What Conference has produced the most major college national champions?
The Ivy League of course
Princeton - 19, between 1869 and 1911
Yale - 13, 1876 - 1909
Harvard - 6, 1890 - 1912
Pennsylvania - 2, 1895 - 1897
Alabama has won 13
Pollsters have been declaring college football national champions since the late 1800s. Six times they have disagreed and picked three national champions and one time four shared the "poll" title.
Three+ champs:
In 1919 the College Football Researchers Association (CF) picked a tie for the championship between Harvard (9-0-1) and Illinois (6-1-0). The National Championship Foundation (NC) declared Notre Dame (9-0-1) the national champs,
1922 saw another three-way tie with the CF tabbing Princeton (8-0-0), the NC naming California (9-0-0), and the Helms Athletic Foundation (HF) naming Cornell (8-0-0).
In 1933 it was Michigan (8-0-0) picked by the CF,NC,HF and Di (Dickenson). Ohio State (7-1-0) by Dunkel (Du), and Southern California (10-1-1) was declared the champion by Williamson (Wi).
1938- TCU at 11-0-0 by NC, CF, FW (football Writers), and HF. Notre Dame went 8-1-0 (Di), and Tennessee finished 11-0-0 was chosen by Litkenhous (Li).
1964- It was Alabama, 10-1-0 (AP, UP). Arkansas, 11-0-0 (FW), and Notre Dame, 9-1-0 (NF).
1970 - Nebraska, 11-0-1 (AP,FW); Texas, 10-1-0, (UP, NF); Ohio State, 9-1-0 (NF-tie)
In 1935, the pollsters rewarded four teams as the national championship. Minnesota, 8-0-0 (CF, NC, HF, Li); SMU, 12-1-0 (Di); Princeton, 9-0-0 (Du); and LSU, 9-2-0 (Wi).
The NCAA allows each Division 1 football program 85 scholarships {BCS}
and 63 scholarships {FCS}.
In Division 2, 36 are available.
