Louisville is the top overall seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, based on the findings of basketball selection committee members, but ranks as only a slight favorite over other teams – including No. 3 seed Florida, the favorite in the South Regional – based on odds released today by Bovada Sports Book (www.Bovada.lv).
Although the four top seeds in the various regionals rank among the website’s five teams with the best chance to win the tournament, Louisville (19/4) is given only slightly better odds than fellow No. 1 seeds Indiana (5/1), Gonzaga (10/1) or Kansas (10/1). Florida (7/1) actually received more favorable odds than Kansas, the Big 12 champion, to win the South Regional that will be decided March 29-31 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
With no Texas teams in this year’s event, schools from neighboring states given the best odds to cut down the nets in Atlanta on April 8 include New Mexico (25/1), Oklahoma State (75/1), Oklahoma (250/1), New Mexico State (500/1) and Northwestern (La.) State (500/1).
Below is a look at the odds for all 68 teams in the tournament field, released today:
Odds to win the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
Louisville #1 19/4
Indiana #1 5/1
Florida #3 7/1
Gonzaga #1 10/1
Kansas #1 10/1
Duke #2 12/1
Miami, Fla. #2 14/1
Ohio State #2 16/1
Michigan State #3 18/1
Georgetown #2 20/1
Syracuse #4 22/1
New Mexico #3 25/1
St. Louis #4 25/1
Michigan #4 25/1
Wisconsin #5 25/1
Pittsburgh #8 33/1
VCU #5 40/1
UNLV #5 60/1
Arizona #6 60/1
NC State #8 60/1
North Carolina #8 60/1
Marquette #3 66/1
Memphis #6 75/1
Butler #6 75/1
UCLA #6 75/1
Minnesota #11 75/1
Oklahoma State #5 75/1
Kansas State #4 75/1
Missouri #9 75/1
San Diego State #7 100/1
Creighton #7 100/1
Notre Dame #7 100/1
California #12 150/1
Illinois #7 200/1
Colorado State #8 200/1
Wichita State #9 200/1
Villanova #9 200/1
Temple #9 200/1
Iowa State #10 200/1
Colorado #10 200/1
Ole Miss #12 200/1
Oklahoma #10 250/1
Cincinnati #10 250/1
Oregon #12 300/1
St. Mary's #11 300/1
Bucknell #11 300/1
Belmont #11 300/1
Middle Tennessee #11 500/1
Akron #12 500/1
Boise State #13 500/1
LaSalle #13 500/1
New Mexico State #13 500/1
South Dakota State #13 500/1
Montana #13 500/1
Davidson #14 500/1
Valparaiso #14 500/1
Harvard #14 500/1
Northwestern State #14 500/1
Iona #15 500/1
Pacific #15 500/1
Florida Gulf Coast #15 500/1
Albany #15 500/1
Western Kentucky #16 500/1
Southern #16 500/1
James Madison #16 1000/1
LIU Brooklyn #16 1000/1
NC A&T #16 1000/1
Liberty #16 1000/1
Odds to win the 2013 NCAA Midwest Region
Louisville #1 11/10
Duke #2 15/4
Michigan State #3 11/2
St. Louis #4 15/2
Oklahoma State #5 20/1
Creighton #7 20/1
Missouri #9 20/1
Memphis #6 25/1
Cincinnati #10 50/1
Saint Mary's #11 50/1
Oregon #12 66/1
Colorado State #8 75/1
New Mexico State #13 75/1
Valparaiso #14 100/1
Albany #15 100/1
NC A&T #16 200/1
Liberty #16 200/1
Odds to win the 2013 NCAA West Region
Gonzaga #1 5/2
Ohio State #2 11/4
New Mexico #3 5/1
Wisconsin #5 8/1
Pittsburgh #8 8/1
Arizona #6 12/1
Kansas Sate #4 16/1
Notre Dame #7 33/1
Iowa State #10 35/1
Ole Miss #12 40/1
Belmont #11 50/1
Boise State #13 66/1
Wichita State #9 66/1
LaSalle #13 100/1
Harvard #14 100/1
Iona #15 100/1
Southern #16 100/1
Odds to win the 2013 NCAA South Region
Florida #3 3/2
Kansas #1 7/2
Georgetown #2 5/1
Michigan #4 7/1
VCU #5 14/1
North Carolina #8 16/1
Minnesota #11 18/1
San Diego State #7 25/1
UCLA #6 30/1
Villanova #9 40/1
Oklahoma #10 40/1
Akron #12 75/1
South Dakota State #13 75/1
Northwestern State #14 100/1
Florida Gulf Coast #15 100/1
Western Kentucky #16 100/1
Odds to win the 2013 NCAA East Region
Indiana #1 5/4
Miami Florida #2 7/2
Syracuse #4 5/1
Marquette #3 12/1
UNLV #5 15/1
Butler #6 20/1
NC State #8 20/1
Illinois #7 25/1
California #12 40/1
Davidson #14 40/1
Colorado #10 40/1
Temple #9 50/1
Bucknell #11 50/1
Montana #13 75/1
Pacific #15 100/1
LIU Brooklyn #16 200/1
James Madison #16 200/1
_ Jimmy Burch
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