We all know that college baseball is ultimately a warm weather (or at least not a harsh winter) sport, but looking at the national champions during the BCS/College Football Playoff era (which is what should count since the Rose Bowl/B1G and the soon to be defunct (most likely) Pac-12 held the sport hostage and caused split national titles and insanity such as that for decades prior) you’d think it was.
The only program to win all the marbles in college football located north of the Mason-Dixon Line during this time period is Ohio State. The Buckeyes won the title in 2002 and 2014. Both times were considered somewhat of a surprise. Ohio State was a big underdog to the last great Miami (Fla.) team in the 2002 title game before springing the upset. Then in 2014, the Buckeyes, led by Urban Meyer, marched through the inaugural college football playoff with a third-string quarterback to win it, downing Alabama in New Orleans and then Oregon in Arlington, Texas to do it.
Other than that, it’s been warm weather all the way.
1998- Tennessee
1999- Florida State
2000-Oklahoma
2001- Miami (Fla.)
2002- Ohio State
2003- LSU
2004- Southern California
2005- Texas
2006- Florida
2007- LSU
2008- Florida
2009- Alabama
2010- Auburn
2011- Alabama
2012- Alabama
2013- Florida State
2014- Ohio State
2015- Alabama
2016- Clemson
2017- Alabama
2018- Clemson
2019- LSU
2020- Alabama
2021- Georgia
2022- Georgia
