A Big Ten program hoisted the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy for the second consecutive season. That became the case on Monday night when Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the title game.

Ohio State also owned the best point differential in any single edition of the CFP (+70), outscoring opponents 145-75. The next closest team was 2022 Georgia (+59), albeit having only played two postseason games in the old four-team format.

See below for the 2026 CFB National Championship odds. Odds may vary by sportsbook and are subject to change. The answer is right there in the name: It’s wagering on specific college football outcomes that won’t be decided until well into the future on the NCAAF schedule. We’re talking well beyond Thanksgiving, and sometimes not until the new year.

For the second season in a row, a Big Ten team has ended the season on top of the college football world. Ohio State started the 12-team College Football Playoff era the way it did the four-team playoff era by winning the national championship on Monday night in Atlanta.

The SEC and Big Ten accounted for 7 of the 12 places in the College Football Playoff this year, and it’s expected that both conferences will be heavily represented again in 2025