- The four Power 4 Conference Championship games feature new teams in each matchup.
- Arizona State, Texas, SMU, and Oregon’s odds are all favored in their first year in a new conference.
ATLANTA – Conference Championship week in college football is here and there is a chance at history between all of the Power 4 conference championship games. Each of the four games features a new team to that specific conference.
Not only do each of the four P4 conference title games feature a new team but college football prop betting sites are all in favor of them winning their first conference championships.
P4 Conference Championship Odds
- ACC: SMU -2.5 vs. Clemson
- SEC: Texas -2.5 vs. Georgia
- Big 10: Oregon -3.5 vs. Penn State
- Big 12: Arizona State -2 vs. Iowa State
Preseason rankings and odds on college football sportsbooks also did not predict their being any first time conference champions by any new conference teams.
The SEC and Big 10 were the closest in preseason rankings and odds as Texas and Oregon were both second in preseason rankings to win their conferences. Texas had +310 odds while Oregon was at +210 odds to win their respective conferences before the start of the season.
SMU stands alone as the only team to make the jump from a Group of 5 conference to a Power 4 conference this season and contend for a conference title in the ACC. The preseason polls had them finishing fifth in the conference and they had +1800 preseason odds to do so as well.
In the Big 12, Arizona State was predicted to finish last and had massive +10000 odds to win the conference coming into the year.
First Time Conference Champions In New Conferences
While it doesn’t happen often, first time conference goers have won conference championships in their first seasons before. In more recent years, in 2013, the UCF Knights went from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference and they won the conference title.
In 2023, the Liberty Flames went from being an FBS Independent to Conference USA and they won their conference at the time.
Some examples of first time Power Conference champions in their first year both come in the ACC with Florida State in 1992 and Virginia Tech in 2004.
