NCAA
Who Is Favored to Win March Madness 2023? The No. 1 Overall Seed Surprisingly Isn’t the Betting Favorite
Ah, March Madness — the greatest time of the year for college sports fans.
There’s no better feeling than printing out a fresh NCAA Tournament bracket and sizing it up with a futile sense of hope in your heart. Every pick is right until the first game tips off, so there’s nothing quite like the anticipation leading up to the first round on Thursday.
You know you won’t be able to pick a perfect bracket, but you can still win your bracket pool by nailing the national champion. To help your process, let’s check out the betting favorites to win March Madness and which team has the best odds to win it all in 2023.
Surprisingly, it’s not Alabama, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
Who is favored to win March Madness 2023?
The No. 1 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament seemed to be up for grabs heading into conference tournament week. Houston and Kansas were in the conversation for most of the season, but both teams got rolled in their conference championship games to leave a sour taste in the selection committee’s mouth.
Alabama, though, cruised through the SEC Tournament and dominated Texas A&M in the championship game to make a timely statement. The selection committee awarded the Crimson Tide with the No. 1 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
However, Alabama isn’t the betting favorite to win the national championship.
That title still belongs to Houston, which is +500 ($100 bet would win $500) to win it all (FanDuel). Alabama is right behind Houston at +800, while Kansas, Purdue, and UCLA round out the top five at +1200 each.
Houston earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region after a 31-4 season. The Cougars lost, 75-65, to Memphis in the AAC championship game, but they were playing without leading scorer Marcus Sasser. If Sasser is able to return from his recent injury to play in March Madness, Houston will be the team to beat in the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness odds
Check out the full list of national championship odds below:
- Houston +500
- Alabama +800
- Kansas +1200
- Purdue +1200
- UCLA +1200
- Gonzaga +1500
- Marquette +1500
- Arizona +1500
- Texas +2000
- Tennessee +2500
- Baylor +2500
- UConn +2500
- Duke +3000
- Kentucky +3500
- Creighton +3500
- TCU +4000
- St. Marys +4500
- Texas A&M +4500
- Indiana +5000
- Xavier +5000
- Michigan State +6000
- Virginia +6500
- Iowa State +6500
- Miami +7500
- Kansas State +7500
- Arkansas +7500
- Maryland +10000
- San Diego State +10000
- Iowa +10000
- West Virginia +10000
- Illinois +10000
- Memphis +10000
- Providence +13000
- Florida Atlantic +13000
- USC +15000
- Auburn +15000
- Penn State +15000
- NC State +20000
- Northwestern +20000
- Utah State +20000
- Mississippi State +35000
- Missouri +35000
- Boise State +35000
- Pittsburgh +45000
- VCU +45000
- Arizona State +45000
- Drake +45000
- Iona +50000
- Vermont +50000
- Nevada +50000
- Colgate +50000
- Oral Roberts +50000
- Charleston +50000
- Kent State +50000
- Furman +50000
- Fairleigh Dickinson +50000
- SE Missouri State +50000
- UNC Ashville +50000
- Kennesaw State +50000
- Louisiana +50000
- Northern Kentucky +50000
- Texas A&M-CC +50000
- Montana State +50000
- Howard +50000
- Texas Southern +50000
- UC Santa Barbara +50000
- Grand Canyon +50000
- Princeton +50000