Vegas releases updated college basketball national championship odds

This college basketball season has been as unpredictable as any other. The previous few weeks have been a revolving door at the top of the polls, with Duke, Purdue, and Gonzaga all losing after taking control of the top spot in the major polls. Baylor has changed that, at least for this week, remaining undefeated. COVID-19 has also begun to force cancelations throughout the country. The uncertainty has created some movement in the latest basketball national title odds.

After Week 6 of the season, Vegas has released updated college basketball national championship odds.

Updated college basketball national championship odds

Gonzaga +500
Duke +750
Purdue +800
Kansas +1100
Baylor +1200
UCLA +1600
Arizona +2000
Texas +2200
Villanova +2500
Alabama +2500
Illinois +2500
Kentucky +2500
Houston +2500
Michigan +3000
Ohio State +3500
Michigan State +4000
Memphis +4000
Auburn +4000
Tennessee +4000
Texas Tech +5000
LSU +5000
UNC +5000
UConn +5000
USC +5000
Arkansas +5000
Florida State +6600
West Virginia +6600
Wisconsin +6600
Seton Hall +6600
Virginia Tech +10000
Oregon +10000
Syracuse +10000
Louisville +10000
Indiana +10000
Iowa State +10000
Florida +10000
Xavier +10000
Iowa +10000
St. John’s +10000
Oklahoma +12500
St. Bonaventure +12500
Virginia +12500
BYU +12500

The odds were last updated on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 10:45 p.m. ET.

The top teams continue to battle to stay at the top

Baylor won this week, improving to 10-0. The Bears are the first top ranked team in three weeks to have a perfect week after taking control of the top spot in the polls. Baylor did so with an eight point victory over Oregon. Duke, the second ranked team in the polls, went 3-0 this week to improve to 10-1. The Blue Devils picked up wins over South Carolina State, Appalachian State, and Elon.

Purdue has responded well after its buzzer-beating loss to Rutgers last week. The Boilermakers have two straight wins over NC State and Butler, improving to 10-1, maintaining one of the best odds to win a national championship in college basketball.

COVID-19 has started having serious impacts on the schedule across college basketball. UCLA has had multiple games canceled, and Gonzaga had one called off this week as well. There have been many cancelations across the entire nation. The entire sports world has been impacted from the latest outbreak. Many teams have called off games, rescheduled, postponed, or found new opponents, wreaking havoc on the schedule across the nation over the past couple of weeks.