| Year |
|
Champion |
Result |
| 2024 |  | Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State 35 Notre Dame 20 |
| 2023 |  | Michigan Wolverines | Michigan 31 Washington 28 |
| 2022 |  | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia 36 Michigan 19 |
| 2021 | | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia 26 Alabama 13 |
| 2020 |  | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama 45 Ohio State 27 |
| 2019 |  | LSU Tigers | LSU 42 Ohio State 24 |
| 2018 |  | Clemson Tigers | Clemson 45 Alabama 14 |
| 2017 | | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama 26 Georgia 20 |
| 2016 | | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama 35 Washington 24 |
| 2015 | | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama 14 Clemson 10 |
| 2014 |  | Oregon Ducks | Oregon 24 Mississippi State 17 |
| 2013 |  | Florida State Seminoles | Florida State 27 Alabama 20 |
| 2012 |  | Florida Gators | Florida 42 Notre Dame 10 |
| 2011 | | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama 16 LSU 13 |
| 2010 |  | Auburn Tigers | Auburn 41 Oregon 21 |
| 2009 | | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama 29 Texas 19 |
| 2008 | | Florida Gators | Florida 20 Texas 17 |
| 2007 | | LSU Tigers | LSU 42 Ohio State 20 |
| 2006 | | Florida Gators | Florida 42 Ohio State 13 |
| 2005 |  | Texas Longhorns | Texas 33 Southern Cal 30 |
| 2004 |  | Southern Cal Trojans | Southern Cal 10 Oklahoma 7 |
| 2003 | | Southern Cal Trojans | Southern Cal 34 Oklahoma 27 2 OT |
| 2002 |  | Miami Hurricanes | Miami 34 Ohio State 20 |
| 2001 | | Miami Hurricanes | Miami 31 Texas 5 |
| 2000 |  | Oklahoma Sooners | Oklahoma 23 Florida State 17 |
| 1999 | | Florida State Seminoles | Florida State 44 Virginia Tech 30 |
| 1998 | | Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State 52 Arizona 20 |
| 1997 | | Michigan Wolverines | Michigan 17 UCLA 14 |
| 1996 | | Florida Gators | Florida 38 Florida State 17 |
| 1995 | | Florida Gators | Florida 38 Penn State 22 |
| 1994 |  | Penn State Nitany Lions | Penn State 28 Arizona 14 |
| 1993 | | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama 32 Florida State 31 |
| 1992 |  | Washington Huskies | Washington 44 Michigan 31 |
| 1991 | | Miami Hurricanes | Miami 17 Nebraska 7 |
| 1990 |  | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Nebraska 50 Florida State 23 |
| 1989 |  | Notre Dame Irish | Notre Dame 31 Oklahoma 10 |
| 1988 | | Florida State Seminoles | Florida State 24 Penn State 21 |
| 1987 |  | Syracuse Orange | Syracuse 31 Arkansas 30 |
| 1986 | | Penn State Nitany Lions | Penn State 34 Arkansas 16 |
