2014 college football championship odds: Florida State, Alabama lead

Fresh off their national title win in the final BCS Championship Game, the Florida State Seminoles are the early favorites to repeat in 2014, according to oddsmakers at Bovada. FSU is an 11/2 betting favorite to emerge victorious in the first College Football Playoff.

The ‘Noles are just ahead of Alabama (13/2), Stanford (9/1) and Ohio State (10/1). Oregon has the fifth-best odds at 12/1, and Auburn, this season’s runner-up, is sixth at 14/1. Michigan State and Oklahoma are listed at 20/1, and Baylor, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M and UCLA have 25/1 odds.

For anyone hoping to make the biggest possible score, several teams are at 100/1 in the early going. Among those are Arizona, Boise State, BYU, Kansas State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.

At 33/1, USC has the best odds of any team breaking in a new coach next year. Charlie Strong and Texas are listed at 50/1.

Bovada’s complete list of early 2014 odds is as follows:

Florida State 11/2

Alabama 13/2

Stanford 9/1

Ohio State 10/1

Oregon 12/1

Auburn 14/1

Michigan State 20/1

Oklahoma 20/1

Baylor 25/1

Clemson 25/1

Florida 25/1

Georgia 25/1

LSU 25/1

South Carolina 25/1

Texas A&M 25/1

UCLA 25/1

Notre Dame 33/1

USC 33/1

Iowa 40/1

Missouri 40/1

Oklahoma State 40/1

Wisconsin 40/1

Louisville 50/1

Miami 50/1

Michigan 50/1

Nebraska 50/1

North Carolina 50/1

Texas 50/1

Arizona State 66/1

Mississippi 66/1

Oregon State 66/1

UCF 66/1

Washington 66/1

Arizona 100/1

Arkansas 100/1

Boise State 100/1

Boston College 100/1

BYU 100/1

California 100/1

Cincinnati 100/1

Georgia Tech 100/1

Kansas State 100/1

Mississippi State 100/1

Pittsburgh 100/1

Rutgers 100/1

South Florida 100/1

TCU 100/1

Tennessee 100/1

Virginia Tech 100/1

West Virginia 100/1

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