ESPN Ranks NFC North as Top NFL Division for Season Hot: Odds moved 11 points in 24 hours
ESPN ranks the NFC North above the NFC West in its annual division power rankings, placing the NFC South at the bottom of the list.
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The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 21% |
| 16 Oct, 11:51 UTC | 21% |
| 15 Oct, 11:14 UTC | 32% |
The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 16 Oct 2026. www.espn.com published first, on 16 October at 11:45 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 1h 21m later. The most recent article, from CBS Sports Headlines, appeared on 16 October at 13:06 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), CBS Sports Headlines.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- NFC West — the market puts it at 21%, with $39 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Feb 2027. The outcome is Yes if the NFC West teams accumulate more total wins than any other NFL division during the 2026-27 regular season. The outcome is No if they do not have the highest combined win count. Readers often mistake this for a ranking of division strength or confuse the regular season with playoff results.
- NFC South — the market puts it at 36%, closing 1 Feb 2027. The outcome is Yes if every team in the NFC South has fewer total wins than all teams in any other division during the 2026-27 NFL regular season. The outcome is No if at least one other division has fewer total wins than the NFC South. Readers often mistake the linked ESPN ranking for the official source of truth, but only the final win totals from the 2026-27 regular season count.
- 1: Chicago / 2: Detroit / 3: Green Bay / 4: Minnesota — the market puts it at 1%, closing 1 Feb 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Chicago finishes first, Detroit second, Green Bay third, and Minnesota fourth in the NFC North at the end of the 2026-27 regular season. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the linked news story for the resolution criteria instead of the final league standings.
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- Kalshi NFC West 21% −11
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- Kalshi NFC South 36%
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- Kalshi 1: Chicago / 2: Detroit / 3: Green Bay / 4: Minnesota 1%
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- NFC North
- NFC West
- NFC South