- Track the average odds to win the 2022 March Madness tournament for all major D1 basketball programs.
- Gonzaga has opened as the favorite after going 31-1 last year (and getting routed by Baylor in the title game).
- View teams individually or alongside others trending in the same direction.
The 2022 March Madness tournament is scheduled to begin with the “First Four” on Tuesday, March 15th in Dayton, Ohio. The first round will follow on Thursday, March 17th, and Friday, March 18th, at eight regional sites across the country. The Final Four will take place in New Orleans on Saturday, April 2nd, with the title game on Monday, April 4th, 2022.
The graphs below show the odds to win the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which opened the night of April 5th, 2021, immediately after Baylor blasted Gonzaga in last season’s title game.
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2021 NCAA Tournament Odds
Team |
Odds at DraftKings |
Gonzaga |
+900 |
UCLA |
+1000 |
Michigan |
+1200 |
Ohio State |
+1400 |
Villanova |
+1400 |
Alabama |
+1500 |
Houston |
+1500 |
Illinois |
+1500 |
Baylor |
+1700 |
Purdue |
+1700 |
Kansas |
+1800 |
Duke |
+2000 |
Florida State |
+2000 |
Kentucky |
+2000 |
Louisville |
+2000 |
Maryland |
+2000 |
Texas Tech |
+2000 |
Virginia |
+2000 |
Virginia Tech |
+2000 |
West Virginia |
+2000 |
Michigan State |
+2500 |
Oklahoma |
+2500 |
USC |
+2500 |
Wisconsin |
+2500 |
Arkansas |
+3000 |
Creighton |
+3000 |
Oregon |
+3000 |
North Carolina |
+3300 |
Odds as of April 6th, 2021.
Odds Movement Timeline
- April 6th, 2021: Last season’s runner up Gonzaga has opened as a +900 favorite, followed by Michigan at +1050 on average and UCLA as +1250.
ACC Teams
ACC Team |
National Championships |
Year(s) |
UNC |
6 |
1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017 |
Duke |
5 |
1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015 |
Louisville |
3 |
1980, 1986, 2013 |
NC State |
2 |
1974, 1983 |
Syracuse |
1 |
2003 |
Virginia |
1 |
2019 |
Boston College |
0 |
N/A |
Clemson |
0 |
N/A |
Florida State |
0 |
N/A |
Georgia Tech |
0 |
N/A |
Miami |
0 |
N/A |
Notre Dame |
0 |
N/A |
Pittsburgh |
0 |
N/A |
Virginia Tech |
0 |
N/A |
Wake Forest |
0 |
N/A |
Big 12 Teams
Big 12 Team |
National Championships |
Year(s) |
Final Fours (Most Recent) |
Kansas |
3 |
1952, 1988, 2008 |
14 (2018) |
Oklahoma State |
2 |
1945, 1946 |
6 (2004) |
Baylor |
1 |
N/A |
3 (2021) |
Oklahoma |
0 |
N/A |
5 (2016) |
Kansas State |
0 |
N/A |
4 (1964) |
Texas |
0 |
N/A |
3 (2003) |
West Virginia |
0 |
N/A |
2 (2010) |
Iowa State |
0 |
N/A |
1 (1944) |
Texas Tech |
0 |
N/A |
1 (2019) |
TCU |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Big East Teams
Big East Team |
National Championships |
Best NCAA Tournament Finish (Year) |
Villanova |
3 |
Champion (1985, 2016, 2018) |
Georgetown |
1 |
Champion (1984) |
Marquette |
1 |
Champion (1977) |
Butler |
0 |
Runner-up (2010, 2011) |
Seton Hall |
0 |
Runner-up (1989) |
St. John’s |
0 |
Runner-up (1952) |
DePaul |
0 |
Final Four (1943, 1979) |
Providence |
0 |
Final Four (1973, 1987) |
Creighton |
0 |
Elite Eight (1941) |
Xavier |
0 |
Elite Eight (2004, 2008, 2017) |
Big Ten Teams
Big Ten Teams |
National Championships |
Best NCAA Tournament Finish (Year) |
Indiana |
5 |
Champion (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987) |
Michigan State |
2 |
Champion (1979, 2000) |
Maryland |
1 |
Champion (2002) |
Michigan |
1 |
Champion (1989) |
Ohio State |
1 |
Champion (1960) |
Wisconsin |
1 |
Champion (1941) |
Illinois |
0 |
Runner-up (2005) |
Iowa |
0 |
Runner-up (1956) |
Purdue |
0 |
Runner-up (1969) |
Minnesota |
0 |
Final Four (1997) |
Penn State |
0 |
Final Four (1954) |
Rutgers |
0 |
Final Four (1976) |
Northwestern |
0 |
Round of 32 (2017) |
Nebraska |
0 |
Round of 64 (0-7 all-time tournament record) |
Pac-12 Teams
PAC-12 Team |
National Championships |
Best NCAA Tournament Finish (Year) |
UCLA |
11 |
Champion (1964, 1965, 1967-73, 1975, 1995) |
Arizona |
1 |
Champion (1997) |
California |
1 |
Champion (1959) |
Oregon |
1 |
Champion (1939) |
Stanford |
1 |
Champion (1942) |
Utah |
1 |
Champion (1944) |
Washington State |
0 |
Runner-up (1941) |
Colorado |
0 |
Final Four (1942, 1955) |
Oregon State |
0 |
Final Four (1949, 1963) |
USC |
0 |
Final Four (1940, 1954) |
Washington |
0 |
Final Four (1953) |
Arizona State |
0 |
Elite Eight (1961, 1963, 1975) |
SEC Teams
SEC Team |
National Championships |
Best NCAA Tournament Finish (Year) |
Kentucky |
8 |
Champion (1948-49, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012) |
Florida |
2 |
Champion (2006-07) |
Arkansas |
1 |
Champion (1994) |
Auburn |
0 |
Final Four (2019) |
Georgia |
0 |
Final Four (1983) |
LSU |
0 |
Final Four (1953, 1981, 1986, 2006) |
Mississippi State |
0 |
Final Four (1996) |
South Carolina |
0 |
Final Four (2017) |
Alabama |
0 |
Elite Eight (2004) |
Missouri |
0 |
Elite Eight (1944, 1976, 1994, 2002, 2009) |
Tennessee |
0 |
Elite Eight (2010) |
Vanderbilt |
0 |
Elite Eight (1965) |
Ole Miss |
0 |
Sweet 16 (2001) |
Texas A&M |
0 |
Sweet 16 (1951, 1969, 1980, 2007, 2016, 2018) |
Top Mid-Majors
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