The Indiana Hoosiers have done what looked like the impossible and turned around a program that was leading all of college football in total losses in history, and has now become a powerhouse team. Head coach Curt Cignetti has taken this program from a team that never competed to a team that is now the Big Ten Champions in just two seasons.
After what seemed like a Cinderella season last year, Indiana backed up the claim that they are real contenders by coming back even stronger this season and going undefeated for the first time in program history, being ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history, and being Big Ten Champions for the first time since 1967.
The Hoosiers are now getting ready for the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 overall seed and will have a first-round bye and not have to play till after Christmas. So, of course, with the bracket out, Vegas oddsmakers are making their odds on who will win it all, and it really is a slap in the face to Indiana.
Indiana is behind Ohio State in odds to win the National Championship
Here are the odds of every College Football Playoff team to win the National Championship:
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook
- Ohio State: +220
- Indiana: +290
- Georgia: +550
- Oregon: +750
- Texas Tech: +900
- Texas A&M: +1700
- Alabama: +2200
- Miami: +2200
- Ole Miss: +2200
- Oklahoma: +4500
- James Madison: +70000
- Tulane: +75000
So, Indiana wins the Big Ten Championship, knocks Ohio State out of the No. 1 spot, something no one had done all season long, and they still aren't the favorites to win it all? Even worse, they are behind the team that they just beat.
It feels like the Ohio State bias is really starting to show here. Granted, Ohio State could be knocked out before these two could meet again in the championship, but if they did, Indiana has the blueprint to beat the Buckeyes.
Oddsmakers are just giving Indiana another opportunity to prove everyone wrong, and the last time they had that, they beat Ohio State for the first time since 1988 to claim a Big Ten Championship.