College Football Rankings – Week 12 (2008)
The College Football rankings for Week 12 of the 2008 season were getting quite exciting. We have odds for each team to win the 2009 BCS Championship as well.
Ranked number one in the nation, the undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide have a better chance to play in and win the 2009 BCS Championship game than just about any other team in College Football. Alabama's odds to win the 2009 BCS Championship title were listed at +250 following this past weekend's win. That would result in a payout of $250 for every $100 bet.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders 2009 BCS Championship odds were set at a whopping +500. That would translate into a $500 payout for every $100 bet. Considering Texas Tech is undefeated, these odds have magnificent value to say the least.
It's that other Texas Longhorns team and they have +400 odds to win the 2009 BCS Championship, shorter odds than the Red Raiders in fact. Just to show how little respect oddsmakers are really giving the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Texas Tech's odds to win the 2009 BCS Championship were set at +500 even though they were ranked at number 2 and remain undefeated. The Longhorns, with their better name recognition and proven record over the year were ranking somewhere around number 3 and 4 depending on where you looked.
The Florida Gators odds to win the 2009 BCS Championship were set at +180. Essentially, that online sportsbook had the Gators as the favorite to win the BCS Championship. Yet Florida is ranked 4th in the nation behind Alabama, Texas Tech and - depending where you look - the Texas Longhorns. A week after its emotional win against Georgia, Florida continued its climb in the BCS standings, routing Vanderbilt 42-14 to clinch the SEC East title. "I was very concerned," Florida coach Urban Meyer said. "There's nothing more emotional than that game in Jacksonville. But this is a mature team."
The Oklahoma Sooners are 9-1 and their odds to win the 2009 BCS Championship were set at +450. If you do the math, you come up with some great value: A Sooners title pays $450 for every $100 bet.
The Utah Utes odds to win the 2009 BCS Championship were listed under the "field" category at Sportsbook.com, just to give everyone some idea how unexpected the Utes run at a BCS Championship game was heading into this season. They remain undefeated.
A Penn State Nittany Lions win in the 2009 BCS Championship would pay out $3300 for every $100 bet.
Take this one to the bank - The Boise State Broncos still have a shot to win the 2009 BCS Championship. The payout: A whopping $20,000 for every $100 bet. And why not? Boise State is 9-0 heading into this weekend, one of only a handful of undefeated teams in College Football. They are widely ranked around number 9 in most polls.
Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
