Claiming national titles is a long-held tradition in major college football, where the NCAA has never held any authority to run a playoff.

For years, Auburn has kept it simple, publicly claiming two national crowns: their 1957 squad under Coach Jordan recognized by the AP Poll and the official NCAA record book, and the 2010 BCS title courtesy of Newton and head coach Gene Chizik.

Auburn is claiming four additional football national titles and will call itself a nine-time champion moving forward