[1][4] The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football records book includes the Litkenhous Ratings as a "major selector" of college football national championships for the seasons 1934 through 1984.
[4] However no selections are listed in the NCAA records book for six seasons: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, and 1980.
[4] † Years where Litkenhous selection is omitted from the NCAA records book.
1 team in the year's final ranking was awarded the Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.
[5][10] The traveling trophy took the form of a huge wooden plaque and bronze mural by artist Marion Junkin.