College football teams enter the season with the goal of competing for championships. For most teams, that journey ramps up with a conference championship.
The FBS is currently made up of 10 conferences -- the Power 4 (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC) and the Group of 5 (American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt). The Pac-12 also exists, though it's been reduced to Washington State and Oregon State, who are operating under a two-year grace period. Due to realignment, the number of conferences has fluctuated through the years. Many of the 136 FBS schools have been a member of multiple conferences over the course of their program's history.
UConn and Notre Dame competed as independents during the 2025 season. The Irish have been a member of a football conference only once, joining the ACC in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Check out the FBS programs that have won the most conference championships (including shared conference titles) below:
Oklahoma, 50
Nebraska, 46
Michigan, 45
Ohio State, 39
USC, 37
Tulsa, 35
Alabama, 34
Texas, 31
Fresno State, 29
Utah, 28
Clemson, 27
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