia
2022 2022-23 bowl season Georgia

NCAA Division I FCS poll seasons (1978–present)

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NCAA Division I football was divided into Division I-A and Division I-AA beginning with the inaugural 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season, initially serving as a voluntary designation and later formalized with specific criteria in 1981.[8] This split allowed independent polling of both divisions in the 1978 season. In 2006, Division I-AA was renamed as Division I FCS.[9]

Poll season FCS season Playoff Champion
1978 1978 season Florida A&M
1979 1979 season Eastern Kentucky
1980 1980 season Boise State
1981 1981 season Idaho State
1982 1982 season Eastern Kentucky
1983 1983 season Southern Illinois
1984 1984 season Montana State
1985 1985 season Georgia Southern
1986 1986 season Georgia Southern
1987 1987 season Northeast Louisiana
1988 1988 season Furman
1989 1989 season Georgia Southern
1990 1990 season Georgia Southern
1991 1991 season Youngstown State
1992 1992 season Marshall
1993 1993 season Youngstown State
1994 1994 season Youngstown State
1995 1995 season Montana
1996 1996 season Marshall
1997 1997 season Youngstown State
1998 1998 season Massachusetts
1999 1999 season Georgia Southern
2000 2000 season Georgia Southern
2001 2001 season Montana
2002 2002 season Western Kentucky
2003 2003 season Delaware
2004 2004 season James Madison
2005 2005 season Appalachian State
2006 2006 season Appalachian State
2007 2007 season Appalachian State
2008 2008 season Richmond
2009 2009 season Villanova
2010 2010 season Eastern Washington
2011 2011 season North Dakota State
2012 2012 season North Dakota State
2013 2013 season North Dakota State
2014 2014 season North Dakota State
2015 2015 season North Dakota State
2016 2016 season James Madison
2017 2017 season North Dakota State
2018 2018 season North Dakota State
2019 2019 season North Dakota State
2020 2020 season Sam Houston State

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "It's Writers vs. Coaches in Football's Ballot Bowl".
  2. ^ "Syracuse and Cornell Still Top Gridders". The Reading Eagle. Reading, PA. November 12, 1923. p. 12. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Viehman, Harold H., ed. (1939). The 1939 Owl. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. p. 276. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Dodd, Dennis (December 22, 2004). "Subtracting AP poll leaves BCS again scrambling for legitimacy". CBSsports.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Peterson, Bill (November 5, 2008). "UC Football in the Hunt for a Big East Crown and BCS Bid". Citybeat.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "College Football's Top 25 Dynasties of the AP Era". Athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  7. ^ "Historical Reality National College Football Champions".
  8. ^ a b "aanews.htm". Theappalachianonline.com. 1998-11-05. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  9. ^ "NCAA misses the mark in Division I-AA name change". Espn.com. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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