CFP National Championship preview: Keys to victory for Indiana, Miami

Posted Jan 18, 2026
In the last college football game of the season Monday night, preseason No. 10 Miami, which lost two of three in October to seemingly fall out of contention for a College Football Playoff bid, will face preseason No. 20 Indiana for the national title. The former began the season with national title betting odds of +3,000 (equivalent to 0.3%), while the latter was at +10,000 (0.1%). (ESPN.com)

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