Texas, TCU are given strong odds to play for 2010 national title

Texas and TCU rank among the top 10 favorites to win the 2010 BCS National Championship, according to odds released today by Bodog Sports ( www.Bodog.com.)

Alabama, the defending national champion, is the prohibitive favorite at 3-1. Texas, which finished 13-1 with a loss to Alabama in this year's national title game, checks in at 5-1, with Ohio State third, at 13-2.

TCU, which finished 12-1 and sixth in both major polls, has the ninth-best odds to win it all next season: 18-1. Below is a look at college teams assigned odds of 125-1 or better ...

Odds to win the 2011 BCS National Championship  

Alabama    3/1

Texas    5/1

Ohio State 13/2

Oregon   12/1

USC 12/1

Boise State    15/1

Nebraska   15/1

Oklahoma 15/1

TCU   18/1

Iowa   20/1

Miami    20/1

Penn State     20/1

Florida   25/1

LSU   25/1

Arkansas   30/1

Auburn   30/1

Georgia 30/1

Oregon State 30/1

Pittsburgh 40/1

Clemson    50/1

Florida State   50/1

Georgia Tech 50/1

Michigan    50/1

Missouri     50/1

North Carolina     60/1

Tennessee     60/1

UCLA     60/1

Notre Dame    75/1

South Florida 75/1

Texas Tech    75/1

Cincinnati   80/1

North Carolina State    80/1

Oklahoma State 80/1

Rutgers 90/1

Arizona 100/1

Arizona State     100/1

California    100/1

Illinois    100/1

Michigan State   100/1

Mississippi     100/1

Texas A & M 100/1

Utah 100/1

Baylor    125/1

Boston College   125/1

BYU 125/1

Kansas State     125/1

Northwestern 125/1

South Carolina    125/1

 _ Jimmy Burch