Purdue is a pretty clear favorite in its first round game over Vermont on Thursday, but what about the rest of the tournament? What about our chances to win it all for the first time? Well, they aren’t horrid odds.
Bovada currently has Purdue at 22/1 odds to win the NCAA title. That’s a bit of a longshot, but we’re not talking Leicester City’s 5000/1 odds last year in the Premier League. They are the 10th best odds out of the 68 teams in the tournament, tied with Oregon:
2017 NCAA Championship - Odds to Win
Duke 13/2
North Carolina 13/2
Kansas 15/2
Villanova 15/2
Gonzaga 17/2
Arizona 9/1
Kentucky 10/1
UCLA 12/1
Louisville 16/1
Oregon 22/1
Purdue 22/1
Michigan 25/1
West Virginia 25/1
Baylor 28/1
Florida 33/1
Florida State 33/1
Virginia 33/1
Iowa State 40/1
Notre Dame 40/1
SMU 40/1
Butler 66/1
Wichita State 66/1
Wisconsin 66/1
St. Mary's CA 75/1
Cincinnati 100/1
Maryland 100/1
Michigan State 100/1
Minnesota U 100/1
Oklahoma State 100/1
Creighton 150/1
South Carolina 150/1
Northwestern 200/1
Rhode Island 200/1
Virginia Tech 200/1
Arkansas 250/1
Kansas State 250/1
Miami Florida 250/1
Middle Tennessee St 250/1
Providence 250/1
Seton Hall 250/1
USC 250/1
VCU 250/1
Vanderbilt 250/1
Wake Forest 250/1
Xavier 250/1
Dayton 300/1
Marquette 300/1
Nevada 500/1
Princeton 500/1
Bucknell 1000/1
East Tennessee State 1000/1
Florida Gulf Coast 1000/1
Iona 1000/1
Jacksonville State 1000/1
Kent State 1000/1
Mount St. Mary's 1000/1
NC Central 1000/1
NC Wilmington 1000/1
New Mexico State 1000/1
New Orleans U 1000/1
North Dakota 1000/1
Northern Kentucky 1000/1
South Dakota State 1000/1
Texas Southern 1000/1
Troy 1000/1
UC Davis 1000/1
Vermont 1000/1
Winthrop 1000/1
What about the Region? Purdue as the 4 seed should have a decent shot to win the Midwest and advance to the Final Four for the first time in 37 years. The four seed is on point, as we’re the No. 4 choice to win the region:
Midwest Region - Odds to Win
Kansas 11/5
Louisville 7/2
Oregon 4/1
Purdue 5/1
Iowa State 10/1
Michigan 12/1
Oklahoma State 16/1
Creighton 28/1
Miami Florida 28/1
Michigan State 28/1
Rhode Island 33/1
Nevada 100/1
Vermont 100/1
Iona 200/1
Jacksonville State 200/1
NC Central 200/1
UC Davis 200/1