2025-2026 College Football Week 15 Betting Online
In 2024, with the expansion of the College Football Playoff, the role of conference championship games began to be questioned. However, the ultimate fear came earlier, in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game, where the 10-3 and 15th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats destroyed the undefeated and #1-ranked Oklahoma Sooners 35-7. Such a scenario prevents the College Football Playoff from automatically including conference championship teams. As a result, the conference championship games now rival the college basketball conference tournaments in irrelevance.
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With the College Football Playoff now expanded to 12 teams, the conference championship games often resemble a final preseason game in the NFL. Many of the teams will already have their tickets punched for the College Football Playoff (CFP). As a result, they are not going to go all out in the conference championship games. Coaches and players won’t want to risk key injuries with the CFP on the line.
It will be interesting to see how the public reacts to the new realities of college football, particularly in relation to the diminished importance of conference championship games. From a gambling perspective, bettors will need to assess the teams' seriousness in these games.
So why do the conference championship games even exist? The Almighty Dollar, of course! The leagues and networks get enough eyeballs to make them worthwhile. And the communities that host the games appreciate the tourism revenue generated by visiting fans. Thus, the charade continues.
Notably, with the Pac-12's 2024 implosion and 2025 reformation, its championship game is no longer in existence.
2025-2026 College Football Week 15 Schedule
Friday, December 5, 2025
Conference USA Championship Game, 7 pm, CBSSN
Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, 7 pm, ESPN
AAC Championship Game, 8 pm, ABC
Mountain West Conference Championship Game, TBD, FOX
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Big 12 Championship, noon, ABC
MAC Championship, noon, ESPN
SEC Championship, 4 pm, ABC
Big Ten Championship, 8 pm, FOX
ACC Championship, TIME TBA, ABC
SWAC Championship, TBA
SEC Championship Game
The SEC Championship Game is widely regarded as one of the best in college football. It is held annually at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 1992 and has been played in Atlanta since 1994. The SEC Championship Game is an iconic social event in the American Southeast and consistently sells out, unlike most other conference championship games, which often have plenty of empty seats. Additionally, the SEC Championship Game consistently ranks among the top TV ratings winners for Championship Weekend.
In 2024, the Georgia Bulldogs beat the Texas Longhorns 22-19 in overtime to win the SEC Championship Game. It was the first season for Texas as members of the SEC, and a great accomplishment to nearly win the league title.
The 2023 edition was one of the most impactful in the history of the SEC Championship Game. The Alabama Crimson Tide upset then-undefeated Georgia Bulldogs 27-24 to sneak through the back door to the College Football Playoff, bumping the undefeated and ACC champion Florida State Seminoles. Most important of all, the Georgia Bulldogs' bid for the first national championship 3-peat since the 1930s was ruined.
Alabama has the most SEC Championship Game appearances with 15. The Crimson Tide also has the most wins with 11. The Florida Gators have made 13 appearances, with seven wins, while the Georgia Bulldogs have made 12 appearances, with five wins. LSU also deserves an honorable mention with seven appearances and five wins.
Big Ten Championship Game
The Big Ten has emerged as the second super conference, pairing with the SEC. The Big Ten Championship Game was established in 2011 and has been played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, since its inception.
One of the problems that the Big Ten Championship Game has suffered from is a rash of blowouts in recent years. The main reason was that the West Division teams were usually inferior to the East Division champions.
Effective for the 2024 season, the Big Ten has abandoned divisional play. And it made a key difference. The Oregon Ducks defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions in a 45-37 thriller. Thus, there is hope that the 2025 Big Ten Championship Game will be competitive, if not on par with the SEC Championship Game.
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Wisconsin Badgers are tied for the most Big Ten Championship Game appearances with six. Ohio State has the most wins with five, while Wisconsin has two. The Michigan Wolverines have won the last three Big Ten Championship Games. Those are the only three appearances in Michigan history.
Previously, the last Big Ten Championship Game in which the losing team was within one score of the winner was in 2017 when Ohio State beat Wisconsin 27-21.
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