who has lost the most national championships in college football?
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Alabama — 15. Alabama can claim the most NCAA titles in the poll era, with only three of its 15 coming prior. With the 15th title — a win in the College Football Playoff in 2017, coach Nick Saban tied the legendary Bear Bryant with five championships recognized by the NCAA.
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Pitt has won nine national football championships—the most of any major college program in the East and the sixth-highest total ever. Under Coach Johnny Majors in 1976, Pitt completed a miraculous turnaround by rolling to a 12–0 record and claiming the school's ninth national title.
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['1 of 33. Alabama, 12. Joe Auberbach / Getty Images. ... ', '2 of 33. Notre Dame, eight. Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images. ... ', '3 of 33. Ohio State, eight. ... ', '4 of 33. Oklahoma, eight. ... ', '5 of 33. USC, seven. ... ', '6 of 33. Miami (FL), five. ... ', '7 of 33. Nebraska, five. ... ', '8 of 33. Minnesota, four.']
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['Minnesota — 6. Championships: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960. ... ', 'Oklahoma — 7. Championships: 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000. ... ', 'Notre Dame — 13. ... ', 'Yale — 18.']
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['10. ( Tie). ... ', 'Nebraska (24 bowl wins) ... ', '7. ( ... ', '4. ( ... ', 'Oklahoma (28 bowl wins) ... ', 'USC (33 bowl wins) ... ', 'Alabama (35 bowl wins)']
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Alabama tied Florida with the most SEC championships with seven, as the Crimson Tide rolled past the Gators 54-16 in the 2016 installment of the SEC Championship.
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['Big Ten. The Big Ten has the most wins (27) of any conference. ... ', 'SEC. ... ', 'Big 12. ... ', 'Pac-12. ... ', 'American Athletic. ... ', 'ACC. ... ', 'Mountain West. ... ', 'Sun Belt.']
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1. South Carolina Gamecocks. The word: After succumbing to the nation's toughest schedule in 2019 with Will Muschamp's worst record in Columbia, the Gamecocks again battle arguably the No. 1 most treacherous slate, taking on two of last season's four College Football Playoff teams including national champion LSU.
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Michigan is the winningest program in the history of college football.
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['California. Total championships: 15. ... ', 'North Carolina. Total championships: 13. ... ', 'Kentucky. Total championships: 10* ... ', 'Indiana.']
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['TEXAS A&M. ... ', 'AUBURN. ... ', 'TENNESSEE. ... ', 'ALABAMA. ... ', 'GEORGIA. ... ', 'FLORIDA. ... ', 'ARKANSAS. ... ', "LSU. The Tigers lead the SEC with 45 national titles, including 25 in women's track."]
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Since 1990, the SEC has more NCAA football championships than any other conference with six. Here's an interesting SEC vs Big 12 National Championship Game Comparison spreadsheet. Since the BCS system began in 1998, the SEC leads with 5 BCS Championships.
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The school claims 11 national championships, but the NCAA recognizes them with 13. Moreover, Notre Dame has 22 national championships recognized by all major selectors; this is tied with Alabama for the most in the FBS.
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['T8. North Carolina — 2,877. Seasons: 130. ... ', 'T8. Clemson — 2,877. Seasons: 122. ... ', 'Arizona State — 2,897. Seasons: 108. Winning percentage: .664. ... ', 'Southern California — 2,909. Seasons: 125. ... ', 'Florida State — 2,924. Seasons: 72. ... ', 'Michigan — 2,962. Seasons: 146. ... ', 'Texas — 3,512. Seasons: 123.']
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['12 — Southern California (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970-74, 1978, 1998) ... ', '6 (tied) — LSU (1991, 1993, 1996-97, 2000, 2009) ... ', '6 (tied) — Texas (1949-50, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005) ... ', '5 — Arizona State (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) ... ', '4 (tied) — Arizona (1976, 1980, 1986, 2012)']
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['Clemson. The beat goes on under Dabo Swinney.', 'Ohio State. The Buckeyes lost star players J.K. ... ', 'Alabama. ... ', 'Georgia. ... ', 'LSU. ... ', 'Oregon. ... ', 'Oklahoma. ... ', 'Notre Dame. ... ']
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Deshaun Watson won one national championship in college, when the Tigers claimed the 2016 national championship (played in January 2017) in a rematch against Alabama. Clemson lost to Alabama in the national championship game at the end of the 2015 season.