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New odds favor Ohio State, Bama, Clemson, USC, TCU to win power conferences

Ohio State is the overall favorite, surprise surprise.

Bovada’s latest odds have Ohio State as the favorite to repeat as national champions and Alabama as the favorite in the SEC. Iowa State also has the same conference title odds as Florida! What a country.

Alabama, TCU and Auburn are the closest to Ohio State at the top, and would make up the playoff field along with the Buckeyes if the odds prove to be correct. The advanced statistics project Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Oregon as the top four teams in the nation, with Auburn No. 5 and TCU No. 18. Earlier Wednesday, Sports Illustrated projected Ohio State, Auburn, TCU and Notre Dame.

Clemson, TCU, Ohio State, USC and Alabama are considered the favorites for each of the power conferences by Bovada, with the Buckeyes’ 1-3 Big Ten odds the lowest of any team in the country.

All teams with odds higher than 100/1 have been cut from the list.

Team Odds
Ohio State 11/4
Alabama 7/1
TCU 7/1
Auburn 9/1
USC 16/1
Baylor 20/1
Michigan State 20/1
Notre Dame 20/1
Clemson 22/1
Oregon 22/1
Florida State 25/1
Georgia 28/1
LSU 28/1
Oklahoma 28/1
Stanford 33/1
UCLA 40/1
Arkansas 50/1
Michigan 50/1
Mississippi 50/1
Tennessee 50/1
Texas A&M 50/1
Georgia Tech 75/1
Arizona State 100/1
Florida 100/1
Kansas State 100/1
Mississippi State 100/1
Nebraska 100/1
Oklahoma State 100/1
Penn State 100/1
Texas 100/1
Virginia Tech 100/1
Wisconsin 100/1

Now for the rest of the odds, by conference. Teams with odds higher than 100/1 were also cut here.

American

Cincinnati 2/1
Memphis 11/5
Houston 9/2
Central Florida 13/2
Navy 8/1
Temple 9/1
East Carolina 10/1
South Florida 66/1
Tulsa 100/1

ACC

Clemson 2/1
Florida State 5/2
Georgia Tech 5/1
Louisville 9/1
Virginia Tech 9/1
Miami 12/1
North Carolina 12/1
Pittsburgh 12/1
NC State 20/1
Duke 50/1

Big 12

TCU 8/5
Baylor 5/2
Oklahoma 5/1
Oklahoma State 7/1
Texas 10/1
Kansas State 12/1
Texas Tech 20/1
West Virginia 20/1
Iowa State 33/1

Big Ten

Ohio State 1/3
Michigan State 15/2
Wisconsin 15/2
Nebraska 10/1
Michigan 16/1
Iowa 25/1
Penn State 25/1
Minnesota 28/1
Northwestern 50/1
Illinois 100/1
Indiana 100/1
Maryland 100/1

Conference USA

Marshall 5/4
Louisiana Tech 13/5
Western Kentucky 11/4
Rice 8/1
Middle Tennessee State 10/1
UTEP 33/1
FAU 40/1
FIU 50/1
Southern Miss 50/1
North Texas 100/1
Old Dominion 100/1

MAC

Northern Illinois 3/1
Toledo 3/1
Western Michigan 3/1
Bowling Green 4/1
Akron 10/1
Ball State 12/1
Ohio 12/1
UMass 20/1
Kent State 33/1
Buffalo 50/1
Central Michigan 75/1

Mountain West

Boise State 1/3
San Diego State 7/1
Utah State 9/1
Colorado State 12/1
Air Force 16/1
Fresno State 16/1
San Jose State 20/1
Hawaii 33/1
Nevada 33/1
Wyoming 33/1
New Mexico 100/1

Pac-12

USC 2/1
Oregon 12/5
Stanford 7/2
UCLA 7/2
Arizona State 9/1
Arizona 20/1
Utah 33/1
California 40/1

SEC

Alabama 2/1
Auburn 11/4
Georgia 11/2
Ole Miss 9/1
Arkansas 10/1
LSU 10/1
Tennessee 12/1
Texas A&M 18/1
Missouri 20/1
Florida 33/1
South Carolina 33/1
Mississippi State 40/1
Kentucky 100/1
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