The 68 teams that reach the 2025 March Madness tournament will not be revealed until Selection Sunday, set for March 16, 2025. The tournament will not kick off until the First Four starts two days later.
While tipoff week for the 2024-25 college basketball season is more than four months away, it is never too early to take a look at future odds for the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:
7 teams with best odds to win 2025 March Madness
#T1. UConn Huskies
The UConn Huskies have won back-to-back national titles and are +1,000 to become the first program to three-peat since John Wooden's UCLA Bruins, who won seven straight titles between 1967 and 1973. They have the sixth-ranked incoming class, thanks to the 11th-ranked recruiting class and 42nd-ranked transfer class.
UConn has won six national titles.
#T1. Kansas Jayhawks
The Kansas Jayhawks are tied with the UConn Huskies for the best title odds as they also sit at +1,000. They have the eighth-ranked incoming class, including the 26th-ranked recruiting class and third-ranked transfer class.
Kansas has won four national titles.
#T3. Duke Blue Devils
The Duke Blue Devils are tied for the third-best odds to win the national championship at +1,200. They have the top-ranked incoming class backed by the top-ranked recruiting class and 22nd-ranked transfer class.
Duke has won five national titles.
#T3. Alabama Crimson Tide
The Alabama Crimson Tide are at +1,200 to win a title after reaching the Final Four for the first team in program history. Alabama has the second-ranked incoming class, thanks to the second-ranked recruiting class and seventh-ranked transfer class.
It has never won a national championship.
#5. Houston Cougars
The Houston Cougars have the fifth-best odds, +1,800, to win the 2025 March Madness tournament. They have the 46th-ranked incoming class, which includes the 36th-ranked recruiting class and the 102th-ranked transfer class.
Houston has never won a national title.
#T6. Baylor Bears
The Baylor Bears are tied with the sixth-best odds (+2,000). The Bears have the fourth-ranked incoming class, thanks to the seventh-ranked recruiting class and 21st-ranked transfer class.
Baylor has won one national championship.
#T6. North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels also have +2,000 odds to win the 2025 March Madness tournament. They have the fifth-ranked incoming class, which includes the ninth-ranked recruiting class and the 50th-ranked transfer class.
North Carolina has six national titles.
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