Of the five teams with the best odds to win the national championship in 2026, one is Ohio State and three are teams the Buckeyes will play in the regular season.
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Ohio State's 2026 Football Schedule Includes Three of the Five Teams With the Best Odds to Win the National Championship
Oddsmakers agree: Ohio State’s 2026 schedule is a gauntlet.
If the sportsbooks know (and they seem to more times than not), Ohio State’s 2026 schedule will be one of the toughest in college football next fall.
According to consensus odds to win the national championship from DraftKings and FanDuel, the teams with the five best odds to win it all next season include Ohio State (+700) and three of OSU's regular-season opponents: Texas (+700), Indiana (+700) and Oregon (+925).
Notre Dame (+675) is the only team with better odds to win the national championship than Ohio State, Texas and Indiana.
The Buckeyes' schedule also includes USC (35/1) and Michigan (40/1), who are among the top 15 in odds to win it all next season.
Per On3’s composite of nine early preseason rankings from national media outlets, Ohio State – which is ranked as the No. 1 team in the country – is set to face the No. 2 (Indiana), No. 3 (Texas), No. 5 (Oregon), No. 14 (Michigan), No. 15 (USC) and No. 21 (Iowa) teams in 2026, with four of those games coming on the road.
2026 Top-10 National Champion Odds (DraftKings/FanDuel Consensus)
| NOTRE DAME |
+675 |
| OHIO STATE |
+700 |
| TEXAS |
+700 |
| INDIANA |
+700 |
| OREGON |
+925 |
| GEORGIA |
+1100 |
| MIAMI (FLORIDA) |
+1400 |
| LSU |
+1450 |
| TEXAS TECH |
+1450 |
| TEXAS A&M |
+1700 |