How the college football national championship changed through the decades
Each season, 136 teams have the opportunity to complete the perfect season. Five weeks into the 2025 season, only 20 teams can still chase this dream. After Week 5 of 2024, 19 teams remained perfect. Oregon was the last team remaining last season, not losing until the CFP quarterfinals.
Michigan was the last team to complete the perfect season, going 15-0 in 2023 and capturing the national championship.
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Here are the 20 undefeated FBS teams through Week 5:
*Teams are listed alphabetically, times are all Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Top 25 Poll
No. 23 BYU (4-0)
- Previous: def. Colorado, 24-21
- Up next: vs. West Virginia, 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3
- Last undefeated season: 1984 | 13-0 | Won national championship
No. 17 Georgia Tech (5-0)
- Previous: def. Wake Forest, 30-29 (OT)
- Up next: vs. Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11
- Last undefeated season: 1990 | 11-0-1 | Won national championship (coaches' poll)
Houston (4-0)
- Previous: def. Oregon State, 27-24 (OT)
- Up next: vs. No. 11 Texas Tech, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: Never
No. 8 Indiana (5-0)
- Previous: def. Iowa, 20-15
- Up next: at No. 2 Oregon, 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11
- Last undefeated season: 1945 | 9-0-1 | Won Big Ten Championship
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No. 14 Iowa State (5-0)
- Previous: def. Arizona, 39-14
- Up next: at Cincinnati, 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: Never
Louisville (4-0)
- Previous: def. Pitt, 34-27
- Up next: vs. No. 24 Virginia, 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: Never
Maryland (4-0)
- Previous: def. Wisconsin, 27-10
- Up next: vs. Washington, 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: 1951 | 10-0 | Won Sugar Bowl
Memphis (5-0)
- Previous: def. Florida Atlantic, 55-26
- Up next: vs. Tulsa, 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: 1963 | 9-0-1
No. 3 Miami (Fla.) (4-0)
- Previous: def. Florida, 26-7
- Up next: at No. 18 Florida State, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: 2001 | 12-0 | Won national championship
No. 19 Missouri (5-0)
- Previous: def. UMass, 42-6
- Up next: vs. No. 10 Alabama, 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11
- Last undefeated season: 1909 | 7-0-1
Navy (4-0)
- Previous: def. Rice, 21-13
- Up next: vs. Air Force, 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: 1926 | 9-0-1
North Texas (5-0)
- Previous: def. South Alabama, 36-22
- Up next: vs. South Florida, 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10
- Last undefeated season: Never
No. 1 Ohio State (4-0)
- Previous: def. Washington, 24-6
- Up next: vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: 2012 | 12-0 | Ineligible for postseason
No. 4 Ole Miss (5-0)
- Previous: def. No. 4 LSU, 24-19
- Up next: vs. Washington State, 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11
- Last undefeated season: 1962 | 10-0 | Won Sugar Bowl
No. 5 Oklahoma (4-0)
- Previous: def. No. 22 Auburn, 24-17
- Up next: vs. Kent State, 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: 2000 | 13-0 | Won national championship
No. 2 Oregon (5-0)
- Previous: def. No. 3 Penn State, 30-24 (2OT)
- Up next: vs. No. 8 Indiana, 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11
- Last undefeated season: 1916 | 7-0-1 | Won Rose Bowl
No. 6 Texas A&M (4-0)
- Previous: def. Auburn, 16-10
- Up next: vs. Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: 1994 | 10-0-1 | Ineligible for postseason
No. 11 Texas Tech (4-0)
- Previous: def. No. 16 Utah, 34-10
- Up next: at Houston, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: Never
UNLV (4-0)
- Previous: def. Miami (Ohio), 41-28
- Up next: at Wyoming, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: Never
No. 16 Vanderbilt (5-0)
- Previous: def. Utah State, 55-35
- Up next: at No. 10 Alabama, 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4
- Last undefeated season: 1944 | 3-0-1 | Short schedule due to World War II
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