NCAA championship odds: UNC among Vegas' top picks to win 2018 tournament

Tom Gatto

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North Carolina is the 2017 NCAA champion in men's college basketball. How much of a chance does Las Vegas give the Tar Heels to repeat in 2018?

According to this list posted Monday night by handicapper RJ Bell of pregame.com, a pretty decent one; UNC is among the way-too-early favorites at 12-1.

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Much will happen between now and next year's March Madness, namely the NBA Draft, transfers and injuries, so take these odds with a grain of salt (unless you really, really want to lock in Michigan State at 20-1).

Here's a look at the full odds to win the 2017-18 NCAA men's basketball championship, according to Vegas Insider

Odds to win 2018 NCAA Championship

Kentucky10/1
Louisville12/1
Duke12/1
Kansas12/1
North Carolina12/1
Villanova12/1
Gonzaga12/1
Arizona20/1
Michigan20/1
Indiana20/1
Wichita State20/1
Florida20/1
Butler20/1
Michigan State20/1
West Virginia30/1
Virginia 30/1
Oklahoma30/1
Florida State40/1
St. Mary’s40/1
UCLA40/1
Baylor50/1
Miami, Fl.50/1
Oregon60/1
Seton Hall60/1
Purdue60/1
USC60/1
Wisconsin60/1
Xavier80/1
SMU80/1
Cincinnati80/1
Iowa State80/1
Creighton80/1
Alabama80/1
Vanderbilt80/1
Notre Dame80/1
UConn100/1
VCU100/1
Virginia Tech100/1
Syracuse100/1
Marquette100/1
Maryland100/1
Minnesota100/1
Northwestern100/1
Illinois100/1
Arkansas100/1
South Carolina100/1
Texas A&M100/1
Nevada100/1
San Diego State100/1
Utah100/1
Providence200/1
Georgetown200/1
Georgia200/1
Oklahoma State300/1
Kansas State300/1
TCU300/1
Texas Tech300/1
Dayton300/1
Rhode Island300/1
Wake Forest300/1
Clemson300/1
St. John’s300/1
Iowa300/1
Ohio State300/1
Penn State300/1
Nebraska300/1
Texas300/1
Illinois State300/1
Mississippi300/1
Tennessee 300/1
Auburn300/1
Mississippi State300/1
Missouri300/1
BYU300/1
California300/1
Colorado300/1

Tom Gatto

Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.