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2025-26 College Football Playoff Schedule

• First round (Dec. 19-20)
  • Friday, Dec. 19
    • 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama, 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN
  • Saturday, Dec. 20:
    • 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.), 12 p.m. on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN
    • 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane, 3:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max
    • 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison, 7:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max
  • Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
    • Wednesday, Dec. 31
      • 2 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M/No. 10 Miami (Fla.) winner | Cotton Bowl | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
    • Thursday, Jan. 1
      • 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon/No. 12 James Madison winner | Orange Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
      • 1 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oklahoma/No. 9 Alabama winner | Rose Bowl | 4 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
      • 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss/No. 11 Tulane winner | Sugar Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
    • Semifinals (Jan. 8-9)
      • Thursday, Jan. 8
        • Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
      • Friday, Jan. 9
        • Peach Bowl (Atlanta) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN
      • College Football Playoff National Championship Game

Ohio State

There are 12 teams with a chance to win the College Football Playoff national championship heading into the first round of the CFP.

But the odds for those 12 teams are very different.

BetMGM Sportsbook has listed its odds to win the College Football Playoff and the favorite, No. 2 seed Ohio State, is at +225.

No. 11 seed Tulane and No. 12 seed James Madison are the longshots, with the Group of 5 champions in the field both at +50000.

Take a look at the odds to win the national championship for the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff.

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College Football Playoff National Championship odds

• Ohio State: +225
• Indiana: +275
• Georgia: +500
• Oregon: +900
• Texas Tech: +900
• Texas A&M: +1700
• Alabama: +2000