National Overiew 2001 - 2005
Season in Review -
2001
National Championship Game - Florida defeated Louisville 45-19
Heisman Trophy Winner - Ken Simonton of Oregon State
| Conference | Champions | Coaches' Top 10 | AP Top 10 |
| ACC | Florida State | 1. Florida | 1. Florida |
| Big 10 | Michigan | 2. Texas | 2. Texas |
| Big 12 | Texas | 3. Louisville | 3. Louisville |
| Big East | West Virginia | 4. Florida State | 4. Florida State |
| Conference USA | Louisville | 5. Ohio State | 5. Ohio State |
| MAC | Marshall | 6. Georgia Tech | 6. Georgia Tech |
| Mt. West | BYU | 7. Miami | 7. Miami |
| Pac-10 | UCLA | 8. UCLA | 8. UCLA |
| SEC | Florida | 9. South Carolina | 9. South Carolina |
| Sun Belt | Idaho | 10. Arkansas | 10. Arkansas |
| WAC | Boise State |
Season in Review -
2002
National Championship Game - UCLA defeated Miami 31-24
Heisman Trophy Winner - Quentin Griffin of Oklahoma
| Conference | Champions | Coaches' Top 10 | AP Top 10 |
| ACC | Florida State (2) | 1. UCLA | 1. UCLA |
| Big 10 | Michigan (2) | 2. Florida State | 2. Florida State |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma | 3. Nebraska | 3. Nebraska |
| Big East | Miami | 4. Virginia Tech | 4. Michigan |
| Conference USA | Tulane | 5. Michigan | 5. Marshall |
| MAC | Marshall (2) | 6. Miami | 6. Virginia Tech |
| Mt. West | UNLV | 7. Oklahoma | 7. Miami |
| Pac-10 | UCLA (2) | 8. Florida | 8. Florida |
| SEC | Alabama | 9. Ohio State | 9. Oklahoma |
| Sun Belt | Idaho (2) | 10. Marshall | 10. Texas Tech |
| WAC | Hawaii |
Season in Review -
2003
National Championship Game - UCLA defeated Oklahoma 38-24
UCLA is National Champion for the 2nd Consective Year
Heisman Trophy Winner - Cedric Cobbs of Arkansas
| Conference | Champions | Coaches' Top 10 | AP Top 10 |
| ACC | Florida State (3) | 1. UCLA | 1. UCLA |
| Big 10 | Michigan (3) | 2. Michigan | 2. Michigan |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma (2) | 3. Florida State | 3. Florida State |
| Big East | Miami (2) | 4. Oklahoma | 4. Oklahoma |
| Conference USA | Louisville (2) | 5. Virginia Tech | 5. Georgia |
| MAC | Marshall (3) | 6. Georgia | 6. Virginia Tech |
| Mt. West | BYU (2) | 7. Ohio State | 7. Ohio State |
| Pac-10 | UCLA (3) | 8. Florida | 8. Florida |
| SEC | Arkansas | 9. Colorado State | 9. Colorado State |
| Sun Belt | Idaho (3) | 10. Notre Dame | 10. Pittsburgh |
| WAC | Hawaii (2) |
Season in Review -
2004
National Championship Game - UCLA over Florida State 42-21
UCLA is National Champion for the 3rd Consective Year
UCLA has streak of 44 straight wins
Heisman Trophy Winner - Grant Bentley of Nebraska
| Conference | Champions | Coaches' Top 10 | AP Top 10 |
| ACC | Florida State (4) | 1. UCLA | 1. UCLA |
| Big 10 | Ohio State | 2. Ohio State | 2. East Carolina |
| Big 12 | Nebraska | 3. Michigan | 3. Ohio State |
| Big East | Syracuse | 4. Georgia | 4. Michigan |
| Conference USA | East Carolina | 5. Florida State | 5. Marshall |
| MAC | Marshall (4) | 6. Marshall | 6. Florida State |
| Mt. West | UNLV (2) | 7. Alabama | 7. Georgia |
| Pac-10 | UCLA (4) | 8. East Carolina | 8. Florida |
| SEC | Florida (2) | 9. Northwestern | 9. Alabama |
| Sun Belt | Idaho (4) | 10. Florida | 10. Northwestern |
| WAC | Hawaii (3) |
Season in Review -
2005
National Championship Game - Michigan defeated Nebraska 41-20
Heisman Trophy Winner - Damon Karas of Michigan
| Conference | Champions | Coaches' Top 10 | AP Top 10 |
| ACC | Florida State (5) | 1. Michigan | 1. Michigan |
| Big 10 | Michigan (4) | 2. Florida State | 2. Florida State |
| Big 12 | Nebraska (2) | 3. Marshall | 3. Syracuse |
| Big East | Syracuse (2) | 4. Syracuse | 4. UTEP |
| Conference USA | Southern Miss | 5. UTEP | 5. Marshall |
| MAC | Western Michigan | 6. Nebraska | 6. UCLA |
| Mt. West | BYU (3) | 7. UCLA | 7. Southern Miss |
| Pac-10 | UCLA (5) | 8. Southern Miss | 8. Nebraska |
| SEC | Florida (3) | 9. Texas | 9. Miami |
| Sun Belt | Idaho (5) | 10. Florida | 10. Texas |
| WAC | UTEP |