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Mary Clarke

Every college football national champion since 2000

Update: This article was previously published in 2023, but has been updated for 2024.

Only 13 different teams have won the collage national football championship title since 2000.

Given how dominant certain teams have been over the years — from Nick Saban’s Alabama to Ohio State’s reign in the mid-2010s — it should come as no surprise that just 13 teams have dominated the landscape. It’s not easy to become a championship contender overnight in college football and it can take years to rise to the pinnacle in a world of heavyweights.

And the latest to join the ranks is Michigan, who won its first national championship since 1997 after besting Washington. The Wolverines capped off a perfect 15-0 season with a 34-13 victory over the Huskies to bring the national championship back to the Big Ten.

Here is every college football team that has been crowned national champion since 2000.

2000: Oklahoma

AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

2001: Miami (Fla.)

AP Photo/Nick Ut

2002: Ohio State

Arizona Republic photo by Rob Schumacher

2003: LSU, Southern California (split national championship)

Jessica Leigh Shreveport Times Baton Rouge LA

2004: Southern California (Vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions)

Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY staff

2005: Texas

Andrew Loehman-US PRESSWIRE

2006: Florida

AP Photo/Chris O’Meara

2007: LSU

Chris Graythen/Getty Images

2008: Florida

AP Photo/Charles Krupa

2009: Alabama

Chris Graythen/Getty Images

2010: Auburn

AP Photo/Dave Martin

2011: Alabama

AP Photo/Butch Dill, File

2012: Alabama

AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

2013: Florida State

Bob Donnan-US PRESSWIRE

2014: Ohio State

Andy Lyons/Getty Images

2015: Alabama

Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

2016: Clemson

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

2017: Alabama

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

2018: Clemson

Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

2019: LSU

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

2020: Alabama

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

2021: Georgia

Carmen Mandato/Getty Images

2022: Georgia

AP Photo/Ashley Landis

2023: Michigan

AP Photo/David J. Phillip
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