Prior to the NCAA tournament field being revealed, Ohio State was at 60 to 1 odds to win the national championship. After the bracket was released, though, those odds have dipped a bit.
Bovada released its opening NCAA tournament odds Monday and the Buckeyes came in at 100 to 1 to win a national title. There are 20 teams with better opening odds than Ohio State.
Kentucky is the overwhelming favorite at 6 to 5. Arizona has the second-best odds at 15 to 2 and Wisconsin in third at 17 to 2. Duke is listed at 9 to 1, while both Virginia and Villanova are 10 to 1.
The Buckeyes are the No. 10 seed in the West Region and open play approximately 4:40 p.m. ET in Portland against seventh-seeded Virginia Commonwealth. VCU, like Ohio State is listed at 100 to 1 to win the title. The winner likely sees No. 2 seed Arizona in the Round of 32.
Additional odds for other teams are as follows: Gonzaga 16/1, Notre Dame 25/1, Iowa State 33/1, Utah 33/1, Kansas 40/1, Michigan State 40/1, North Carolina 40/1, Baylor 50/1, Oklahoma 50/1, Wichita State 50/1, Louisville 66/1, Northern Iowa 66/1, Maryland 75/1, SMU 75/1, Arkansas 100/1, Butler 100/1, Georgetown 100/1, LSU 100/1, Providence 100/1, Texas 100/1, West Virginia 100/1, St. John's 150/1, Xavier 150/1, BYU 200/1, Indiana 200/1, Iowa 200/1, NC State 200/1, Ole Miss 200/1, Oregon 200/1, Purdue 200/1, San Diego State 200/1, Boise State 300/1, Cincinnati 300/1, Davidson 300/1, Dayton 300/1, Georgia 300/1, Oklahoma State 300/1, Stephen F. Austin 300/1, UCLA 300/1, Wyoming 300/1, UAB 500/1, Albany 500/1, Belmont 500/1, Buffalo 500/1, UC Irvine 500/1, Eastern Washington 500/1, Georgia State 500/1, Harvard 500/1, New Mexico State 500/1, North Dakota State 500/1, Northeastern 500/1, Texas Southern 500/1, Valparaiso 500/1, Wofford 500/1, Coastal Carolina 1000/1, Hampton 1000/1, Lafayette 1000/1, UL Lafayette 1000/1, Manhattan 1000/1, North Florida 1000/1, Robert Morris 1000/1
