Latest Duke College Football Playoff Odds 2025-26

Duke College Football Playoff Odds 2025-26

Quick Facts:

🏆 The Duke Blue Devils College Football Playoff odds sit at +320.

🏈 Duke has the second-shortest odds to win the ACC Championship.

📈 The College Football Playoff odds will shift throughout the season.

The Duke Blue Devils could emerge as a dark horse in the race for a College Football Playoff spot. Under head coach Manny Diaz, the team is building on a solid foundation, led by quarterback Darian Mensah. While considered long shots, Duke’s mix of seasoned veterans and promising young talent gives them the potential to surprise this season. Navigating a challenging schedule, the Blue Devils are determined to make a serious push for their first-ever playoff berth.

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Updated Duke College Football Playoff Odds

These are the latest odds for the Duke Blue Devils to make the CFP in 2025:

🏈 Odds To Make College Football Playoff:	+320
⭐ Probability of Making The Playoffs:	23.8% chance
🏆 Odds to Win ACC Champ.	+290 (25.6% chance)
✅ Last Verified:	November 2, 2025

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Why the Duke Blue Devils Will Make the College Football Playoff

The Duke Blue Devils could contend for a College Football Playoff berth in 2025–26 by building on the success of head coach Manny Diaz’s first season. The team features a highly ranked recruiting class, an aggressive defense, and quarterback Darian Mensah leading the offense. Improvements in the rushing attack, combined with a versatile, dual-threat quarterback, could open the offense for bigger game-winning plays.

A strong start to the 2025 season could put Duke in position to earn one of the at-large playoff bids, particularly with a solid record and key wins. Securing a strong conference finish, or winning the ACC championship, would also grant them an automatic bid.

Why the Duke Blue Devils Might Miss the Playoffs

Duke could miss the 2025-26 College Football Playoffs if they fail to secure an automatic conference bid or don’t rank among the top 12 teams selected for at-large spots by the CFP committee. Currently, the Blue Devils sit at +320 to make the playoff. Duke faces one of the toughest schedules in the country, with both ACC matchups and a challenging non-conference slate.

After Duke’s first ACC loss to Georgia Tech, the team’s playoff hopes took a hit, but a win over Clemson has given their odds a boost. A postseason run now seems within reach.

Duke Blue Devils History in the College Football Playoff

Duke has yet to make the College Football Playoff since its inception in 2014. However, the Blue Devils are on a three-game bowl streak, appearing in the Gator Bowl in 2024, the Birmingham Bowl in 2023, and the Military Bowl in 2022. Last season, Duke won nine games, the second-most in program history.

Duke's bowl game history is littered with tertiary bowl games, sans the Chick-fil-A Bowl in 2013, for the last nearly 60 years. The Blue Devils last made a bowl game that would be considered a "major bowl game" in 1958 when they played the Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl, a game they lost 48-21.

Duke Blue Devils CFP Odds FAQs

The Duke Blue Devils’ odds to make the College Football Playoff sit at +320, implying a 23.8% chance. With the season nearing its end, Duke’s playoff hopes look hopeful and a few key wins could improve their odds even more.

The Duke Blue Devils have never made the College Football Playoff, making a berth this season a major milestone the program has yet to achieve. Breaking through would be a historic moment for Duke football and a sign of their growth under head coach Manny Diaz.

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