March Madness Odds For Men’s NCAA Tournament 2026

After opening at No. 7 in the preseason AP Top 25, Michigan has surged to a 10–0 start, winning seven straight games by double digits and emerging as the favorite in the latest March Madness and college basketball odds.

Here’s a look at the latest National Championship odds, as a new college basketball season tipped off last month.

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March Madness odds

Team

Michigan Wolverines

<<+450>>

UConn Huskies

<<+1000>>

Duke Blue Devils

<<+1000>>

Arizona Wildcats

<<+1100>>

Gonzaga Bulldogs

<<+1200>>

Iowa State Cyclones

<<+1200>>

Purdue Boilermakers

<<+1200>>

Houston Cougars

<<+1400>>

Louisville Cardinals

<<+1800>>

Illinois Fighting Illini

<<+2200>>

Odds as of 12-14-2025.

March Madness betting splits

Highest ticket percentage:
•    Purdue 11.1%
•    Houston 8.8%
•    Duke 8.4%

Highest handle percentage:
•    Purdue 13.8%
•    Houston 8.9%
•    Kentucky 8.5%

All data courtesy of BetMGM.

March Madness 2026 schedule

Event

Date

Selection Sunday

March 15

First Four

March 17-18

First Round

March 19-20

Second Round

March 21-22

Sweet 16

March 26-27

Elite Eight

March 28-29

Final Four

April 4

National Championship Game

April 6

Popular March Madness markets

Past March Madness winners

Year

Champion

Opening odds

Runner-Up

2025

Florida

+8000

Houston

2024

Connecticut

+1100

Purdue

2023

Connecticut

+1600

San Diego State

2022

Kansas

+2000

North Carolina

2021

Baylor

+800

Gonzaga

2020

No tournament (COVID-19)

N/A

N/A

2019

Virginia

+1800

Texas Tech

2018

Villanova

+1200

Michigan

2017

North Carolina

+2400

Gonzaga

2016

Villanova

+2000

North Carolina

2015

Duke

+1000

Wisconsin

March Madness trends

• Of the 20 teams that have entered the tournament with undefeated records, only seven have gone on to win the national championship.

• Only 13 teams successfully defended their national championship the following season.

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• UCLA has the most NCAA titles of all time (11), although the Bruins have not won the tournament since 1995.

• A No. 1-seeded team has won the national championship 59.6% of the time since regional seeding was introduced in 1979.

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