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1936-PRESENT FBS PLAYOFF TEAMS

Seed

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1

Minnesota

Pittsburgh

TCU

Texas A&M

Minnesota

2

LSU

California

Tennessee

Tennessee

Stanford

3

Pittsburgh

Fordham

Duke

USC

Michigan

4

Alabama

Alabama

Oklahoma

Cornell

Tennessee

5

Washington

Minnesota

Notre Dame

Tulane

Boston College

6

Santa Clara

Villanova

Carnegie Tech

Missouri

Texas A&M

7

Northwestern

Dartmouth

USC

UCLA

Nebraska

8

Notre Dame

LSU

Pittsburgh

Duke

Northwestern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1

Minnesota

Ohio State

Notre Dame

Army

Army

2

Duke

Georgia

Iowa Pre-Flight

Ohio State

Navy

3

Notre Dame

Wisconsin

Michigan

Randolph Field

Alabama

4

Texas

Tulsa

Navy

Navy

Indiana

5

Michigan

Georgia Tech

Purdue

Bainbridge Navy TS

Oklahoma A&M

6

Fordham

Notre Dame

Great Lakes Naval Station

Iowa Pre-Flight

Michigan

7

Missouri

Tennessee

Duke

USC

St. Mary's

8

Duquesne

Boston College

Del Monte Pre-Flight

Michigan

Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Michigan

Notre Dame

Oklahoma

2

Army

Michigan

Notre Dame

Oklahoma

Army

3

Georgia

SMU

North Carolina

California

Texas

4

UCLA

Penn State

California

Army

California

5

Illinois

Texas

Oklahoma

Rice

Tennessee

6

Michigan

Alabama

Army

Ohio State

Princeton

7

Tennessee

Pennsylvania

Northwestern

Michigan

Kentucky

8

LSU

USC

Georgia

Minnesota

Michigan State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1

Tennessee

Michigan State

Maryland

Ohio State

Oklahoma

2

Michigan State

Georgia Tech

Notre Dame

UCLA

Michigan State

3

Maryland

Notre Dame

Michigan State

Oklahoma

Maryland

4

Illinois

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Notre Dame

UCLA

5

Georgia Tech

USC

UCLA

Navy

Ohio State

6

Princeton

UCLA

Rice

Mississippi

TCU

7

Stanford

Mississippi

Illinois

Army

Georgia Tech

8

Wisconsin

Tennessee

Georgia Tech

Arkansas

Notre Dame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1

Oklahoma

Auburn

LSU

Syracuse

Minnesota

2

Tennessee

Ohio State

Iowa

Mississippi

Mississippi

3

Iowa

Michigan State

Army

LSU

Iowa

4

Georgia Tech

Oklahoma

Auburn

Texas

Missouri

5

Texas A&M

Navy

Oklahoma

Georgia

Navy

6

Miami-FL

Iowa

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Washington

7

Michigan

Mississippi

Air Force

TCU

Arkansas

8

Syracuse

Rice

Ohio State

Washington

Ohio State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1

Alabama

USC

Texas

Alabama

Michigan State

2

Ohio State

Wisconsin

Navy

Arkansas

Arkansas

3

Texas

Mississippi

Illinois

Notre Dame

Nebraska

4

LSU

Texas

Pittsburgh

Michigan

Alabama

5

Mississippi

Alabama

Auburn

Texas

UCLA

6

Minnesota

Arkansas

Nebraska

Nebraska

Missouri

7

Colorado

LSU

Mississippi

LSU

Tennessee

8

Michigan State

Oklahoma

Alabama

Oregon State

USC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1

Notre Dame

USC

Ohio State

Texas

Texas

2

Michigan State

Tennessee

USC

Penn State

Ohio State

3

Alabama

Oklahoma

Penn State

Arkansas

Nebraska

4

Georgia

Notre Dame

Georgia

Ohio State

Tennessee

5

UCLA

Indiana

Texas

USC

LSU

6

Nebraska

Wyoming

Kansas

Missouri

Notre Dame

7

Purdue

Oregon State

Notre Dame

Michigan

Michigan

8

Georgia Tech

Alabama

Tennessee

LSU

Arizona State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1

Nebraska

USC

Alabama

Alabama

Ohio State

2

Alabama

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Ohio State

Texas A&M

3

Oklahoma

Ohio State

Notre Dame

Michigan

Oklahoma

4

Michigan

Alabama

Ohio State

USC

Alabama

5

Auburn

Texas

Michigan

Auburn

Michigan

6

Georgia

Penn State

Penn State

Penn State

Nebraska

7

Colorado

Auburn

USC

Nebraska

Arizona State

8

Arizona State

Michigan

Texas

Notre Dame

Penn State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1

Pittsburgh

Texas

Penn State

Alabama

Georgia

2

Michigan

Oklahoma

Alabama

Ohio State

Florida State

3

USC

Alabama

USC

USC

Pittsburgh

4

Maryland

Michigan

Oklahoma

Florida State

Oklahoma

5

Georgia

Notre Dame

Michigan

Oklahoma

Michigan

6

Houston

Arkansas

Nebraska

Arkansas

Baylor

7

UCLA

Penn State

Clemson

Houston

Notre Dame

8

Oklahoma

Ohio State

Arkansas

Nebraska

Alabama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1

Clemson

Georgia

Nebraska

BYU

Penn State

2

Georgia

Penn State

Texas

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

3

Alabama

Nebraska

Auburn

Washington

Miami-FL

4

Nebraska

SMU

Illinois

Florida

Iowa

5

Texas

UCLA

Miami-FL

Nebraska

Michigan

6

Penn State

Pittsburgh

SMU

Ohio State

Nebraska

7

USC

Texas

Georgia

South Carolina

Tennessee

8

Pittsburgh

Washington

Michigan

Boston College

BYU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1

Miami-FL

Oklahoma

Notre Dame

Colorado

Colorado

2

Penn State

Miami-FL

Miami-FL

Miami-FL

Georgia Tech

3

Oklahoma

Florida State

West Virginia

Michigan

Texas

4

Michigan

Syracuse

Florida State

Notre Dame

Miami-FL

5

LSU

Nebraska

USC

Florida State

Notre Dame

6

Nebraska

Auburn

Nebraska

Nebraska

Florida State

7

Arizona State

LSU

Auburn

Alabama

Penn State

8

Texas A&M

Michigan State

Arkansas

Tennessee

Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1

Miami-FL

Miami-FL

Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska

2

Washington

Alabama

Florida State

Penn State

Florida

3

Florida

Florida State

West Virginia

Miami-FL

Northwestern

4

Michigan

Texas A&M

Notre Dame

Colorado

Tennessee

5

Florida State

Notre Dame

Tennessee

Florida

Ohio State

6

Penn State

Michigan

Texas A&M

Alabama

Colorado

7

Iowa

Syracuse

Florida

Florida State

Notre Dame

8

Alabama

Georgia

Wisconsin

Kansas State

Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

1

Florida State

Michigan

Tennessee

Florida State

Oklahoma

2

Arizona State

Nebraska

Florida State

Virginia Tech

Florida State

3

Florida

Tennessee

Kansas State

Nebraska

Miami-FL

4

Ohio State

Florida State

Ohio State

Alabama

Washington

5

BYU

UCLA

UCLA

Tennessee

Virginia Tech

6

Nebraska

North Carolina

Texas A&M

Kansas State

Oregon State

7

Penn State

Florida

Arizona

Wisconsin

Florida

8

Colorado

Washington State

Florida

Michigan

Nebraska

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

1

Miami-FL

Miami-FL

Oklahoma

USC

USC

2

Nebraska

Ohio State

LSU

Oklahoma

Texas

3

Colorado

Georgia

USC

Auburn

Penn State

4

Oregon

USC

Michigan

Texas

Ohio State

5

Florida

Iowa

Ohio State

California

Oregon

6

Tennessee

Washington State

Texas

Utah

Notre Dame

7

Texas

Oklahoma

Florida State

Georgia

Georgia

8

Illinois

Kansas State

Tennessee

Virginia Tech

Miami-FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

 

1

Ohio State

Ohio State

Oklahoma

Alabama

 

2

Florida

LSU

Florida

Texas

 

3

Michigan

Virginia Tech

Texas

Cincinnati

 

4

LSU

Oklahoma

Alabama

TCU

 

5

USC

Georgia

USC

Florida

 

6

Louisville

Missouri

Utah

Boise State

 

7

Wisconsin

USC

Texas Tech

Oregon

 

8

Boise State

Kansas

Penn State

Ohio State