- Yale has won the most national championships with 18.
- Michigan broke a tie with USC after winning their 10th national championship in 2023.
- Minnesota comes in at No. 10 with six national championships.
One of the most popular ways to participate in college football betting is betting on who will win the national championship.
Right now, there are football odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook for this market.
While I’m looking ahead to who will win in the future, I want to look at the past to see which teams have won the championship most.
What College Football Team Has Won the Most National Championships?
| Rank | Team Name | National Championships |
| 1 | Yale | 18 |
| 2 | Alabama | 16 |
| 3 | Princeton | 15 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 13 |
| 5 | Michigan | 10 |
| 6 | USC | 9 |
| 7 | Harvard | 8 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 8 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 7 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 6 |
Most College Football National Championships
The most unexpected team on this list is the team at No. 1: Yale. They’ve won 18 national titles while having not won one since 1927. They won all 18 from 1874 to 1927. They also had two of the first three Heisman winners, Larry Kelley and Clint Frank.
As for Alabama, most modern-day college football fans won’t be overly surprised by this. They’ve won six national championships since 2009 and three since 2015. Former head coach Nick Saban won six national titles with the team before retiring after the 2023 season.
Michigan comes in at No. 5. They won the national championship in the 2023 season, breaking a tie with USC, which has nine championships in its history.
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— Michigan Football on UMGoBlue (@UMGoBlog) January 9, 2024
Finally, Minnesota is ranked No. 10. They last won in 1960 and are 12-12 in bowl games. Since that national title win, Minnesota has had just two double-digit win seasons.
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