| Index | ||||
| American Football | ||||
| College Bowl Winners | ||||
| NCAA Champion is Underlined | ||||
| Cotton | Citrus / Capitol One | Peach / Chick-fil-A | Gator | |
| 1960 | Duke | Middle Tennessee State | Florida | |
| 1961 | Texas | Lamar | Penn State | |
| 1962 | LSU | Houston | Florida | |
| 1963 | Texas | Western Kentucky | North Carolina | |
| 1964 | Arkansas | East Carolina | Georgia Tech | |
| 1965 | LSU | East Carolina | Florida State | |
| 1966 | Georgia | Morgan State | Tennessee | |
| 1967 | Texas A & M | Tennessee-Martin | Florida State | |
| 1968 | Texas | Richmond | LSU | Missouri |
| 1969 | Texas | Toledo | West Virginia | Florida |
| 1970 | Notre Dame | Toledo | Arizona State | Georgia |
| 1971 | Penn State | Toledo | Mississippi | Auburn |
| 1972 | Texas | Tampa | North Carolina State | Auburn |
| 1973 | Nebraska | Miami (Ohio) | Georgia | Texas Tech |
| 1974 | Penn State | Miami (Ohio) | Texas Tech | Auburn |
| 1975 | Arkansas | Miami (Ohio) | West Virginia | Maryland |
| 1976 | Houston | Oklahoma State | Kentucky | Notre Dame |
| 1977 | Notre Dame | Florida State | North Carolina State | Pittsburgh |
| 1978 | Notre Dame | North Carolina State | Purdue | Clemson |
| 1979 | Houston | LSU | Baylor | North Carolina |
| 1980 | Alabama | Florida | Miami | Pittsburgh |
| 1981 | Texas | Missouri | West Virginia | North Carolina |
| 1982 | SMU | Auburn | Iowa | Florida State |
| 1983 | Georgia | Tennessee | Florida State | Florida |
| 1984 | Boston College | Florida State/Georgia | Virginia | Oklahoma State |
| 1985 | Texas A & M | Ohio State | Army | Florida State |
| 1986 | Ohio State | Auburn | Virginia Tech | Clemson |
| 1987 | Texas A & M | Clemson | Tennessee | LSU |
| 1988 | UCLA | Clemson | North Carolina State | Clemson |
| 1989 | Tennessee | Illinois | Syracuse | Georgia |
| 1990 | Miami | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Oklahoma |
| 1991 | Florida State | California | East Carolina | Michigan |
| 1992 | Notre Dame | Georgia | North Carolina | Florida |
| 1993 | Notre Dame | Penn State | Clemson | Alabama |
| 1994 | USC | Alabama | North Carolina State | Tennessee |
| 1995 | Colorado | Tennessee | Virginia | Syracuse |
| 1996 | BYU | Tennessee | LSU | North Carolina |
| 1997 | UCLA | Florida | Auburn | North Carolina |
| 1998 | Texas | Michigan | Georgia | Georgia Tech |
| 1999 | Arkansas | Michigan State | Mississippi State | Miami |
| 2000 | Kansas State | Michigan | LSU | Virginia Tech |
| 2001 | Oklahoma | Tennessee | North Carolina | Florida State |
| 2002 | Texas | Auburn | Maryland | North Carolina State |
| 2003 | Mississippi | Georgia | Clemson | Maryland |
| 2004 | Tennessee | Iowa | Miami | Florida State |
| 2005 | Alabama | Wisconsin | LSU | Virginia Tech |
| 2006 | Auburn | Wisconsin | Georgia | West Virginia |
| 2007 | Missouri | Michigan | Auburn | Texas Tech |
| 2008 | Mississippi | Georgia | LSU | Nebraska |
| 2009 | Mississippi | Penn State | Virginia Tech | Florida State |
| 2010 | LSU | Alabama | Florida State | Mississippi State |
| 2011 | Arkansas | South Carolina | Auburn | Florida |
| 2012 | Texas A & M | Georgia | Clemson | Northwestern |