The College Football National Championship Game determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. Currently the top four ranked teams play in two semi-final games with the winners advancing to this game. Prior to the 2014 season participants were the two highest-ranked teams in the BCS standings at the end of the regular season. From 1998 through 2005 the game was rotated between the Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl and Rose Bowl. After that it became a separate bowl game unto itself.
| 2024-25 |
Ohio State Buckeyes 34-23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish MVP: Will Howard & Cody Simon |
| 2023-24 |
Michigan Wolverines 34-13 Washington Huskies MVP: Blake Corum & Will Johnson |
| 2022-23 |
Georgia Bulldogs 65-7 TCU Horned Frogs MVP: Stetson Bennett & Javon Bullard |
| 2021-22 |
| Georgia Bulldogs 33-18 Alabama Crimson Tide MVP: Stetson Bennett & Lewis Cine |
| 2020-21 |
Alabama Crimson Tide 52-24 Ohio State Buckeyes MVP: DeVonta Smith & Christian Barmore |
| 2019-20 |
LSU Tigers 42-25 Clemson Tigers MVP: Joe Burrow & Patrick Queen |
| 2018-19 |
Clemson Tigers 44-16 Alabama Crimson Tide MVP: Trevor Lawrence & Trayvon Mullen Jr |
| 2017-18 |
| Alabama Crimson Tide 26-23 (OT) Georgia Bulldogs MVP: Tua Tagovailoa & Daron Payne Jr |
| 2016-17 |
| Clemson Tigers 35-31 Alabama Crimson Tide MVP: Deshaun Watson & Ben Boulware |
| 2015-16 |
| Alabama Crimson Tide 45-40 Clemson Tigers MVP: OJ Howard & Eddie Jackson |
| 2014-15 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes 42-20 Oregon Ducks MVP: Ezekiel Elliott & Tyvis Powell |
| 2013-14 |
Florida State Seminoles 34-31 Auburn Tigers MVP: Jameis Winston & PJ Williams |
| 2012-13 |
| Alabama Crimson Tide 42-14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish MVP: Eddie Lacy & CJ Mosley |
| 2011-12 |
| Alabama Crimson Tide 21-0 LSU Tigers MVP: AJ McCarron & Courtney Upshaw |
| 2010-11 |
Auburn Tigers 22-19 Oregon Ducks MVP: Michael Dyer & Nick Fairley |
| 2009-10 |
| Alabama Crimson Tide 37-21 Texas Longhorns MVP: Mark Ingram & Marcell Dareus |
| 2008-09 |
Florida Gators 24-14 Oklahoma Sooners MVP: Tim Tebow & Carlos Dunlap |
| 2007-08 |
| LSU Tigers 38-24 Ohio State Buckeyes MVP: Matt Flynn & Ricky Jean-Francois |
| 2006-07 |
| Florida Gators 41-14 Ohio State Buckeyes MVP: Chris Leak & Derrick Harvey |