NCAA TOURNAMENT
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
Women’s March Madness is taking over, as the country’s top basketball programs vie to celebrate being crowned this season’s national champions.
The path to be the last team standing in this year’s bracket will be as difficult as it ever has been. Oddsmakers are looking at perennial powers like South Carolina and UConn, while No. 1 overall seed UCLA is naturally among the favorites to win the national title game on April 6 at Tampa Bay’s Amalie Arena.
Texas and USC also received top seeds and have to be considered legitimate threats to reel off six consecutive wins at the tournament. Notre Dame and LSU are also very much in the mix, while top 10 teams like TCU, Duke and NC State — who polarized national poll voters down the stretch — are out to prove their doubters wrong.
Here are power rankings for all 64 teams to enter the first round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament, in order of championship odds:
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Women’s March Madness: Power ranking all 64 teams by odds
South Carolina and UConn lead the list of favorites on odds available from ESPN Bet on the afternoon of Friday, March 21.
- 1. South Carolina: +240
- 2. UConn: +260
- 3. UCLA: +650
- 4. Texas: +800
- 5. USC: +900
- 6. Notre Dame: +1400
- 7 (tie). Duke: +5000
- 7 (tie). NC State: +5000
- 7 (tie). Texas Christian: +5000
- 10. LSU: +7500
- 11. Kansas State: +10000
- 12. Kentucky: +15000
- 13 (tie). North Carolina: +17500
- 13 (tie). Ohio State: +17500
- 13 (tie). Tennessee: +17500
- 16 (tie). Alabama: +20000
- 16 (tie). Baylor: +20000
- 16 (tie). Maryland: +20000
- 16 (tie). Michigan: +20000
- 16 (tie). Oklahoma State: +20000
- 16 (tie). West Virginia: +20000
- 22 (tie). Michigan State: +25000
- 22 (tie). Oklahoma: +25000
- 24 (tie). Cal: +30000
- 24 (tie). Iowa: +30000
- 24 (tie). Ole Miss: +30000
- 24 (tie). Vanderbilt: +30000
- 28. Utah: +35000
- 29 (tie). Ball State: +50000
- 29 (tie). Georgia Tech: +50000
- 29 (tie). Grand Canyon: +50000
- 29 (tie).Mississi ppi State: +50000
- 29 (tie). Oregon: +50000
- 34 (tie). Columbia: +60000
- 34 (tie). Creighton: +60000
- 34 (tie). Fairfield: +60000
- 34 (tie). Fairleigh Dickinson: +60000
- 34 (tie). Florida Gulf Coast: +60000
- 34 (tie). Florida State: +60000
- 34 (tie). George Mason: +60000
- 34 (tie). Harvard: +60000
- 34 (tie). Illinois: +60000
- 34 (tie). Indiana: +60000
- 34 (tie). Louisville: +60000
- 34 (tie). Murray State: +60000
- 34 (tie). Nebraska: +60000
- 34 (tie). Richmond: +60000
- 34 (tie). San Diego State: +60000
- 34 (tie).South Dakota State: +60000
- 34 (tie). South Florida: +60000
- 51 (tie). Arkansas State: +75000
- 51 (tie). Lehigh: +75000
- 51 (tie). Montana State: +75000
- 51 (tie). Norfolk State: +75000
- 51 (tie). Oregon State: +75000
- 51 (tie). Southern: +75000
- 51 (tie). Stephen F. Austin: +75000
- 51 (tie). Tennessee Tech: +75000
- 51 (tie). UNC Greensboro: +75000
- 51 (tie). Vermont: +75000
- 51 (tie). William & Mary: +75000
- 51 (tie). Wisconsin-Green Bay: +75000
- Eliminated: Iowa State
Note: No odds were given for Liberty.
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