AP National Championship Trophy
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| AP National Championship Trophy | |
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| USC's 2004 Championship Trophy | |
| Awarded for | the Associated Press college football national champion |
| Presented by | Associated Press |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1936 |
| Currently held by | Florida Gators |
The AP National Championship Trophy is the trophy awarded annually by the Associated Press (AP) to the team who finishes the season at the number one spot in the AP Poll.
The trophy consists of a silver or gold football suspended above a base which contains the letters "AP" (for Associated Press), along with the information on who the recipient of the trophy was.
The Associated Press is not tied to the Bowl Championship Series, and the trophy can be awarded to a team which did not win the BCS National Championship Game. This last happened for the 2003 season when LSU won the BCS title game, but USC received a higher total of votes in the AP Poll, and therefore received the AP National Championship Trophy.
[edit] Final AP football polls
The following teams have finished in the #1 spot in the final AP Poll of the season for college football:
1936—— Minnesota
1937—— Pittsburgh
1938—— TCU
1939—— Texas A&M
1940—— Minnesota
1941—— Minnesota
1942—— Ohio State
1943—— Notre Dame
1944—— Army
1945—— Army
1946—— Notre Dame
1947—— Notre Dame / Michigan
1948—— Michigan
1949—— Notre Dame
1950—— Oklahoma
1951—— Tennessee
1952—— Michigan State
1953—— Maryland
1954—— Ohio State
1955—— Oklahoma
1956—— Oklahoma
1957—— Auburn
1958—— LSU
1959—— Syracuse
1960—— Minnesota
1961—— Alabama
1962—— USC
1963—— Texas
1964—— Alabama
1965—— Alabama
1966—— Notre Dame
1967—— USC
1968—— Ohio State
1969—— Texas
1970—— Nebraska
1971—— Nebraska
1972—— USC
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 (FL)
1984—— BYU
1985—— Oklahoma
1986—— Penn State
1987—— Miami (FL)
1988—— Notre Dame
1989—— Miami (FL)
1990—— Colorado
1991—— Miami (FL)
1992—— Alabama
1993—— Florida State
1994—— Nebraska
1995—— Nebraska
1996—— Florida
1997—— Michigan
1998—— Tennessee
1999—— Florida State
2000—— Oklahoma
2001—— Miami (FL)
2002—— Ohio State
2003—— USC
2004—— USC
2005—— Texas
2006—— Florida
2007—— LSU
2008—— Florida
[edit] See also
- MacArthur Trophy
- Grantland Rice Award
- BCS National Championship Game
- NCAA Division I FBS national football championship
[edit] References
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