2017 NCAA Basketball National Championship Odds and Predictions – Top 3 Favorites to Win

2017 NCAA Basketball National Championship Odds and Predictions – Top 3 Favorites to Win: The 2017 NCAA Tournament begins next month and we are starting to get a better picture of who the cream of the crop is this 2016-2017 college basketball season. The odds to win the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship are posted below from Bovada Sportsbook and the undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs are currently listed as the +800 favorites to win it all. Gonzaga is closely followed by college basketball blue bloods UCLA at +900 odds, Kansas at +900, Arizona at +1000 and Duke +1000. Let’s take a closer look at what we consider to be the top 3 favorites to win the 2017 NCAA Basketball National Championship as we look forward to next month’s NCAA Tournament field being announced.

2017 NCAA Basketball National Championship Odds and Predictions – Top 3 Favorites to Win

Gonzaga Bulldogs(+800 Odds to Win) – The Gonzaga Bulldogs may be the top-ranked team in the nation and have the best odds to win it all at Bovada but they are only ranked 8th in the RPI index as of this posting. The Bulldogs play in a weak West Coast Conference that has only one other team in the RPI Top 50 with Saint Mary’s at 23. This is no knock on Gonzaga as they can legitimately make a run at the title this year but we highly question their overall resume as it has been helped greatly by the fact they play so many weak teams week in and week out. They do, however, have two quality wins against Arizona and Florida to prove they have what it takes.

Kansas Jayhawks(+900 Odds to Win) – The Kansas Jayhawks always seem to be fighting for a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and amongst the favorites to win it all every year and this year is no different. Head coach Bill Self has another fantastic Kansas team that is ranked 3rd in the nation and in the RPI index with a 22-3 overall record. The Jayhawks are an impressive 3-0 against RPI Top 25 teams and 8-1 against RPI Top 50 teams as they have proven all year long they can compete and beat the best teams in the country. Kansas is led by sensational senior Frank Mason III(20.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.9 apg) and fabulous frosh Josh Jackson(16.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.0 apg) who have the talent to put Kansas on their back and get them to cut down the nets in early April.

UCLA Bruins(+900 Odds to Win) – The heat was on UCLA head coach Steve Alford heading into this season in Westwood but he has shut up all the doubters with an absolutely fantastic season so far under his watch for the Bruins. UCLA is ranked 10th in the nation and 20th in the RPI index with a 22-3 overall record but that hasn’t stopped the odds makers from putting them tied for 2nd with Kansas to win the National Title. UCLA has beaten Kentucky and Oregon this season and have clearly shown they can beat anyone when they play their best. UCLA is led by potentially the #1 draft pick in the upcoming NBA Draft in super frosh Lonzo Ball who does it all with a 15.1 ppg, 7.6 apg, 6.0 rpg and 1.8 spg stat line on the year.

Odds to Win 2017 Men’s NCAA Basketball National Championship
Gonzaga +800
UCLA +900
Kansas +900
Arizona +1000
Duke +1000
Oregon +1000
Louisville +1100
Kentucky +1100
Villanova +1100
North Carolina +1200
Florida State +1800
Virginia +1800
West Virginia +2000
Florida +2200
Wisconsin +3300
Maryland +3300
Baylor +3300
Purdue +4000
Notre Dame +4000
Cincinnati +4000
Creighton +5000
Syracuse +5000
Butler +6600
Michigan State +7500
South Carolina +7500
Xavier +10000
Indiana U +10000
Iowa State +15000
St Mary’s CA +15000
USC +15000
Marquette +15000
Oklahoma State +20000
SMU +20000
Michigan +20000
Wichita State +20000
Virginia Tech +20000
Northwestern +20000
Kansas State +20000
Miami Florida +25000
Dayton +25000
Alabama +50000
Rhode Island +50000
California +50000
Texas A&M +50000
Seton Hall +50000
Clemson +50000
Arkansas +50000
Tennessee +50000

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