University of Oklahoma Athletics

National Champions

January 04, 2001 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

Jan. 4, 2001

Annual winners of The Associated Press college football poll's top ranking:
1936-Minnesota
1937-Pittsburgh
1938-Texas Christian
1939-Texas A&M
1940-Minnesota
1941-Minnesota
1942-Ohio State
1943-Notre Dame
1944-Army
1945-Army
1946-Notre Dame
1947-Notre Dame
1948-Michigan
1949-Notre Dame
1950-Oklahoma
 1951-Tennessee
1952-Michigan State
1953-Maryland
1954-Ohio State
1955-Oklahoma
 1956-Oklahoma
 1957-Auburn
1958-Louisiana State
1959-Syracuse
1960-Minnesota
1961-Alabama
1962-Southern Cal
1963-Texas
1964-Alabama
1965-Alabama
1966-Notre Dame
1967-Southern Cal
1968-Ohio State
1969-Texas
1970-Nebraska
1971-Nebraska
1972-Southern Cal
1973-Notre Dame
1974-Oklahoma
 1975-Oklahoma
 1976-Pittsburgh
1977-Notre Dame
1978-Alabama
1979-Alabama
1980-Georgia
1981-Clemson
1982-Penn State
1983-Miami
1984-Brigham Young
1985-Oklahoma
 1986-Penn State
1987-Miami
1988-Notre Dame
1989-Miami
1990-Colorado
1991-Miami
1992-Alabama
1993-Florida State
1994-Nebraska
1995-Nebraska
1996-Florida
1997-Michigan
1998-Tennessee
1999-Florida St.
2000-Oklahoma

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