Throughout the extensive history of collegiate football, numerous long-standing athletic programs competing at the highest level of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision have never captured an undisputed national championship. Prominent major conference programs such as the Oregon Ducks, the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Arizona State Sun Devils, and the Kansas State Wildcats have experienced fantastic winning seasons and major bowl game victories, yet an elusive national title remains absent from their historical trophy cases.