| Index | ||||
| American Football | ||||
| College Football - Bowl Winners | ||||
| NCAA Champion is underlined | ||||
| Rose | Orange | Fiesta | Sugar | |
| 1960 | Washington | Missouri | Mississippi | |
| 1961 | Minnesota | LSU | Alabama | |
| 1962 | USC | Alabama | Mississippi | |
| 1963 | Illinois | Nebraska | Alabama | |
| 1964 | Michigan | Texas | LSU | |
| 1965 | UCLA | Alabama | Missouri | |
| 1966 | Purdue | Florida | Alabama | |
| 1967 | USC | Oklahoma | LSU | |
| 1968 | Ohio State | Penn State | Arkansas | |
| 1969 | USC | Penn State | Mississippi | |
| 1970 | Stanford | Nebraska | Tennessee | |
| 1971 | Stanford | Nebraska | Arizona State | Oklahoma |
| 1972 | USC | Nebraska | Arizona State | Oklahoma |
| 1973 | Ohio State | Penn State | Arizona State | Notre Dame |
| 1974 | USC | Notre Dame | Oregon State | Nebraska |
| 1975 | UCLA | Oklahoma | Arizona State | Alabama |
| 1976 | USC | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Pittsburgh |
| 1977 | Washington | Arkansas | Penn State | Alabama |
| 1978 | USC | Oklahoma | Arkansas/UCLA | Alabama |
| 1979 | USC | Oklahoma | Pittsburgh | Alabama |
| 1980 | Michigan | Oklahoma | Penn State | Georgia |
| 1981 | Washington | Clemson | Penn State | Pittsburgh |
| 1982 | UCLA | Nebraska | Arizona State | Penn State |
| 1983 | UCLA | Miami | Ohio State | Auburn |
| 1984 | USC | Washington | UCLA | Nebraska |
| 1985 | UCLA | Oklahoma | Michigan | Tennessee |
| 1986 | Arizona State | Oklahoma | Penn State | Nebraska |
| 1987 | Michigan State | Miami | Florida State | Auburn/Syracuse |
| 1988 | Michigan | Miami | Notre Dame | Florida State |
| 1989 | USC | Notre Dame | Florida State | Miami |
| 1990 | Washington | Colorado | Louisville | Tennessee |
| 1991 | Washington | Miami | Penn State | Notre Dame |
| 1992 | Michigan | Florida State | Syracuse | Alabama |
| 1993 | Wisconsin | Florida State | Arizona | Florida |
| 1994 | Penn State | Nebraska | Colorado | Florida State |
| 1995 | USC | Florida State | Nebraska | Virginia Tech |
| 1996 | Ohio State | Nebraska | Penn State | Florida |
| 1997 | Michigan | Nebraska | Kansas State | Florida State |
| 1998 | Wisconsin | Florida | Tennessee | Ohio State |
| 1999 | Wisconsin | Michigan | Nebraska | Florida State |
| 2000 | Washington | Oklahoma | Oregon State | Miami |
| 2001 | Miami | Florida | Oregon | LSU |
| 2002 | Oklahoma | USC | Ohio State | Georgia |
| 2003 | USC | Miami | Ohio State | LSU |
| 2004 | Texas | USC | Utah | Auburn |
| 2005 | Texas | Penn State | Ohio State | West Virginia |
| 2006 | USC | Louisville | Boise State | LSU |
| 2007 | USC | Kansas | West Virginia | Georgia |
| 2008 | USC | Virginia Tech | Texas | Utah |
| 2009 | Ohio State | Iowa | Boise State | Florida |
| 2010 | TCU | Stanford | Oklahoma | Ohio State |
| 2011 | Oregon | West Virginia | Oklahoma State | Michigan |
| 2012 | Stanford | Florida State | Oregon | Louisville |