2025-26 CFP national championship odds: Where do Alabama, Auburn stand?
Not long after Ohio State’s 34-23 win over Notre Dame for the College Football Playoff national championship, oddsmakers already had eyes on next season’s favorites.
The Buckeyes open the betting lines for 2025-26 college football national champion as the +450 favorite, just ahead of the Texas Longhorns at +650.
It should be noted, however, the preseason betting favorite to capture the national championship has not won it since Alabama in 2017.
Here are the odds, per Fanduel Sportsbook.
- Ohio State+450
- Texas+650
- Oregon+650
- Georgia+700
- Penn State+850
- Notre Dame+1,200
- Alabama+1,600
- Tennessee+1,800
- Clemson+1,800
- LSU+2,000
- Ole Miss+2,300
- Texas A&M+3,000
- Michigan+3,500
- South Carolina+4,000
- Auburn+5,000
- SMU+6,000
- Louisville+6,000
- Oklahoma+6,500
- Arizona State+9,500
- USC+11,000
- Baylor+12,000
- BYU+13,000
- Colorado+15,000
- Texas Tech+15,000
- TCU+17,000
- Boise State+25,000
- Oklahoma State+30,000
- Houston+30,000
- Texas State+32,000
- Texas+450
- Ohio State+500
- Georgia+600
- Oregon+750
- Penn State+750
- Alabama+1300
- Notre Dame+1500
- Tennessee+1600
- LSU+1800
- Clemson+2000
- Ole Miss+2200
- Miami (Fla.)+3000
- Texas A&M+3000
- Michigan+4000
- South Carolina+4000
- North Texas+100,000
Ohio State celebrated another title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish. Will Howard hit big-play receiver Jeremiah Smith for 56 yards on a late third-and-11 to lock down a game that had been a laugher, then turned into something else.
Trailing 31-7, Notre Dame scored two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions to make it a one-score game late in the fourth quarter. But Howard’s big throw to Smith set up a field goal that started the celebration in earnest. Ohio State won its sixth title and first since the 2014 season.
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