Under the 2026 B1G Info, Predictions, Etc. (4), NJ Duck has posted updated playoff odds from the FanDuel gaming site.

Here's a snapshot:

Reach the Playoff - 1. Notre Dame (-270), 3. Ohio State (-170)

Reach the semi-finals - 1. Notre Dame (+140), 2. Ohio State (+145)

Advance to the Championship game - 1. Ohio State (+300), 2 Notre Dame (+350)

Win the 2026 Championship - 1. Ohio State (+550), 3. Notre Dame (+700)

A comparison of the Buckeyes and the Irish 2026 schedules? The schedule-makers have taken a shillelagh to the dome of Brutus, and not to the Golden Dome Irish.

Ohio State squares off against six of The Sporting News Preseason Composite Top 25: At (2) Texas, at (4) Indiana, (5) Oregon, at (13) USC, (14) Michigan, and at (21) Iowa. Ohio State also plays 2025 bowl-winning teams Illinois, Northwestern, and Nebraska.

The Buckeyes' only P4 opponent that finished with a losing record last season is against 4-8 Maryland.

Notre Dame plays three teams ranked in the TSN Top 25: (9) Miami and (17) SMU in South Bend. A road game against (11) BYU is the only road game against a P4 team that finished with a winning record last season.

Eight of the twelve games are against teams that finished with losing records in 2025.

I removed two G6 opponents from Ohio State's schedule.

I removed two G6 opponents from Notre Dame's schedule. Domer Homer fans will cry foul because this eliminates a 9-2 in 2025 Navy team that ND plays in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

Notre Dame is 82-13-1 all-time against the Midshipmen. The Navy team wears blue uniforms; the Irish have a Blue Chip Roster.

The ten P4 teams on Notre Dame's 2026 schedule went 56-70 in 2025, including Miami, which finished 13-3.

The ten P4 teams on Ohio State's 2026 schedule finished 93-37.

The Buckeyes nine Big Ten opponents finished 83-34

Oregon plays: At (1) Ohio State, at (13) USC, (14) Michigan, (22) Washington, and 2025 bowl teams Nebraska, Illinois, and Northwestern.

OBD's conference opponents finished 45-36, dragged down by UCLA and Michigan State.

If the Football Committee paid attention to the strength of schedules like the Basketball Committee, the variance in schedules might be acceptable.

They don't, and it isn't acceptable. After possibly saving the ACC and the B12, this variance in schedule strength is why I want a 24-team playoff field.

Beat Boise!

You send out an SOS to the playoff gurus, but you don't want to go to 24?

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