The 2025-2026 college football season is officially in the books, as the Indiana Hoosiers completed their historic, undefeated run with a 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes on Monday night in the National Championship. While the season may be over, college football never sleeps. Transfer portal season is upon us, and before you know it, spring games will be here – which is when we will get our first glimpse of how these teams will look next season.
Speaking of next season, the 2027 National Championship odds are already up across the market. It may be early, and there is still plenty of transfer portal madness to sort through, but now is as good of a time as any to take a look at the board and see if any teams stand out for an early future bet.
2027 College Football National Champion Opening Odds & Lines
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
- Indiana Hoosiers +700
- Ohio State Buckeyes +700
- Texas Longhorns +750
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish +750
- Oregon Ducks +850
- Georgia Bulldogs +1000
- LSU Tigers +1200
- Texas Tech Red Raiders +1400
- Texas A&M Aggies +1600
- Alabama Crimson Tide +1800
- Miami Hurricanes +2000
- Oklahoma Sooners +3500
- USC Trojans +3500
- Michigan Wolverines +4000
- Ole Miss Rebels +4000
- Florida Gators +5000
- Penn State Nittany Lions +5500
- Utah Utes +6000
- Tennessee Volunteers +6000
- Auburn Tigers +6500
- BYU Cougars +7000
- Everyone else +7500 and longer
CFB best futures bet: Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win the National Championship (+750)
The Fighting Irish are in prime position to run the table next year, with their most difficult challenge also being a massive revenge spot against Miami – this time in South Bend. You best believe that game is already circled for Marcus Freeman’s squad. Outside of the Hurricanes, Notre Dame’s most challenging games will be against SMU and BYU. Frankly, it would be shocking if the Irish struggled with the rest of their opponents. I expect this squad to be laser-focused and seeking revenge after being left out of the College Football Playoff, which is a scary proposition for the rest of the country considering Freeman has led the Irish to the title game already.
When comparing Notre Dame’s price to the others around it on the board, it’s a no-brainer. In-state rival and national champion Indiana will have to replace their Heisman-winning quarterback and multiple key contributors, and the Hoosiers will have to play teams like Ohio State, Michigan, and USC along the way. Speaking of Ohio State, the co-favorite Buckeyes will have 3 of the top 5 teams on the odds board on their schedule next year, making their price very unappealing. In addition to OSU, Texas will have to play Oklahoma, Ole Miss, LSU and Texas A&M. Oregon’s path is a bit less daunting than Ohio State’s and Texas’, but the Ducks still have to play Washington, Ohio State, Michigan and USC in their quest to reach their 3rd straight College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame projects to have plenty of returning talent and depth, especially across the offensive line, linebackers and secondary. C.J. Carr will be be back at quarterback, and while his running mates in the backfield will look a bit different next year, the group is still loaded with highly-recruited running backs that have awaited their turn behind Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price, as well as stud freshmen like Jonaz Walton and Javian Osborne. Carr’s targets will consist of another deep tight end room – a Notre Dame staple – and a very talented wide receiver room led by seasoned veterans in Jaden Greathouse and Jordan Faison, accompanied by multiple 4-star freshmen. If there were any holes in this roster, Freeman and his staff filled them in with a very strong transfer portal class headlined by CB Jayden Sanders (Michigan) and a former 5-star WR in Quincy Porter (Ohio State).
A few other teams stand out to me as solid long-shot bets at their price like Penn State (75/1, Bet365) and South Carolina (250/1, BetMGM) but Notre Dame feels like the team with the most win equity heading into the 2026 season.
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