Going into the 2021 college football season, there are five teams that stand out above the rest as frontrunners to win this year’s national championship.
While there’s no clear favorite to hoist the trophy at the end of this season, there is a consensus on the five teams who have the best shot at winning the College Football Playoff this year: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
Alabama, the reigning national champion, is ranked No. 1 in the preseason Coaches Poll and is currently the oddsmakers’ favorite to win the title with +250 odds, per Bovada.