Since the BCS (Bowl Championship Series ... a win over Oregon in 2015 and a loss to Alabama in 2021. Before the CFP, when the BCS helped decide the champion, Ohio State played in three title ...

The NCAA has only had championship games since 1998, when the BCS was installed ... top of the college football world in 2014, 2015 and 2021, but has always come up short of reaching the CFP.