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Jan 28, 2025
2:32:47pm
krindorr All-American
This perfectly shows what the problem is for the Big 12

Circa Sports released early national title odds (see https://x.com/CircaSports/status/1882181847922421881/photo/1) and I've taken the liberty of organizing them below by conference (at least those with odds of at least +1000000, the linked list goes even beyond that)

The problem is NOT that our top teams are behind the B1G and SEC...that's expected and kind of a given.  The real issue comes in comparison of perception to the ACC.  The first Big 12 teams to show up are Kansas St and Utah (which is a whole other story - please don't be derailed by that)  at +25000, tied for 27th best odds.  NINE ACC teams are listed as having those same odds or better.

As much fun as parity is, we absolutely need some teams to stand out as dominant and relevant at the national level.  Because it's not just about betting odds for a national title.  It's about the ACC being able to get two teams (and almost 3 with Miami) into the playoff and the Big 12 only getting one (and not really being in the mix for another despite a very impressive BYU team)

 

  B1G SEC ACC Big 12 G5
1 Ohio State +500        
2   Georgia + 600      
3 Oregon +650        
4   Texas +700      
5 Penn St +900        
6   Alabama +1200      
7     *Notre Dame +1700    
8     Clemson +2000    
9   LSU +2500      
10   Ole Miss +2500      
11   Tennessee +2500      
12   Texas A&M +3000      
13 Michigan +4000        
14   Auburn +5000      
15     Miami +5000    
16   South Carolina +6000      
17 USC +6000        
18   Florida +8000      
19 Nebraska +10000        
20   Oklahoma +10000      
21     Florida St +15000    
22     Louisville +15000    
23   Missouri +15000      
24     SMU +15000    
25 Indiana +20000        
26     UNC +20000    
27     Georgia Tech +25000    
28       Kansas St +25000  
29       Utah +25000  
30     Virginia Tech +25000    
31 Washington +25000        
32       Arizona St +30000  
33 Illinois +30000        
34 Iowa +30000        
35         Tulane +30000
36       Baylor +35000  
37       Iowa St +35000  
38       Kansas +35000  
39         Boise St +50000
40       BYU +50000  
41       Colorado +50000  
42 Maryland +50000        
43     NC State +50000    
44     Syracuse +50000    
45       TCU +50000  
46       Texas Tech +50000  
47       UCF +50000  
48       West Virginia +50000  
49 Wisconsin +50000        
50   Arkansas +100000      
51     Cal +100000    
52     Duke +100000    
53       Houston +100000  
54         JMU +100000
55         Memphis +100000
56 Michigan St +100000        
57       Oklahoma St +100000  
58         Texas St +100000
59         UNLV +100000
60         UTSA +100000
61   Vanderbilt +100000      
62     Virginia +100000    

 

 

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