Story by1 / 1March Madness Odds For Men's NCAA Tournament 20261 / 1March Madness Odds For Men's NCAA Tournament 2026Trevor KnappMon, December 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM UTC·2 min readAfter opening at No. 7 in the preseason AP Top 25, Michigan has surged to a 10–0 start, winning seven straight games by double digits and emerging as the favorite in the latest March Madness and college basketball odds. Here’s a look at the latest National Championship odds, as a new college basketball season tipped off last month. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMarch Madness oddsTeamMichigan Wolverines<<+450>>Arizona Wildcats<<+900>>UConn Huskies<<+1000>>Duke Blue Devils<<+1000>>Iowa State Cyclones<<+1100>>Gonzaga Bulldogs<<+1200>>Purdue Boilermakers<<+1200>>Houston Cougars<<+1400>>Louisville Cardinals<<+1800>>Florida Gators<<+2200>>Odds as of 12-15-2025. March Madness betting splitsHighest ticket percentage:• Michigan 11.5%• Duke 9.1%• Purdue 8.9%Highest handle percentage:• Michigan 15.1%• Purdue 10.3%• UConn 8.6%All data courtesy of BetMGM. March Madness 2026 scheduleEventDateSelection SundayMarch 15First FourMarch 17-18First RoundMarch 19-20Second RoundMarch 21-22Sweet 16March 26-27Elite EightMarch 28-29Final FourApril 4National Championship GameApril 6Popular March Madness marketsWomen's March Madness oddsMarch Madness Final Four oddsMarch Madness MVP oddsMarch Madness betting sitesPast March Madness winnersYearChampionOpening oddsRunner-Up2025Florida+8000Houston2024Connecticut+1100Purdue2023Connecticut+1600San Diego State2022Kansas+2000North Carolina2021Baylor+800Gonzaga2020No tournament (COVID-19)N/AN/A2019Virginia+1800Texas Tech2018Villanova+1200Michigan2017North Carolina+2400Gonzaga2016Villanova+2000North Carolina2015Duke+1000WisconsinMarch Madness trends• Of the 20 teams that have entered the tournament with undefeated records, only seven have gone on to win the national championship.• Only 13 teams successfully defended their national championship the following season. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement• UCLA has the most NCAA titles of all time (11), although the Bruins have not won the tournament since 1995.• A No. 1-seeded team has won the national championship 59.6% of the time since regional seeding was introduced in 1979. This article originally appeared on Covers. com, read the full article here.