{"id":703071,"date":"2026-04-07T10:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/703071\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:22:41","slug":"2027-national-championship-odds-duke-opens-as-slight-favorite-over-michigan-to-win-ncaa-tournament-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/703071\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 national championship odds: Duke opens as slight favorite over Michigan to win NCAA Tournament next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"NCAA Basketball: Duke at Stanford\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duke-odds-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The confetti may still be falling in Indianapolis from <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/MICH\/michigan-wolverines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan&#8217;s<\/a> second national championship, but oddsmakers have already turned their attention to next season, releasing early title odds for 2027. Even as college basketball becomes more transient with the transfer portal &#8212; which opened Tuesday &#8212; the expectation remains that the sport&#8217;s top programs will again contend for a title.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise, then, that just two teams opened with better than 10-1 odds at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/fanduel-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FanDuel<\/a> Sportsbook: <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/DUKE\/duke-blue-devils\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Duke<\/a> (7-1), this year&#8217;s No. 1 overall seed, and Michigan (8-1), the reigning national champion. After that, the board begins to spread out, starting with <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/ARIZ\/arizona-wildcats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona<\/a> at 12-1, followed by <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/FLA\/florida-gators\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a>, <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/HOU\/houston-cougars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a> and Michigan State. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/UCONN\/connecticut-huskies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UConn<\/a> and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/KANSAS\/kansas-jayhawks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas<\/a> &#8212; which recently secured a recommitment from coach Bill Self &#8212; are both listed at 16-1. Outside of Florida and Kansas, every team in that group reached at least the Sweet 16, with three advancing to the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>Further down the board, things get more intriguing. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/ARK\/arkansas-razorbacks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arkansas<\/a> and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/ILL\/illinois-fighting-illini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois<\/a> are tied for ninth at 20-1, while <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/UNC\/north-carolina-tar-heels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North Carolina<\/a> &#8212; set <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/news\/unc-hires-michael-malone-roster-transfer-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to hire former NBA coach Michael Malone<\/a> &#8212; sits just behind at 22-1. Both Arkansas and Illinois are likely to retool after losing All-America freshman point guards, but the roster-building track records of coaches John Calipari and Brad Underwood remain a factor when projecting next season&#8217;s contenders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/news\/michigan-most-outstanding-player-elliot-cadeau-redemption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>Big Blue redemption: Michigan&#8217;s Elliot Cadeau completes his arc with Most Outstanding Player performance<\/p>\n<p>\n                    Cameron Salerno                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Big Blue redemption: Michigan's Elliot Cadeau completes his arc with Most Outstanding Player performance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/untitled-design-309.png\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"152\" width=\"270\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the longer shots, <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/PURDUE\/purdue-boilermakers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purdue<\/a> opens at 50-1 after losing <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/players\/28954688\/braden-smith\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braden Smith<\/a> and a senior core that helped make the Boilermakers one of the most successful programs of the past five years. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/LSU\/lsu-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LSU<\/a> has also climbed the board following the hiring of Will Wade, with the Tigers holding the same odds as SEC rivals <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/MIZZOU\/missouri-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Missouri<\/a> and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/TEXAS\/texas-longhorns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2027 NCAA Tournament odds<\/p>\n<p>Odds to win the 2027 NCAA Tournament, via FanDuel Sportsbook.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Imagn Images The confetti may still be falling in Indianapolis from Michigan&#8217;s second national championship, but oddsmakers 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