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Coming off a National University Holiday Bowl victory over Nebraska and a 9-4 season, the USC Trojans are one of the top 10 teams in the country heading into the 2015-2016 season. According to the odds released by Bovada earlier today, there are only nine teams with better odds of hoisting the national championship trophy next season.
USC's way-too-early odds have them at 20/1 -- second best in the Pac-12. Oregon again tops the list for the conference with 14/1 odds. The Ducks trail only Ohio State (6/1), TCU (15/2) and Alabama (10/1). UCLA and Stanford are both sitting at 33/1 while the Arizona schools have 40/1 odds.
There are three other Pac-12 teams listed with Utah having 66/1 odds, Cal and Oregon State at 100/1. One other team of note is USC's interstitial rival, Notre Dame. The Irish have the same 20/1 odds as the Trojans.
Here are the 2015-2016 national championship odds courtesy of Bovada:
| Odds to win the 2015-2016 College Football FBS Championship | |
|---|---|
| Ohio State | 6/1 |
| TCU | 15/2 |
| Alabama | 10/1 |
| Auburn | 14/1 |
| Oregon | 14/1 |
| Florida State | 16/1 |
| LSU | 16/1 |
| Michigan State | 16/1 |
| Baylor | 16/1 |
| Notre Dame | 20/1 |
| USC | 20/1 |
| Mississippi State | 25/1 |
| Oklahoma | 25/1 |
| Boise State | 33/1 |
| Clemson | 33/1 |
| Florida | 33/1 |
| Georgia | 33/1 |
| Stanford | 33/1 |
| Texas A&M | 33/1 |
| UCLA | 33/1 |
| Wisconsin | 33/1 |
| Mississippi | 33/1 |
| Arizona | 40/1 |
| Arizona State | 40/1 |
| Arkansas | 50/1 |
| Georgia Tech | 50/1 |
| Kansas State | 50/1 |
| Louisville | 50/1 |
| Missouri | 50/1 |
| Nebraska | 50/1 |
| Oklahoma State | 50/1 |
| South Carolina | 50/1 |
| Texas | 50/1 |
| Tennessee | 66/1 |
| Utah | 66/1 |
| Miami | 75/1 |
| Michigan | 75/1 |
| Washington | 75/1 |
| West Virginia | 75/1 |
| Penn State | 75/1 |
| BYU | 100/1 |
| California | 100/1 |
| Cincinnati | 100/1 |
| Iowa | 100/1 |
| North Carolina | 100/1 |
| Oregon State | 100/1 |
| Pittsburgh | 100/1 |
| Rutgers | 100/1 |
| Virginia Tech | 100/1 |
| Marshall | 100/1 |
| Maryland | 100/1 |
| Duke | 100/1 |
| Boston College | 200/1 |
| South Florida | 200/1 |
| Northwestern | 200/1 |
| UCF | 200/1 |
| Texas Tech | 200/1 |