Duke has been installed as the favorite to win the 2017 NCAA Tournament at 9/2 odds, according to Bovada.
The Blue Devils return much of their current team while adding the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation according to Scout.com, led by the projected top-2 picks in 2017 in Jayson Tatum (pictured) and Harry Giles.
Kentucky, which will lose several players to the NBA Draft but has the No. 1-ranked class, chimes in at 6/1, while newly-minted NCAA champion Villanova is at 8/1.
Odds to win the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
Duke 9/2
Kentucky 6/1
Villanova 8/1
Kansas 10/1
Louisville 10/1
Michigan State 12/1
North Carolina 12/1
Indiana 20/1
Oregon 20/1
Virginia 20/1
Arizona 22/1
Wisconsin 25/1
Xavier 25/1
West Virginia 28/1
Connecticut 33/1
Maryland 33/1
Purdue 33/1
Iowa State 40/1
Miami Florida 40/1
Oklahoma 50/1
Seton Hall 50/1
Syracuse 50/1
Texas 50/1
Baylor 60/1
Gonzaga 66/1
Michigan 66/1
Texas A&M 66/1
UCLA 66/1
Wichita State 66/1
Florida 75/1
Iowa 75/1
SMU 75/1
Arizona State 100/1
Butler 100/1
California 100/1
Cinncinnati 100/1
LSU 100/1
Mississippi State 100/1
Notre Dame 100/1
Ohio State 100/1
Vanderbilt 100/1
BYU 150/1
Colorado 150/1
Dayton 150/1
Florida State 150/1
Georgetown 150/1
USC 150/1
VCU 150/1
San Diego State 200/1
South Carolina 200/1
St Mary’s CA 200/1
Tennessee 200/1
UNLV 200/1
Alabama 250/1
Arkansas 250/1
Auburn 250/1
Boise State 250/1
Clemson 250/1
Colorado State 250/1
Georgia 250/1
Georgia Tech 250/1
Illinois 250/1
Kansas State 250/1
Marquette 250/1
Memphis 250/1
Minnesota 250/1
Mississippi 250/1
Oklahoma State 250/1
Oregon State 250/1
Pittsburgh 250/1
Missouri 300/1
Nebraska 300/1
St John’s 300/1
Stanford 300/1
Virginia Tech 300/1
Wake Forest 300/1
Massachusetts 500/1
Penn State 500/1
St. Joseph’s 500/1
Temple 500/1
Washington 500/1
Boston College 1000/1
TCU 1000/1
Washington State 1000/1
