The University of Alabama's football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, claims 18 national championships in total. These include 13 titles recognized in the poll era (AP or Coaches' polls) and five titles from before the poll era. The championship years are 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020
. There is some debate about the exact number due to different rating systems and selectors used historically, but Alabama officially claims 18 national championships, which is among the most in NCAA history
. The most recent national championship was won in the 2020 season under head coach Nick Saban, marking his seventh national title as a coach
