Lineal Championship Tracker
College Football Belt Update
Stanford carries college football's lineal crown into a showdown with Notre Dame. Stay plugged into the reigning champion's story, the next challenge, and the belt's path through history.
- KickoffNovember 8 • South Bend, Indiana
- Current ReignBegan 11/01/2025 • 0 defenses
StanfordReigning Belt Holder
Notre DameNext Challenger- Reigns
- 4
- All-time Belt Record
- 11-14-2
- Win Percentage
- 44
- Reigns
- 6
- All-time Belt Record
- 20-15-2
- Win Percentage
- 57.1
Next Game Preview
How the upcoming showdown could swing the belt.
Stanford dominated California 31–10 on November 1 to rip the belt away from their Bay Area rival and end the Golden Bears' brief first reign. The Cardinal now prepare for a cross-country defense at Notre Dame, where the Irish hope to reclaim a piece of belt history on November 8.
It's a classic intersectional matchup with the belt on the line: Stanford's fresh reign heads to South Bend for a high-profile test.
Reign Snapshot
Where the belt currently stands.
Stanford captured the College Football Belt on 11/01/2025 and has defended it 0 times. This marks their 4 reigns with an overall belt record of 11-14-2 (44). The upcoming clash with Notre Dame offers a chance to extend the streak and further cement their lineal legacy.
About the College Football Belt
The story behind the sport's unofficial crown.
The College Football Belt is a lineal championship that traces a single path through the sport's history, rewarding each program that manages to topple the reigning holder on the field. Much like boxing’s legendary belts, ownership is determined solely by results: beat the champion and the prize is yours. The tradition begins with the first ever football game where Rutgers defeated Princeton 6-4 in 1869. Every subsequent game featuring the belt holder creates a potential transfer of power, making the belt a colorful thread that connects eras, conferences, and generations of players.
This site exists to make the belt’s journey easy to follow for casual fans and diehards alike. By combining a historical database with up-to-date matchup previews, it highlights the ongoing drama of college football’s most unofficial prize. Visitors can explore past reigns, gauge the significance of upcoming games, or trace how their favorite team might seize the title. Whether you are discovering the concept for the first time or reminiscing about a classic reign, the goal is to offer a central hub for the stories and statistics that define the College Football Belt.
Past Belt Reigns
Scroll through the programs that have held the crown.
| Team | Start | End | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
 California | 10/25/2025 | 11/01/2025 | 0 |
 Louisville | 10/10/2025 | 10/25/2025 | 2 |
 Miami | 09/13/2025 | 10/10/2025 | 2 |
 South Florida | 09/06/2025 | 09/13/2025 | 0 |
 Florida | 11/23/2024 | 09/06/2025 | 3 |
 Ole Miss | 11/10/2024 | 11/23/2024 | 0 |
 Georgia | 10/19/2024 | 11/10/2024 | 1 |
 Texas | 09/07/2024 | 10/19/2024 | 4 |
 Michigan | 01/08/2024 | 09/07/2024 | 1 |
 Washington | 11/12/2022 | 01/08/2024 | 17 |