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2025 College Football Playoff Odds Tracker

Brady Trettenero

By Brady Trettenero

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  • This page tracked the odds to reach the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff in the 2024-25 NCAAF season
  • Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Arizona State, and eight at-large teams qualified for the expanded bracket
  • Looking for this year’s College Football Playoff odds?

The 2024-25 college football season ran from August 24th, 2024, to January 20th, 2025, marking the first year of the expanded 12-team playoff format. Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23 to claim the national championship.

We tracked the odds to make the 2025 CFP for top contenders throughout the season. The graphs below show how College Football Playoff odds moved from opening to close for contending programs.

Average 2025 College Football Playoff Odds

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  • December 8: SMU secured the final playoff spot over Alabama. The Mustangs’ 11-2 record and close ACC Championship loss to Clemson (34-31) proved enough to edge out the 9-3 Crimson Tide.
  • November 25: Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State were removed from betting boards as virtual locks to make the playoff.
  • November 4: Ohio State jumped to -3000 to make the CFP after beating Penn State in Week 10. The Nittany Lions stayed alive at -350 despite the loss.
  • April 29: Georgia (-500) and Ohio State (-450) opened as the favorites to make the new 12-team playoff field.

Final 2024-2025 College Football Playoff Field

Seed Team Record Conference
1 Oregon 13-1 Big Ten Champion
2 Georgia 11-3 SEC Champion
3 Boise State 12-2 Mountain West Champion
4 Arizona State 11-3 Big 12 Champion
5 Texas 13-3 At-Large
6 Notre Dame 14-2 At-Large
7 Penn State 13-3 At-Large
8 Ohio State 14-2 At-Large
9 Tennessee 10-3 At-Large
10 Indiana 11-2 At-Large
11 Clemson 10-4 ACC Champion
12 SMU 11-3 At-Large

Final records include playoff games. Data from DraftKings Sportsbook.

Brady Trettenero
Brady Trettenero

Lead NHL & NCAAF Editor

Brady is the lead NHL and College Football editor at Sports Betting Dime, where he specializes in betting odds and data-driven analysis. Brady has over 10 years experience working in sports media, with work published by outlets such as ESPN, CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports and Fox Sports.

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