Odds to Win 2025-2026 College Basketball Championship

2025-2026 College Basketball Championship Odds

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The 2024-25 college basketball season ended in dramatic fashion with the Florida Gators winning the national championship with a 65-63 win over Houston in the title game. Florida came up with a defensive top in the closing seconds against a Cougars team that played the best defense all season. And it was fitting that a squad from the SEC claimed the title with a record 14 conference schools competing in the Big Dance. Houston experienced the highs and lows of the Final Four rallying to beat favorite Duke, 70-67, in the semifinal round.

Duke was arguably the best team all season going 28-3 during the regular year while being ranked No. 1 in the national polls for the final two weeks. Losing national player of the year Cooper Flagg in the ACC tournament didn’t affect them and with Flagg back for the NCAA Tournament, the Dookies breezed to the Final Four winning their first four Tournament games by an average of 23.5 points. They were stymied by Houston in the semis, though. The Cougars outscored Duke 9-0 in the final 33 seconds and held one of the nation’s most efficient offense teams to 37.5 percent shooting in the second half.

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College Basketball Championship Odds

ODDS TO WIN NCAAB MENS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025-26
Alabama +3509 Arizona +3615 Arizona State +27617
Arkansas +2833 Auburn +2712 Baylor +5524
Boise State +50134 Boston College +60235 Bradley +60254
Butler +25103 BYU +1804 California +45176
Central Florida +40169 Cincinnati +20082 Clemson +20073
Colorado +40159 Colorado State +50197 Connecticut +1544
Creighton +6026 Dayton +35147 DePaul +45194
Drake +60155 Duke +1253 Florida +1403
Florida State +34477 George Mason +60235 Georgetown +25103
Georgia +30120 Georgia Tech +40159 Gonzaga +4013
Grand Canyon +50197 High Point +60254 Houston +976
Illinois +3804 Indiana +7010 Iowa +7523
Iowa State +4498 Kansas +2208 Kansas State +15063
Kentucky +1696 Liberty +60254 Louisville +2211
LSU +11983 Marquette +14059 Maryland +10042
McNeese State +60254 Memphis +22065 Miami Florida +18505
Michigan +1747 Michigan State +4014 Minnesota +35147
Mississippi +10042 Mississippi State +12547 Missouri +13557
NC State +6525 Nebraska +35147 Nevada +60254
New Mexico +35147 North Carolina +4519 North Texas +60254
Northwestern +38663 Notre Dame +20087 Ohio State +10042
Oklahoma +27617 Oklahoma State +35147 Oregon +8513
Penn State +37653 Pittsburgh +40169 Providence +30125
Purdue +989 Saint Marys +18577 San Diego State +14059
San Francisco +60254 Santa Clara +60254 SMU +14059
South Carolina +25108 Saint Johns +1704 Stanford +35147
Syracuse +20087 TCU +30125 Tennessee +3852
Texas +8035 Texas A&M +15030 Texas Tech +2147
UAB +60254 UC Irvine +60254 UC San Diego +60254
UCLA +3505 UNLV +50209 USC +12478
Utah +35137 Utah State +27610 Vanderbilt +24129
Villanova +10042 Virginia +8500 Virginia Commonwealth +26606
Virginia Tech +37650 Wake Forest +27610 Washington +14559
West Virginia +25101 Wisconsin +6587 Xavier +15060
Yale +60225 - -

*Odds as of Monday, September 1, 10:00 AM ET

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Houston led the championship game for a little less than 39 minutes, but not when it mattered most. The Cougs were up by as many as 12 points in the second half and didn’t allow Walter Clayton Jr. to beat them, holding Florida’s leading scorer without a point in the first half and to 11 points total on 3 of 10 shooting. However, Clayton came up with a big defensive play preventing the Cougars from attempting a potential game-winning three pointer in the closing seconds.

College basketball treated fans to one of the most exciting Final Fours ever with all three games going down to the wire and none decided by more than six points. Behind 34 points from Clayton, the Gators beat SEC rival Auburn, 79-73, in the semifinals overcoming an eight-point halftime deficit. The Tigers entered the Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed but had the longest odds of any Final Four squad.

The champagne was still cold, at least for the people who were of age to legally drink, when championship odds for the 2025-26 college basketball season surfaced. And there are plenty of familiar faces at the top of the odds board, headlined by Duke. After averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists, Cooper Flagg is the likely No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. Several other players, including Kon Knueppel, are also NBA bound. Don’t worry about the Blue Devils, though, who opened as the favorite behind the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class. Duke went 37-5 overall with a trip to the Final Four starting multiple freshmen and they’ll do it again next season with ESPN’s No. 3 ranked prospect Cameron Boozer.

The anticipated return of Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler, along with one of the top recruiting classes, has Houston back as one of the top favorites. How far the Cougars go and in what direction their odds trend will depend on Milos Uzan. Projected by ESPN to be among the top 40 in NBA draft rankings, a return makes the Cougs that much stronger.

A quick turnaround in Louisville has the Cardinals poised for a stronger run next season. In 2023-24 the Cards won eight games, doubling their win total from the season before. In their first year under Pat Kelsey, the Cards went 27-8 finishing second to Duke in the ACC with a record of 18-2. A first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament only has them hungrier for bigger things. Already landing some impact transfers to go along with top-10 recruit Mikel Brown Jr., the Cards have their sights on a deeper run in 2025-26.

Rounding out the top 5 on the odds board are Purdue and BYU. The Marriott Center in Provo will be rocking with the arrival of No. 1 ranked recruit A.J. Dybantsa. The question is do the Cougars have enough to support the uber-talented post player? The defending champion Gators will likely be without three starters and possibly more for the start of next season. That has impacted their odds and without any transfers as of this writing, Florida sits well off the pack on the odds board.

With seven months to go before the season tips off there will be plenty of changes to teams and rosters. The transfer portal and NIL money will play a significant role in shaping programs. And a number of players who could make a difference if they return have yet to announce their future plans. So, stay tuned.

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