| Index | ||||
| American Football | ||||
| Conference Champions | ||||
| Atlantic Coast | Big East | Big Ten | South East | |
| 1960 | Duke | Iowa | Mississippi | |
| Minnesota | ||||
| 1961 | Duke | Ohio State | Alabama | |
| LSU | ||||
| 1962 | Duke | Wisconsin | Mississippi | |
| 1963 | North Carolina State | Illinois | Mississippi | |
| North Carolina | ||||
| 1964 | North Carolina State | Michigan | Alabama | |
| 1965 | Duke | Michigan State | Alabama | |
| South Carolina | ||||
| 1966 | Clemson | Michigan State | Alabama | |
| Georgia | ||||
| 1967 | Clemson | Indiana | Tennessee | |
| Minnesota | ||||
| Purdue | ||||
| 1968 | North Carolina State | Ohio State | Georgia | |
| 1969 | South Carolina | Michigan | Tennessee | |
| Ohio State | ||||
| 1970 | Wake Forest | Ohio State | LSU | |
| 1971 | North Carolina | Michigan | Alabama | |
| 1972 | North Carolina | Michigan | Alabama | |
| Ohio State | ||||
| 1973 | North Carolina State | Michigan | Alabama | |
| Ohio State | ||||
| 1974 | Maryland | Michigan | Alabama | |
| Ohio State | ||||
| 1975 | Maryland | Ohio State | Alabama | |
| 1976 | Maryland | Michigan | Georgia | |
| Ohio State | Kentucky | |||
| 1977 | North Carolina | Michigan | Alabama | |
| Ohio State | Kentucky | |||
| 1978 | Clemson | Michigan | Alabama | |
| Michigan State | ||||
| 1979 | North Carolina State | Ohio State | Alabama | |
| 1980 | North Carolina | Michigan | Georgia | |
| 1981 | Clemson | Iowa | Alabama | |
| Ohio State | Georgia | |||
| 1982 | Clemson | Michigan | Georgia | |
| 1983 | Maryland | Illinois | Auburn | |
| 1984 | Maryland | Ohio State | Florida | |
| 1985 | Maryland | Iowa | Florida | |
| Tennessee | ||||
| 1986 | Clemson | Michigan | LSU | |
| Ohio State | ||||
| 1987 | Clemson | Michigan State | Auburn | |
| 1988 | Clemson | Michigan | Auburn | |
| LSU | ||||
| 1989 | Duke | Michigan | Alabama | |
| Virginia | Auburn | |||
| Tennessee | ||||
| 1990 | Georgia Tech | Illinois | Florida | |
| Iowa | Tennessee | |||
| Michigan | ||||
| Michigan State | ||||
| 1991 | Clemson | Miami | Michigan | Florida |
| Syracuse | ||||
| 1992 | Florida State | Miami | Michigan | Alabama |
| 1993 | Florida State | Ohio State | Florida | |
| Wisconsin | ||||
| 1994 | Florida State | Miami | Penn State | Florida |
| 1995 | Florida State | Miami | Northwestern | Florida |
| Virginia | Virginia Tech | |||
| 1996 | Florida State | Miami | Northwestern | Florida |
| Syracuse | Ohio State | |||
| Virginia Tech | ||||
| 1997 | Florida State | Syracuse | Michigan | Tennessee |
| 1998 | Florida State | Syracuse | Michigan | Tennessee |
| Georgia Tech | Ohio State | |||
| Wisconsin | ||||
| 1999 | Florida State | Virginia Tech | Wisconsin | Alabama |
| 2000 | Florida State | Miami | Michigan | Florida |
| Northwestern | ||||
| Purdue | ||||
| 2001 | Maryland | Miami | Illinois | LSU |
| 2002 | Florida State | Miami | Iowa | Georgia |
| Ohio State | ||||
| 2003 | Florida State | Miami | Michigan | LSU |
| West Virginia | ||||
| 2004 | Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh | Iowa | Auburn |
| Michigan | ||||
| 2005 | Florida State | West Virginia | Ohio State | Georgia |
| Penn State | ||||
| 2006 | Wake Forest | Louisville | Ohio State | Florida |
| 2007 | Virginia Tech | West Virginia | Ohio State | LSU |
| 2008 | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | Penn State | Florida |
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | Cincinnati | Ohio State | Alabama |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | Connecticut | Michigan State | Auburn |
| Pittsburgh | Ohio State | |||
| West Virginia | Wisconsin | |||
| 2011 | Clemson | Cincinnati | Wisconsin | LSU |
| Louisville | ||||
| West Virginia | ||||
| 2012 | Florida State | Rutgers | Wisconsin | Georgia |