Beginning in 2005, a best-of-three series determines the national championship.

After the end of the regular season, four teams from both conferences enter the playoffs, to determine the German championship.

The Wolverines (12-0) held a large lead in the two polls that determine the unofficial championship.

At the end of the regular season, a tie for first place necessitated a playoff to determine the championship.

The series winners play in the Final Four to determine the championship.

As such, they met again three weeks later in a race to determine the 1894 championship.

Denotes a play-off system was used to determine the championship.

The match was part of a four-team round robin playoff to determine the national championship.

This is widely considered to be the key factor in determining the 1990 championship.

The 1984 Holiday Bowl was one of the games that determined the national championship in college football for the 1984 season.