Note: #-member of ACC when they won title
2009: Alabama
2008: Florida
2007: LSU
2006: Florida
2005: Texas
2004: USC
2003: USC (BCS champ: LSU)
2002: Ohio State
2001: Miami
2000: Oklahoma
1999: #Florida State
1998: Tennessee
1997: Michigan
1996: Florida
1995: Nebraska
1994: Nebraska
1993: #Florida State
1992: Alabama
1991: Miami
1990: Colorado
1989: Miami
1988: Notre Dame
1987: Miami
1986: Penn State
1985: Oklahoma
1984: BYU
1983: Miami
1982: Penn State
1981: #Clemson
1980: Georgia
1979: Alabama
1978: Alabama
1977: Notre Dame
1976: Pitt
1975: Oklahoma
1974: Oklahoma
1973: Notre Dame
1972: USC
1971: Nebraska
1970: Nebraska
1969: Texas
1968: Ohio State
1967: USC
1966: Notre Dame
1965: Alabama
1964: Alabama
1963: Texas
1962: USC
1961: Alabama
1960: Minnesota
1959: Syracuse
1958: LSU
1957: Auburn
1956: Oklahoma
1955: Oklahoma
1954: Ohio State
1953: #Maryland
1952: Michigan State
1951: Tennessee
1950: Oklahoma
1949: Notre Dame
1948: Michigan
1947: Notre Dame
1946: Notre Dame
1945: Army
1944: Army
1943: Notre Dame
1942: Ohio State
1941: Minnesota
1940: Minnesota
1939: Texas A&M
1938: TCU
1937: Pitt
1936: Minnesota
