First NCAAF Coaches Poll Doesn’t Match CFP Betting Odds

• The Michigan Wolverines are ranked as the preseason No. 2 team in the country but have +1200 odds to win the College Football Playoff.
• There are +250 odds at college football betting sites for the Georgia Bulldogs to three-peat as National Champions in the 2023-2024 CFB season.
• Florida State (+1800) and LSU (+1000) play in Week 1 and their odds will change depending on the outcome.

ATLANTA – The first edition of the weekly 2023-2024 College Football Coaches Poll released on Monday with the back-to-back National Champion Georgia Bulldogs unsurprisingly on top. The Bulldogs have +250 odds to win the National Championship, but the No. 2 team in the Coaches Poll is +1200 to win it all.

Variance between legal sports betting odds and preseason Coaches Poll rankings presents betting value for the Michigan Wolverines (+1200) and other top teams in the country.

Top 10 NCAAF Teams According to Coaches Poll

Team:	Coaches Poll Ranking:	Odds to Win 2023-2024 College Football Playoff:
Georgia Bulldogs	1	+250
Michigan Wolverines	2	+1200
Alabama Crimson Tide	3	+600
Ohio State Buckeyes	4	+750
Louisiana State (LSU) Tigers	5	+1000
Southern California (USC) Trojans	6	+1200
Penn State Nittany Lions	7	+2500
Florida State Seminoles	8	+1800
Clemson Tigers	9	+1500
Tennessee Volunteers	10	+4000

The initial release of the USA Today’s Coaches Poll gives bettors a good look at which teams have the best chance of winning it all this season. Despite a 25-1 regular season record and two College Football Playoff appearances in their last two seasons, the Michigan Wolverines are being undervalued by CFB Sportsbooks with +1200 odds.

63 head coaches of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools voted the Michigan Wolverines as the No. 2 team in the country but oddsmakers list the Wolverines with the fifth-shortest odds to win the National Championship next season. Michigan’s odds trail No. 5 LSU, who has +1000 odds to win it all in the 2023-2024 season.

A top-10 matchup between No. 5 LSU and the No. 8 Florida State Seminoles (+1800) is sure to influence both team’s odds and likely Michigan’s too depending on the outcome. Florida State’s odds to win the National Championship at legal Florida sports betting sites will greatly shorten if they defeat LSU on opening weekend.

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