2025 CFP Championship Odds: Can Texas Win Title After Topping Preseason Ballot?

The preseason poll is out, and the collegiate Texans are on top.

Let’s take a look ahead at the national title odds for the 2025 College Football Playoff at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Aug. 11.

CFP Championship Winner 2025-26

Ohio State: +550 (bet $10 to win $65 total)
Texas: +550 (bet $10 to win $65 total)
Penn State: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Georgia: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Alabama: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Clemson: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Notre Dame: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Oregon: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)
LSU: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Michigan: +2800 (bet $10 to win $290 total)

The preseason AP Top 25 dropped on Monday, and Texas is No. 1, followed by Penn State at No. 2 and Ohio State at No. 3. 

So, much like most years, the big dogs will enter next season favored to win it all, including the Buckeyes, who will look to defend their title.

There will also be some changes heading into the next College Football Playoff when it comes to seeding, potentially making the path smoother for some of those premiere programs.

In late May, the CFP committee approved a proposal in which the four highest-ranked teams would earn the top four seeds and a first-round bye, removing the previous conference champion requirement. The top five ranked conference champions will still earn playoff spots.

Last season, the top four seeds — Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State — all received a bye and then lost in their quarterfinal matchups. Had the new format been in place, No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Penn State would have been the top four seeds and had byes.

Texas will try to become the 12th team to start and finish No. 1 since the AP preseason poll debuted in 1950. The last team to do it was Alabama in 2017.

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