The 2026 College Football Playoff will once again feature 12 teams.
Just like in 2025, the four highest-ranked teams overall in the final selection committee rankings earn the top four seeds and first-round byes, regardless of whether they won a conference title. The remaining playoff teams will then be seeded based entirely on the final CFP rankings.
The final automatic bid (usually the 12th seed) will go to the highest-ranked team from one of the Group of 6 conferences (American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, or Sun Belt), regardless of whether it won its conference championship.
Let’s take a look at the odds to make the College Football Playoff as of Oct. 4 at DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Odds to Make 2026 College Football Playoff
Notre Dame: -3000 (bet $10 to win $10.33 total)
Miami: -1500 (bet $10 to win $10.67 total)
Georgia: -950 (bet $10 to win $11.05 total)
Ohio State: -750 (bet $10 to win $11.33 total)
Texas: -700 (bet $10 to win $11.43 total)
Alabama: -400 (bet $10 to win $12.50 total)
Indiana: -390 (bet $10 to win $12.56 total)
LSU: -115 (bet $10 to win $18.70 total)
Oregon: -105 (bet $10 to win $19.52 total)
Texas Tech: +120 (bet $10 to win $22 total)
Utah: +125 (bet $10 to win $22.50 total)
Boise State: +140 (bet $10 to win $24 total)
Florida: +148 (bet $10 to win $24.80 total)
Ole Miss: +150 (bet $10 to win $25 total)
BYU: +200 (bet $10 to win $30 total)
Tennessee: +330 (bet $10 to win $43 total)
James Madison: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
North Dakota St.: +425 (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)
UCLA: +455 (bet $10 to win $55.50 total)
USC: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Here’s what to know about this oddsboard:
The Irish Up Top: After controversially being the last team left out of the 2025 Playoff, Notre Dame is heavily favored to make it this season — but it appears to be taking the path of least resistance. Outside of the Irish’s Oct. 17 game at BYU and Nov. 7 clash with Miami, they are presumed to have a relatively easy schedule in 2026, and their -3000 odds to make the CFP reflect that. In their first five games, Notre Dame outscored Wisconsin, Rice, Michigan State, Purdue and UNC, 206-59. Each of those five teams is unranked.
What Gives In Texas?: Despite being the No. 1 team in the country and owning wins over Ohio State and Tennessee, the Longhorns are fifth on the board. What gives? Well, it must be the schedule. Beginning next week, Texas will face Oklahoma, No. 16 Florida, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 17 Mississippi St., No. 14 Missouri and No. 10 LSU over the next six weeks. Yikes. Will there be at least a loss or two during that gauntlet?