On Tuesday night, March Madness officially got underway with the Albany Great Danes and North Carolina State Wolfpack advancing to the “second round.”
Our friends over at Bovada have been kind enough to send over their odds for every team in the tournament and the odds in each individual region.
As you can see, the top seed doesn’t necessarily equate to the favorite. In fact, after the top overall seed, the Florida Gators, two #4 seeds, the Michigan State Spartans and Louisville Cardinals, are the favorites.
2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship – Odds to Win
Florida #1 11/2
Michigan State #4 7/1
Louisville #4 13/2
Arizona #1 9/1
Virginia #1 10/1
Wichita State #1 10/1
Kansas #2 10/1
Duke #3 12/1
Wisconsin #2 20/1
Villanova #2 20/1
Michigan #2 20/1
Syracuse #3 20/1
Creighton #3 20/1
Iowa State #3 33/1
Kentucky #8 33/1
Oklahoma State #9 40/1
UCLA #4 40/1
North Carolina #6 40/1
San Diego State #4 50/1
Pittsburgh #9 66/1
VCU #5 66/1
Cincinnati #5 66/1
Ohio State #6 66/1
Tennessee #11 66/1
Connecticut #7 66/1
Iowa #11 75/1
Oklahoma #5 100/1
Gonzaga #8 100/1
Memphis #8 100/1
Saint Louis #5 100/1
Baylor #6 100/1
UMass #6 100/1
New Mexico #7 100/1
Oregon #7 100/1
Texas #7 100/1
Kansas State #9 200/1
Saint Joe’s #10 250/1
Nebraska #11 250/1
Providence #11 200/1
George Washington #9 250/1
Colorado #8 250/1
Stanford #10 250/1
NC State #12 300/1
Harvard #12 500/1
BYU #10 500/1
Arizona State #10 500/1
Dayton #11 500/1
SF Austin #12 500/1
North Dakota State #12 500/1
Tulsa #13 1000/1
New Mexico State #13 1000/1
Delaware #13 1000/1
Manhattan #13 1000/1
Western Michigan #14 1000/1
UL Lafayette #14 1000/1
NC Central #14 1000/1
American #15 1000/1
Wofford #15 1000/1
Albany #16 1000/1
Mount Saint Mary’s #16 1000/1
Weber State #16 1000/1
Coastal Carolina #16 1000/1
Cal Poly #16 1000/1
Texas Southern #16 1000/1
Eastern Kentucky #15 1000/1
UW-Milwaukee #15 1000/1
Mercer #14 1000/1
2014 South Region – Odds to Win
Florida #1 9/5
Kansas #2 15/4
Syracuse #3 5/1
UCLA #4 9/1
VCU #5 9/1
New Mexico #7 12/1
Pittsburgh #9 14/1
Ohio State #6 14/1
Stanford #10 40/1
Dayton #11 50/1
SF Austin #12 50/1
Colorado #8 66/1
Tulsa #13 66/1
Western Michigan #14 100/1
Eastern Kentucky #15 100/1
Albany #16 200/1
2014 West Region – Odds to Win
Arizona #1 2/1
Wisconsin #2 4/1
Creighton #3 4/1
San Diego State #4 9/1
Oklahoma State #9 12/1
Baylor #6 14/1
Oregon #7 14/1
Oklahoma #5 16/1
Gonzaga #8 18/1
Nebraska #11 40/1
New Mexico State #1 350/1
BYU #10 66/1
UL Lafayette #14 75/1
North Dakota State #12 50/1
American #15 100/1
Weber State #16 100/1
2014 East Region – Odds to Win
Michigan State #4 5/2
Virginia #1 11/4
Villanova #2 15/4
Iowa State #3 6/1
North Carolina #6 12/1
Cincinnati #5 16/1
Connecticut #7 16/1
Memphis #8 25/1
Providence #11 33/1
George Washington #9 50/1
Saint Joe’s #10 50/1
Harvard #12 50/1
Delaware #13 100/1
NC Central #14 100/1
UW-Milwaukee #15 100/1
Coastal Carolina #16 100/1
2014 Midwest Region – Odds to Win
Louisville #4 8/5
Duke #3 7/2
Wichita State #1 4/1
Michigan #2 11/2
Kentucky #8 12/1
Saint Louis #5 20/1
Tennessee #11 25/1
Iowa #11 25/1
Texas #7 33/1
Kansas State #9 33/1
UMass #6 40/1
Arizona State #10 50/1
NC State #12 66/1
Manhattan #13 75/1
Mercer #14 100/1
Wofford #15 100/1
Cal Poly #16 200/1
Texas Southern #16 200/1