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By Sally Fahey
College hoops returns tonight and the Villanova Wildcats are the favorites to win the 2021 national championship.
In March Madness odds, the Wildcats are +750 favorites to take back the title they last won in 2018.
Villanova is consistently one of the top teams on the oddsboard at the best basketball betting sites and is returning the majority of its starters to go along with some new recruits.
The next two teams on the list for NCAA championship odds are the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Baylor Bears, both at +800. The Bulldogs are first and the Bears second in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 rankings.
Fourth on the board are the Iowa Hawkeyes (+850), who also return most of their starters, including Luka Garza, the favorite to win NCAA Naismith College Player of the Year honors.
Regular-season games begin on November 25, but there’s still time to place an NCAA futures bet with the latest college basketball odds. Be sure to read up on how to bet on college basketball and how to bet on games with no fans in attendance. These will be helpful when making your wager.
Now, here are the latest March Madness odds for the top 25 teams on the board to win the 2021 NCAA basketball national championship with their AP ranking, if applicable:
| Team | Odds | AP Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| VILLANOVA | +750 | #3 |
| Baylor | +800 | #2 |
| Gonzaga | +800 | #1 |
| Iowa | +850 | #5 |
| Kentucky | +900 | #10 |
| Virginia | +900 | #4 |
| Kansas | +1100 | #6 |
| Duke | +1300 | #9 |
| Illinois | +1300 | #8 |
| Wisconsin | +1300 | #7 |
| Florida State | +1500 | #21 |
| Michigan State | +1500 | #13 |
| West Virginia | +2200 | #15 |
| Texas Tech | +2500 | #14 |
| Creighton | +2500 | #11 |
| North Carolina | +2500 | #16 |
| Florida | +2800 | N/A |
| Seton Hall | +3000 | N/A |
| UCLA | +3000 | #22 |
| Louisville | +3300 | N/A |
| Ohio State | +3300 | #23 |
| Oregon | +3300 | #20 |
| San Diego State | +3300 | N/A |
| Arizona State | +3300 | #18 |
| Tennessee | +3500 | #12 |
Odds as of November 24
