Ohio State coach Ryan Day is hugging players with confetti falling overhead. His Buckeyes, who beat Notre Dame 34-23 Monday to win the national title, have cemented their place in program history. The coach himself has stamped an Urban Meyer seal onto his John Cooper-esque resume.

Trying to figure out who owns the most national championships in college football is not for the weak of heart. The sport has changed considerably since the sport's inaugural season -- 1869 -- when Princeton and Rutgers played twice and,