Las Vegas reshuffles college basketball championship odds entering Sweet 16

All season long, there have been a ton of upsets and surprises across college basketball. So far in the NCAA Tournament, that has held true. Many highly ranked teams have been upset over the first weekend of March Madness. The first two rounds of the tournament are in the books, and there are now updated odds for the national championship entering the Sweet 16.

In the West region, notable upsets in the first round were 12th-seeded New Mexico State over 5th-seeded UConn and 11th-seeded Notre Dame over 6th-seeded Alabama. In the second round, the top four seeds – Gonzaga, Duke, Texas Tech, and Arkansas – all advanced to the Sweet 16.

In the East region, there were more major upsets. 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s took down 2nd-seeded Kentucky in the opening round, and the Peacocks then defeated Murray State to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend. North Carolina took down top seeded Baylor in the second round, as well. In the East, North Carolina, UCLA, Purdue, and Saint Peter’s are in the Sweet 16.

The South region has been maybe one of the most predictable so far. The only two lower seeded teams to win in the opening round was 9th-seeded TCU over 8th-seeded Seton Hall and 11th-seeded Michigan over 6th-seeded Colorado. The Wolverines then went on to beat 3rd-seeded Tennessee, setting up a matchup with Villanova in the Sweet 16. Houston also beat Illinois, setting up an intriguing matchup against Arizona. The South region is also highly ranked when it comes to championship odds entering the Sweet 16.

In the Midwest region, there were more surprises. 12th-seeded Richmond beat 5th-seeded Iowa, 11th-seeded Iowa State beat 6th-seeded LSU, and 10th-seeded Miami beat 7th-seeded USC in the opening round. In the Round of 32, Kansas defeated Creighton and Providence dominated against Richmond, while there were two more upsets on the bottom half of the bracket. Iowa State took down Wisconsin and Miami controlled the game against Auburn, setting up a highly improbable Sweet 16 matchup.

Here are the full NCAA Tournament Championship odds ahead of the Sweet 16, per Vegas Insider.

Championship odds entering Sweet 16

Gonzaga Bulldogs +220
Kansas Jayhawks +456
Arizona Wildcats +512
Purdue Boilermakers +900
Houston Cougars +975
Duke Blue Devils +1275
Villanova Wildcats +1300
Texas Tech Red Raiders +1325
UCLA Bruins +1575
North Carolina Tar Heels +2350
Michigan Wolverines +4750
Arkansas Razorbacks +5250
Providence Friars +5900
Miami Hurricanes +6375
Iowa State Cyclones +8650
Saint Peter’s Peacocks (No odds listed)