LSU may be ranked No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Top 25, but oddsmakers believe the Tigers are a legitimate national championship contender. According to BetOnline Sports & Casino, LSU has the sixth-best odds to win the College Football Playoff at 11/1, a whopping nine spots higher than its ranking in the AP poll. It’s one of the largest disparities between the voters and oddsmakers in college football. Meanwhile, Utah, UCLA and Kentucky have surged into the top 10 following a chaotic Week 8, but none has better championship odds than Lane Kiffin’s Tigers. As the playoff picture begins to take shape, the betting market suggests LSU remains a much bigger threat to win it all than its national ranking indicates.
Notes:
- No. 25 Kentucky has the worst CFP odds of any ranked team at 400/1
- Oklahoma has the best CFP odds of unranked teams and better odds than 16 ranked teams
- Four unranked teams have Top 25 CFP odds rankings
- The biggest differences between rankings and odds:
- Houston is -11 from odds to rankings
- UCLA are -9 from odds to rankings
- LSU are +9 from rankings to odds
CFP title odds are updated every day of the season here: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/ncaaf-futures/college-football-championship.
| Team | AP Ranking | CFP Odds Ranking | CFP Title Odds |
| Miami | 1 | 4 | 13/2 (+650) |
| Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 11/2 (+550) |
| Georgia | 3 | T-1 | 19/4 (+475) |
| Indiana | 4 | 5 | 17/2 (+850) |
| Notre Dame | 5 | T-1 | 19/4 (+475) |
| Utah | 6 | 11 | 33/1 |
| UCLA | 7 | T-16 | 75/1 |
| BYU | 8 | T-13 | 66/1 |
| Kentucky | 9 | T-13 | 66/1 |
| Alabama | 10 | 7 | 12/1 |
| Texas | 11 | 8 | 14/1 |
| Ole Miss | 12 | 9 | 20/1 |
| Texas Tech | 13 | T-16 | 75/1 |
| Wake Forest | 14 | 18 | 80/1 |
| LSU | 15 | 6 | 11/1 |
| Tennessee | 16 | T-13 | 66/1 |
| Florida | 17 | 12 | 50/1 |
| Houston | 18 | 29 | 300/1 |
| SMU | 19 | T-20 | 125/1 |
| Boise State | 20 | T-27 | 250/1 |
| Northwestern | 21 | 26 | 200/1 |
| Arizona | 22 | T-23 | 150/1 |
| Missouri | 23 | 19 | 100/1 |
| Oklahoma State | 24 | 25 | 175/1 |
| Wisconsin | 25 | T-30 | 400/1 |
| ————- | ————- | ————- | ————- |
| Oklahoma | N/A | 10 | 25/1 |
| Iowa | N/A | T-20 | 125/1 |
| Nebraska | N/A | T-20 | 125/1 |
| USC | N/A | T-23 | 150/1 |
