Bovada has released its odd on teams to win the 2016 National Championship as well as odds to reach the Final Four, and Purdue is clearly in "Dark Horse" territory. First, let's look at the title odds:
Odds to win the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
Kansas
Michigan State 11/2
North Carolina
Kentucky
Virginia
Oklahoma
Oregon
Villanova
Duke
West Virginia
Xavier
Indiana
Maryland
Miami (Florida)
Purdue
Texas A&M 33/1
Arizona
California
Iowa State
UCONN
Utah
Baylor
Iowa
Texas
Wichita State
Gonzaga
Notre Dame
Providence
Seton Hall
Vanderbilt 100/1
Wisconsin 100/1
Cincinnati
Dayton
Syracuse
Butler
Colorado
Michigan
Oregon State
Northern Iowa
Pittsburgh
St. Joe's
USC
VCU
Chattanooga
Hawaii
Temple
Texas Tech
Tulsa
Arkansas Little Rock 1000/1
Austin Peay
Buffalo
CSU Bakersfield
Farleigh Dickinson 1000/1
Florida Golf Coast 1000/1
Fresno State
Green Bay
Hampton
Holy Cross
Iona
Middle Tennessee State 1000/1
Southern U
South Dakota State 1000/1
Stephen F. Austin 1000/1
Stony Brook
UNC Ashville
UNC Wilmington
Weber State
Yale
Now, here are the odds to advance out of the Midwest Region and to the Final Four:
Regional Odds
Odds to win the Midwest Region
Michigan State 7/4
Virginia
Purdue
Iowa State
Utah
Gonzaga
Butler
Seton Hall
Dayton
Syracuse
Texas Tech
Arkansas Little Rock 100/1
Iona
Fresno State
Hampton
Middle Tennessee State 250/1
I, for one, would love to see a Utah-Purdue regional final where Jakob Poeltl and A.J. Hammons battle for the Nation's Best Center Championship Belt.