March Madness Odds For Men's NCAA Tournament 2026

March Madness Odds For Men's NCAA Tournament 2026

March Madness Odds For Men's NCAA Tournament 2026

If Indiana sports have proven anything lately, this might finally be the time the Purdue Boilermakers get over the hump.

Although Matt Painter’s team has failed to make it past the Sweet Sixteen in five consecutive years, the No. 1 Boilermakers trail only Michigan in the latest March Madness and college basketball odds, with Purdue currently sporting a 7-0 record.

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

March Madness odds

Team

Michigan Wolverines

<<+750>>

Purdue Boilermakers

<<+850>>

Duke Blue Devils

<<+1000>>

Houston Cougars

<<+1200>>

UConn Huskies

<<+1200>>

Gonzaga Bulldogs

<<+1400>>

Arizona Wildcats

<<+1600>>

Louisville Cardinals

<<+1600>>

Florida Gators

<<+2200>>

BYU Cougars

<<+2200>>

Odds as of 12-1-2025.

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

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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.

• 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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