| CURRENT CHAMP | HOW OBTAINED | DATE | WINS | NEXT DEFENSE | DATE | DURATION (DAYS) |
| MISSOURI TIGERS | Defeated Arkansas 38-7, Cotton Bowl | 1/1/2008 | 0 | Illinois, Neutral | 8/30/2008 | 242 |
| CHAMPION | HOW OBTAINED | DATE | WINS | HOW LOST | DATE | DURATION (DAYS) |
| Arkansas | Defeated Louisiana State, 50-48 (3OT), Away | 11/23/2007 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 38-7, Cotton Bowl | 1/1/2008 | 38 |
| Louisiana State | Defeated Auburn 30-24, Home | 10/20/2007 | 3 | Lost to Arkansas, 50-48 (3OT), Home | 11/23/2007 | 34 |
| Auburn | Defeated Florida 20-17, Away | 9/29/2007 | 2 | Lost to LSU 30-24, Away | 10/20/2007 | 21 |
| Florida | Defeated Ohio State 41-14, National Championship | 1/8/2007 | 4 | Lost to Auburn 20-17, Home | 9/29/2007 | 264 |
| Ohio State | Defeated Texas 24-7, Away | 9/9/2006 | 10 | Lost to Florida 41-14, National Championship | 1/8/2007 | 121 |
| Texas | Defeated Southern Cal 41-38, Rose Bowl | 1/1/2004 | 1 | Lost to Ohio State 24-7, Home | 9/9/2006 | 248 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated Michigan 28-14, Rose Bowl | 1/1/2004 | 25 | Lost to Texas 41-38, Rose Bowl | 1/4/2006 | 734 |
| Michigan | Defeated Purdue 31-3, Home | 10/25/2003 | 3 | Lost to Southern Cal 28-14, Rose Bowl | 1/1/2004 | 68 |
| Purdue | Defeated Wisconsin 26-23, Away | 10/18/2003 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 31-3, Away | 10/25/2003 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | Defeated Ohio State 17-10, Home | 10/11/2003 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 26-23, Home | 10/18/2003 | 7 |
| Ohio State | Defeated Miami (FL) 31-24, Fiesta Bowl | 1/3/2003 | 5 | Lost to Wisconsin 17-10, Away | 10/11/2003 | 281 |
| Miami (FL) | Defeated Florida State 27-24, Home | 10/7/2000 | 31 | Lost to Ohio State 31-24, Fiesta Bowl | 1/3/2003 | 818 |
| Florida State | Defeated North Carolina State 42-11, Home | 9/18/1999 | 14 | Lost to Miami (FL) 27-24, Away | 10/7/2000 | 385 |
| North Carolina State | Defeated Texas 23-20, Away | 8/28/1999 | 2 | Lost to Florida State 42-11, Away | 9/18/1999 | 21 |
| Texas | Defeated Texas A&M 26-24, Home | 11/27/1998 | 1 | Lost to North Carolina State 23-20, Home | 8/28/1999 | 274 |
| Texas A&M | Defeated Nebraska 28-21, Home | 10/10/1998 | 5 | Lost to Texas 26-24, Away | 11/27/1998 | 48 |
| Nebraska | Defeated Washington 27-14, Away | 9/20/1997 | 15 | Lost to Texas A&M 28-21, Away | 10/10/1998 | 385 |
| Washington | Defeated Brigham Young 42-20, Away | 9/6/1997 | 1 | Lost to Nebraska 27-14, Home | 9/20/1997 | 14 |
| Brigham Young | Defeated Tulsa 55-30, Away | 10/19/1996 | 7 | Lost to Washington 42-20, Home | 9/6/1997 | 322 |
| Tulsa | Defeated Iowa 27-20, Home | 9/21/1996 | 2 | Lost to Brigham Young 55-30, Home | 10/19/1996 | 28 |
| Iowa | Defeated Arizona 21-20, Home | 9/7/1996 | 1 | Lost to Tulsa 27-20, Away | 9/21/1996 | 14 |
| Arizona | Defeated Arizona State 31-28, Away | 11/24/1995 | 1 | Lost to Iowa 21-20, Away | 9/7/1996 | 288 |
| Arizona State | Defeated Brigham Young 29-21, Home | 10/14/1995 | 3 | Lost to Arizona 31-28, Home | 11/24/1995 | 41 |
| Brigham Young | Defeated Colorado State 28-21, Away | 9/30/1995 | 0 | Lost to Arizona State 29-21, Away | 10/14/1995 | 14 |
| Colorado State | Defeated Air Force 27-20, Away | 9/16/1995 | 0 | Lost to Brigham Young 28-21, Home | 9/30/1995 | 14 |
| Air Force | Defeated Wyoming 34-10, Home | 9/9/1995 | 0 | Lost to Colorado State 27-20, Home | 9/16/1995 | 7 |
| Wyoming | Defeated New Mexico 38-28, Home | 11/12/1994 | 1 | Lost to Air Force 34-10, Away | 9/9/1995 | 301 |
| New Mexico | Defeated Utah 23-21, Home | 11/5/1994 | 0 | Lost to Wyoming 38-28, Away | 11/12/1994 | 7 |
| Utah | Defeated Colorado State 45-31, Away | 10/22/1994 | 1 | Lost to New Mexico, 23-21, Away | 11/5/1994 | 14 |
| Colorado State | Defeated Arizona 21-16, Away | 10/8/1994 | 1 | Lost to Utah 45-31, Home | 10/22/1994 | 14 |
| Arizona | Defeated Arizona State 34-20, Away | 11/26/1993 | 5 | Lost to Colorado State 21-16, Home | 10/8/1994 | 316 |
| Arizona State | Defeated UCLA 9-3, Away | 11/13/1993 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 34-20, Home | 11/26/1993 | 13 |
| UCLA | Defeated Washington 39-25, Home | 10/16/1993 | 3 | Lost to Arizona State 9-3, Home | 11/13/1993 | 28 |
| Washington | Defeated California 24-23, Away | 10/9/1993 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 39-25, Away | 10/16/1993 | 7 |
| California | Defeated UCLA 27-25, Away | 9/4/1993 | 4 | Lost to Washington 24-23, Home | 10/9/1993 | 35 |
| UCLA | Defeated Southern Cal 38-37, Home | 11/21/1992 | 0 | Lost to California 27-25, Home | 9/4/1993 | 287 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated Arizona 14-7, Home | 11/14/1992 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 38-37, Away | 11/21/1992 | 7 |
| Arizona | Defeated Washington 16-3, Home | 11/7/1992 | 0 | Lost to Southern Cal 14-7, Away | 11/14/1992 | 7 |
| Washington | Defeated Southern Cal 17-10, Home | 10/3/1992 | 4 | Lost to Arizona 16-3, Away | 11/7/1992 | 35 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated Oklahoma 20-10, Away | 9/19/1992 | 0 | Lost to Washington 17-10, Away | 10/3/1992 | 14 |
| Oklahoma | Defeated Texas Tech 34-9, Away | 9/3/1992 | 1 | Lost to Southern Cal 20-10, Home | 9/19/1992 | 16 |
| Texas Tech | Defeated Baylor 31-24, Away | 11/16/1991 | 1 | Lost to Oklahoma 34-9, Home | 9/3/1992 | 292 |
| Baylor | Defeated Texas Christian 26-9, Home | 10/26/1991 | 1 | Lost to Texas Tech 31-24, Home | 11/16/1991 | 21 |
| Texas Christian | Defeated Rice 39-28, Away | 10/19/1991 | 0 | Lost to Baylor 26-9, Away | 10/26/1991 | 7 |
| Rice | Defeated Baylor 20-17, Away | 10/12/1991 | 0 | Lost to Texas Christian 39-28, Home | 10/19/1991 | 7 |
| Baylor | Defeated Colorado 16-14, Away | 9/14/1991 | 3 | Lost to Rice 20-17, Home | 10/12/1991 | 28 |
| Colorado | Defeated Notre Dame 10-9, Orange Bowl | 1/1/1991 | 1 | Lost to Baylor 16-14, Home | 9/14/1991 | 256 |
| Notre Dame | Defeated Southern Cal 10-6, Away | 11/24/1990 | 0 | Lost to Colorado 10-9, Orange Bowl | 1/1/1991 | 38 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated UCLA 45-42, Away | 11/17/1990 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 10-6, Home | 11/24/1990 | 7 |
| UCLA | Defeated Washington 25-22, Away | 11/10/1990 | 0 | Lost to Southern Cal 45-42, Home | 11/17/1990 | 7 |
| Washington | Defeated California 46-7, Home | 10/27/1990 | 1 | Lost to UCLA 25-22, Home | 11/10/1990 | 14 |
| California | Defeated Arizona 30-25, Away | 9/29/1990 | 3 | Lost to Washington 46-7, Away | 10/27/1990 | 28 |
| Arizona | Defeated Illinois 28-16, Home | 9/8/1990 | 2 | Lost to California 30-25, Home | 9/29/1990 | 21 |
| Illinois | Defeated Virginia 31-21, Citrus Bowl | 1/1/1990 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 28-16, Away | 9/8/1990 | 250 |
| Virginia | Defeated North Carolina State 20-9, Away | 11/4/1989 | 2 | Lost to Illinois 31-21, Citrus Bowl | 1/1/1990 | 58 |
| North Carolina State | Defeated South Carolina 20-10, Away | 10/28/1989 | 0 | Lost to Virginia 20-9, Home | 11/4/1989 | 7 |
| South Carolina | Defeated Georgia 24-20, Away | 9/30/1989 | 2 | Lost to North Carolina State 20-10, Home | 10/28/1989 | 28 |
| Georgia | Defeated Mississippi State 23-6, Home | 9/23/1989 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 24-20, Home | 9/30/1989 | 7 |
| Mississippi State | Defeated Southern Miss 26-23, Away | 9/9/1989 | 0 | Lost to Georgia 23-6, Away | 9/23/1989 | 14 |
| Southern Miss | Defeated Florida State 30-26, Neutral | 9/2/1989 | 0 | Lost to Mississippi State 26-23, Home | 9/9/1989 | 7 |
| Florida State | Defeated Clemson 24-21, Away | 9/17/1988 | 9 | Lost to Southern Miss 30-26, Neutral | 9/2/1989 | 350 |
| Clemson | Defeated Penn State 35-10, Citrus Bowl | 1/1/1988 | 2 | Lost to Florida State 24-21, Home | 9/17/1988 | 260 |
| Penn State | Defeated Notre Dame 21-20, Home | 11/21/1987 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 35-10, Citrus Bowl | 1/1/1988 | 41 |
| Notre Dame | Defeated Alabama 37-6, Home | 11/14/1987 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 21-20, Away | 11/21/1987 | 7 |
| Alabama | Defeated Louisiana State 22-10, Away | 11/7/1987 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 37-6, Away | 11/14/1987 | 7 |
| Louisiana State | Defeated Florida 13-10, Home | 10/3/1987 | 3 | Lost to Alabama 22-10, Home | 11/7/1987 | 35 |
| Florida | Defeated Alabama 23-14, Away | 9/19/1987 | 1 | Lost to Louisiana State 13-10, Away | 10/3/1987 | 14 |
| Alabama | Defeated Penn State 24-13, Away | 9/12/1987 | 0 | Lost to Florida 23-14, Home | 9/19/1987 | 7 |
| Penn State | Defeated Alabama 23-3, Away | 10/25/1986 | 6 | Lost to Alabama 24-13, Home | 9/12/1987 | 322 |
| Alabama | Defeated Southern Cal 24-3, Aloha Bowl | 12/28/1985 | 7 | Lost to Penn State 23-3, Home | 10/25/1986 | 301 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated UCLA 17-13, Home | 11/23/1985 | 1 | Lost to Alabama 24-3, Aloha Bowl | 12/28/1985 | 35 |
| UCLA | Defeated Arizona 24-19, Away | 11/9/1985 | 1 | Lost to Southern Cal 17-13, Away | 11/23/1985 | 14 |
| Arizona | Defeated Oregon State 27-6, Away | 11/2/1985 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 24-19, Home | 11/9/1985 | 7 |
| Oregon State | Defeated Washington 21-20, Away | 10/19/1985 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 27-6, Home | 11/2/1985 | 14 |
| Washington | Defeated UCLA 21-14, Home | 9/28/1985 | 2 | Lost to Oregon State 21-20, Home | 10/19/1985 | 21 |
| UCLA | Defeated Southern Cal 29-10, Home | 11/17/1984 | 4 | Lost to Washington 21-14, Away | 9/28/1985 | 315 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated Washington 16-7, Home | 11/10/1984 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 29-10, Away | 11/17/1984 | 7 |
| Washington | Defeated Michigan 20-11, Away | 9/15/1984 | 7 | Lost to Southern Cal 16-7, Away | 11/10/1984 | 56 |
| Michigan | Defeated Miami (FL) 22-14, Home | 9/8/1984 | 0 | Lost to Washington 20-11, Home | 9/15/1984 | 7 |
| Miami (FL) | Defeated Auburn 20-18, Neutral | 8/27/1984 | 1 | Lost to Michigan 22-14, Away | 9/8/1984 | 12 |
| Auburn | Defeated Florida 28-21, Home | 10/29/1983 | 4 | Lost to Miami (FL) 20-18, Neutral | 8/27/1984 | 303 |
| Florida | Defeated Louisiana State 31-17, Away | 10/1/1983 | 2 | Lost to Auburn 28-21, Away | 10/29/1983 | 28 |
| Louisiana State | Defeated Washington 40-14, Home | 9/24/1983 | 0 | Lost to Florida 31-17, Home | 10/1/1983 | 7 |
| Washington | Defeated Michigan 25-24, Home | 9/17/1983 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana State 40-14, Away | 9/24/1983 | 7 |
| Michigan | Defeated Washington State 20-17, Home | 9/10/1983 | 0 | Lost to Washington 25-24, Away | 9/17/1983 | 7 |
| Washington State | Defeated Washington 24-20, Home | 11/20/1982 | 1 | Lost to Michigan 20-17, Away | 9/10/1983 | 294 |
| Washington | Defeated Arizona State 17-13, Away | 11/13/1982 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 24-20, Away | 11/20/1982 | 7 |
| Arizona State | Defeated Stanford 21-17, Home | 10/9/1982 | 3 | Lost to Washington 17-13, Home | 11/13/1982 | 35 |
| Stanford | Defeated Ohio State 23-20, Away | 9/25/1982 | 1 | Lost to Arizona State 21-17, Away | 10/9/1982 | 14 |
| Ohio State | Defeated Michigan 14-9, Away | 11/21/1981 | 3 | Lost to Stanford 23-20, Home | 9/25/1982 | 308 |
| Michigan | Defeated Minnesota 34-13, Away | 10/31/1981 | 2 | Lost to Ohio State 14-9, Home | 11/21/1981 | 21 |
| Minnesota | Defeated Iowa 12-10, Away | 10/24/1981 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 34-13, Home | 10/31/1981 | 7 |
| Iowa | Defeated UCLA 20-7, Home | 9/26/1981 | 3 | Lost to Minnesota 12-10, Home | 10/24/1981 | 28 |
| UCLA | Defeated Wisconsin 31-13, Away | 9/19/1981 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 20-7, Away | 9/26/1981 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | Defeated Michigan 21-14, Home | 9/12/1981 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 31-13, Home | 9/19/1981 | 7 |
| Michigan | Defeated Washington 23-6, Rose Bowl | 1/1/1981 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 21-14, Away | 9/12/1981 | 254 |
| Washington | Defeated Southern Cal 20-10, Away | 11/15/1980 | 1 | Lost to Michigan 23-6, Rose Bowl | 1/1/1981 | 47 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated Washington 28-10, Home | 11/11/1978 | 24 | Lost to Washington 20-10, Home | 11/15/1980 | 735 |
| Washington | Defeated Arizona State 41-7, Home | 10/28/1978 | 1 | Lost to Southern Cal 28-10, Away | 11/11/1978 | 14 |
| Arizona State | Defeated Southern Cal 20-7, Home | 10/14/1978 | 0 | Lost to Washington 41-7, Away | 10/28/1978 | 14 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated Alabama 24-14, Away | 9/23/1978 | 1 | Lost to Arizona State 20-7, Away | 10/14/1978 | 21 |
| Alabama | Defeated Southern Cal 21-20, Away | 10/8/1977 | 9 | Lost to Southern Cal 24-14, Home | 9/23/1978 | 350 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated UCLA 24-14, Away | 11/20/1976 | 6 | Lost to Alabama 21-20, Home | 10/8/1977 | 322 |
| UCLA | Defeated Ohio State 23-10, Rose Bowl | 1/1/1976 | 10 | Lost to Southern Cal 24-14, Home | 11/20/1976 | 324 |
| Ohio State | Defeated UCLA 41-20, Away | 10/4/1975 | 7 | Lost to UCLA 23-10, Rose Bowl | 1/1/1976 | 89 |
| UCLA | Defeated Tennessee 34-28, Home | 9/20/1975 | 1 | Lost to Ohio State 41-20, Home | 10/4/1975 | 14 |
| Tennessee | Defeated Clemson 29-28, Home | 10/26/1974 | 6 | Lost to UCLA 34-28, Away | 9/20/1975 | 329 |
| Clemson | Defeated Duke 17-14, Home | 10/19/1974 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 29-28, Away | 10/26/1974 | 7 |
| Duke | Defeated Purdue 16-14, Home | 10/5/1974 | 1 | Lost to Clemson 17-14, Away | 10/19/1974 | 14 |
| Purdue | Defeated Notre Dame 31-20, Away | 9/28/1974 | 0 | Lost to Duke 16-14, Away | 10/5/1974 | 7 |
| Notre Dame | Defeated Southern Cal 23-14, Home | 10/27/1973 | 7 | Lost to Purdue 31-20, Home | 9/28/1974 | 336 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated Ohio State 42-17, Rose Bowl | 1/1/1973 | 6 | Lost to Notre Dame 23-14, Away | 10/27/1973 | 299 |
| Ohio State | Defeated Michigan 14-11, Home | 11/25/1972 | 0 | Lost to Southern Cal 42-17, Rose Bowl | 1/1/1973 | 37 |
| Michigan | Defeated UCLA 26-9, Away | 9/23/1972 | 8 | Lost to Ohio State 14-11, Away | 11/25/1972 | 63 |
| UCLA | Defeated Nebraska 20-17, Home | 9/9/1972 | 1 | Lost to Michigan 26-9, Home | 9/23/1972 | 14 |
| Nebraska | Defeated Alabama 38-6, Orange Bowl | 1/1/1972 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 20-17, Away | 9/9/1972 | 252 |
| Alabama | Defeated Auburn 31-7, Neutral | 11/27/1971 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 38-6, Orange Bowl | 1/1/1972 | 35 |
| Auburn | Defeated Georgia 35-20, Away | 11/13/1971 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 31-7, Neutral | 11/27/1971 | 14 |
| Georgia | Defeated Tulane 17-7, Home | 9/18/1971 | 7 | Lost to Auburn 35-20, Home | 11/13/1971 | 56 |
| Tulane | Defeated Colorado 17-3, Liberty Bowl | 12/12/1970 | 1 | Lost to Georgia 17-7, Away | 9/18/1971 | 280 |
| Colorado | Defeated Air Force 49-19, Away | 11/21/1970 | 0 | Lost to Tulane 17-3, Liberty Bowl | 12/12/1970 | 21 |
| Air Force | Defeated Stanford 31-14, Home | 11/14/1970 | 0 | Lost to Colorado 49-19, Home | 11/21/1970 | 7 |
| Stanford | Defeated Southern Cal 24-14, Home | 10/10/1970 | 4 | Lost to Air Force 31-14, Away | 11/14/1970 | 35 |
| Southern Cal | Defeated Michigan 10-3, Rose Bowl | 1/1/1970 | 4 | Lost to Stanford 24-14, Away | 10/10/1970 | 282 |
| Michigan | Defeated Ohio State 24-12, Home | 11/22/1969 | 0 | Lost to Southern Cal 10-3, Rose Bowl | 1/1/1970 | 40 |
| Ohio State | Defeated Purdue 13-0, Home | 10/12/1968 | 15 | Lost to Michigan 24-12, Away | 11/22/1969 | 406 |
| Purdue | Defeated Notre Dame 37-22, Away | 9/28/1968 | 1 | Lost to Ohio State 13-0, Away | 10/12/1968 | 14 |
| Notre Dame | Defeated Oklahoma 45-21, Home | 9/21/1968 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 37-22, Home | 9/28/1968 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | Defeated Tennessee 26-24, Orange Bowl | 1/1/1968 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 45-21, Away | 9/21/1968 | 264 |
| Tennessee | Defeated Mississippi 20-7, Neutral | 11/18/1967 | 2 | Lost to Oklahoma 26-24, Orange Bowl | 1/1/1968 | 44 |
| Mississippi | Defeated Georgia 29-20, Neutral | 10/14/1967 | 3 | Lost to Tennessee 20-7, Neutral | 11/18/1967 | 35 |
| Georgia | Defeated Georgia Tech 23-14, Home | 11/26/1966 | 4 | Lost to Mississippi 29-20, Neutral | 10/14/1967 | 322 |
| Georgia Tech | Defeated Tennessee 6-3, Home | 10/8/1966 | 5 | Lost to Georgia 23-14, Away | 11/26/1966 | 49 |
| Tennessee | Defeated Rice 23-3, Home | 10/1/1966 | 0 | Lost to Georgia Tech 6-3, Away | 10/8/1966 | 7 |
| Rice | Defeated Louisiana State 17-15, Home |