Ohio State (+600) open as favorite to win 2026-27 national championship
- - Ohio State (+600) open as favorite to win 2026-27 national championship
Ben FawkesJanuary 21, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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The Indiana Hoosiers completed a storybook 16-0 season by beating the Miami Hurricanes 27-21 on Monday night and winning the school's first national championship in football.
The Hoosiers had 100-1 odds to win the College Football Playoff before the season, making them the college football team with the longest odds to win a title since at least 2001.
While Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza is very likely to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft, coach Curt Cignetti and much of the Hoosiers team will return next season.
Oddsmakers believe Indiana has a great shot of not being a one-hit wonder, but also didn't install the Hoosiers as favorites to repeat as champions.
The Ohio State Buckeyes (+600) opened as the favorites to win the 2026-27 college football national championship at BetMGM, followed by Notre Dame, Oregon and Texas at +700.
Cignetti's Hoosiers are right behind those four teams at +800, and Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs (+900) are the only other team with better than 10-1 odds.
New LSU head coach Lane Kiffin's team has 15-1 odds, tied with CFP participants Alabama, Texas Tech and Texas A&M. The 15-1 odds for Alabama ties the school's longest preseason title odds since 2008, per Sports Odds History.
National champion runner-up Miami has 20-1 odds, followed by Michigan (25-1) and playoff participants Oklahoma (30-1) and Ole Miss (40-1).
Penn State, after having its shortest odds since at least 2001 to win the CFP before this season, opens with 50-1 odds to win next year's title. The Nittany Lions fired coach James Franklin during the season.
Source: “AOL Sports”
