Early national championship odds released for 2022 college football season

College football season just wrapped up for this season. Georgia took down Alabama in the National Championship to dethrone the Crimson Tide, also snapping a 40+ year championship drought for the Bulldogs. While the season just finished, it is never too early to look ahead to which teams have the best odds to bring home a championship next season.

Vegas Insider has released their championship odds for next season, with some familiar faces at the top of the list.

Odds to win next year’s championship

Alabama +200
Georgia +200
Ohio State +600
Clemson +800
Michigan +3500
Oklahoma +3500
Texas A&M +3500
USC +3500
Florida +5000
Oregon +5000
Texas +5000
Notre Dame +6600
Utah +6600
Cincinnati +8000
LSU +8000
Nebraska +8000
Penn State +8000
Pittsburgh +8000
Purdue +8000
Wake Forest +8000
Wisconsin +8000
Arizona State +10000
Auburn +10000
Baylor +10000
Iowa +10000
Maryland +10000
Miami +10000
Michigan State +10000
North Carolina +10000
Oklahoma State +10000
Ole Miss +10000
South Carolina +10000
Tennessee +10000
UCLA +10000
Washington +10000
Kansas State +10000

The Vegas Insider championship odds were last updated on Tuesday, January 11.

Familiar faces remain at the top of the list

Alabama and Georgia just met in this year’s title games, and both are listed with the best odds to win a championship next season at +200. While both teams will lose some significant talent to the NFL, they each will return a strong core which should aid a potential run next season.

On Alabama’s side, they return this year’s Heisman Trophy winner (quarterback Bryce Young) and arguably the best defensive player in the nation (Will Anderson). Georgia will lose a lot of pieces on defense and in the running back room, but the Bulldogs still have a strong roster entering next season.

Behind Georgia and Alabama, Ohio State comes in with the third best odds to win next year’s championship. The Buckeyes return a young core that is led by quarterback CJ Stroud, running back TreVeyon Henderson, and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Despite some struggles this season, Vegas lists Clemson with the fourth best odds for next season.

Michigan, this year’s second seed in the College Football Playoff, headlines the next group with +3500 championship odds. The Wolverines fell to Georgia in the CFP semifinal this season. Oklahoma is also in this group despite the departures of Lincoln Riley, Caleb Williams and others. Riley remains in this group, though, as USC also comes in at +3500 alongside Michigan, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.

Cincinnati, this year’s fourth seed in the CFP, come in with +8000 odds to win the championship next season. The Bearcats were the top Group of 5 team in the nation this year, but will lose a tremendous amount of talent in the offseason.

Next season will be here before we know it. Week 0 is set to begin on Saturday, August 27.