I don't see how anybody could make an accurate, undisputed count of football championships. For quite a few seasons, there are two or more teams claiming the championship. Many of those claims are pretty weak, but there's no definitive way of resolving the issue. You start getting into a morass pretty quickly.
If you start counting non-NCAA championships, there are some minor sports that really distort the results. Arizona State won 96 national championships in archery and badminton, including men's, women's, and co-ed championships (yes, 96 -- not a typo). If you count those, then ASU has over 130 national championships, which is just silly.
If you start counting non-NCAA championships, there are some minor sports that really distort the results. Arizona State won 96 national championships in archery and badminton, including men's, women's, and co-ed championships (yes, 96 -- not a typo). If you count those, then ASU has over 130 national championships, which is just silly.