Odds to Win NCAA Mens Basketball Championship

[MarkRedman]

I came across a list of odds for at least 100 schools to win the NCAA Tournament in today's local paper in South Florida
The odds for St John's to win the NCAA Tournament was listed as 60-1
We were about 45th in the list
Other Big East schools:

Creighton 25-1
Marquette 30-1
Villanova 40-1
Georgetown 50-1
Butler 125-1
Xavier 125-1
Providence 325-1

Seton Hall and DePaul not listed (highest odds listed were 600-1)

Others of note (former Big East schools):

Louisville 8-1
Syracuse 20-1
UConn 30-1
Pitt 30-1
West Virginia 80-1
Cincy 125-1
Notre Dame 125-1

 

[gman]

Not quite the odds you got if you took auburn to win the bcs

 

[beast of the east]

I came across a list of odds for at least 100 schools to win the NCAA Tournament in today's local paper in South Florida
The odds for St John's to win the NCAA Tournament was listed as 60-1
We were about 45th in the list
Other Big East schools:

Creighton 25-1
Marquette 30-1
Villanova 40-1
Georgetown 50-1
Butler 125-1
Xavier 125-1
Providence 325-1

Seton Hall and DePaul not listed (highest odds listed were 600-1)

Others of note (former Big East schools):

Louisville 8-1
Syracuse 20-1
UConn 30-1
Pitt 30-1
West Virginia 80-1
Cincy 125-1
Notre Dame 125-1

Betting 12,000 on St. John's might be the easiest $200 ever made.

 

[MarkRedman]

Not quite the odds you got if you took auburn to win the bcs

If I recall, I recently saw that someone bet $100 on Auburn to win the BCS title game at 500-1 odds

 

[BOB BARKER]

Some guy bet on Auburn...but will he get paid? Its like life insurance........post mortem...you hope the company pays off,but you wont be around to see it......There have have been recent long shots,like Butler who almost made it..Of course,in 1989 the biggest longshot(except Nova) SETON HALL was jobbed by ACC ref John Clogherty..

 

[Marillac]

Some guy bet on Auburn...but will he get paid? Its like life insurance........post mortem...you hope the company pays off,but you wont be around to see it......There have have been recent long shots,like Butler who almost made it..Of course,in 1989 the biggest longshot(except Nova) SETON HALL was jobbed by ACC ref John Clogherty..

I still cannot believe the odds were that high. That's crazy! There are 1/3 the # of teams playing D-1 football as there are playing basketball. You can go ahead and cross off more than half at the beginning of every season (Temple, Buffalo, etc). Then you figure in the fact they play in the SEC--which means they could lose one...potentially TWO games...and still make the BCS title game. The cherry on top of that was playing their arch-rival and preseason #1 at home. Anything goes in rivalry games...especially at home. Of course I have the luxury of piecing this together after the fact, but I would have thrown 20 bux down had I seen this.

 

[tom in salem]

Some guy bet on Auburn...but will he get paid? Its like life insurance........post mortem...you hope the company pays off,but you wont be around to see it......There have have been recent long shots,like Butler who almost made it..Of course,in 1989 the biggest longshot(except Nova) SETON HALL was jobbed by ACC ref John Clogherty..

I still cannot believe the odds were that high. That's crazy! There are 1/3 the # of teams playing D-1 football as there are playing basketball. You can go ahead and cross off more than half at the beginning of every season (Temple, Buffalo, etc). Then you figure in the fact they play in the SEC--which means they could lose one...potentially TWO games...and still make the BCS title game. The cherry on top of that was playing their arch-rival and preseason #1 at home. Anything goes in rivalry games...especially at home. Of course I have the luxury of piecing this together after the fact, but I would have thrown 20 bux down had I seen this.

Auburn's record last year was 3-9, 0-8 (SEC).
Even Bo Jackson wouldn't have taken that wager.

 

[Marillac]

Some guy bet on Auburn...but will he get paid? Its like life insurance........post mortem...you hope the company pays off,but you wont be around to see it......There have have been recent long shots,like Butler who almost made it..Of course,in 1989 the biggest longshot(except Nova) SETON HALL was jobbed by ACC ref John Clogherty..

I still cannot believe the odds were that high. That's crazy! There are 1/3 the # of teams playing D-1 football as there are playing basketball. You can go ahead and cross off more than half at the beginning of every season (Temple, Buffalo, etc). Then you figure in the fact they play in the SEC--which means they could lose one...potentially TWO games...and still make the BCS title game. The cherry on top of that was playing their arch-rival and preseason #1 at home. Anything goes in rivalry games...especially at home. Of course I have the luxury of piecing this together after the fact, but I would have thrown 20 bux down had I seen this.

Auburn's record last year was 3-9, 0-8 (SEC).
Even Bo Jackson wouldn't have taken that wager.

This is true, but they were the youngest team in the country last year and they returned all but one starter. That is almost unheard of. The roster is littered with NFL talent. They also had a top ten recruiting class the last four years. 500-1 odds just seems insane for an SEC team not named Vanderbilt or Kentucky.

 

[gman]

Some guy bet on Auburn...but will he get paid? Its like life insurance........post mortem...you hope the company pays off,but you wont be around to see it......There have have been recent long shots,like Butler who almost made it..Of course,in 1989 the biggest longshot(except Nova) SETON HALL was jobbed by ACC ref John Clogherty..

I still cannot believe the odds were that high. That's crazy! There are 1/3 the # of teams playing D-1 football as there are playing basketball. You can go ahead and cross off more than half at the beginning of every season (Temple, Buffalo, etc). Then you figure in the fact they play in the SEC--which means they could lose one...potentially TWO games...and still make the BCS title game. The cherry on top of that was playing their arch-rival and preseason #1 at home. Anything goes in rivalry games...especially at home. Of course I have the luxury of piecing this together after the fact, but I would have thrown 20 bux down had I seen this.

Auburn's record last year was 3-9, 0-8 (SEC).
Even Bo Jackson wouldn't have taken that wager.

And I believe had a 1st year coach

 

[MarkRedman]

Some guy bet on Auburn...but will he get paid? Its like life insurance........post mortem...you hope the company pays off,but you wont be around to see it......There have have been recent long shots,like Butler who almost made it..Of course,in 1989 the biggest longshot(except Nova) SETON HALL was jobbed by ACC ref John Clogherty..

I still cannot believe the odds were that high. That's crazy! There are 1/3 the # of teams playing D-1 football as there are playing basketball. You can go ahead and cross off more than half at the beginning of every season (Temple, Buffalo, etc). Then you figure in the fact they play in the SEC--which means they could lose one...potentially TWO games...and still make the BCS title game. The cherry on top of that was playing their arch-rival and preseason #1 at home. Anything goes in rivalry games...especially at home. Of course I have the luxury of piecing this together after the fact, but I would have thrown 20 bux down had I seen this.

Auburn's record last year was 3-9, 0-8 (SEC).
Even Bo Jackson wouldn't have taken that wager.

And I believe had a 1st year coach

True - Gus Malzahn had been a highly regarded coordinator but this is his first HC position

 

[Moose]

Some guy bet on Auburn...but will he get paid? Its like life insurance........post mortem...you hope the company pays off,but you wont be around to see it......There have have been recent long shots,like Butler who almost made it..Of course,in 1989 the biggest longshot(except Nova) SETON HALL was jobbed by ACC ref John Clogherty..

I still cannot believe the odds were that high. That's crazy! There are 1/3 the # of teams playing D-1 football as there are playing basketball. You can go ahead and cross off more than half at the beginning of every season (Temple, Buffalo, etc). Then you figure in the fact they play in the SEC--which means they could lose one...potentially TWO games...and still make the BCS title game. The cherry on top of that was playing their arch-rival and preseason #1 at home. Anything goes in rivalry games...especially at home. Of course I have the luxury of piecing this together after the fact, but I would have thrown 20 bux down had I seen this.

Auburn's record last year was 3-9, 0-8 (SEC).
Even Bo Jackson wouldn't have taken that wager.

And I believe had a 1st year coach

True - Gus Malzahn had been a highly regarded coordinator but this is his first HC position

Wasn't his claim to fame being the HC from the Blind Side

 

[mkras99]

Some guy bet on Auburn...but will he get paid? Its like life insurance........post mortem...you hope the company pays off,but you wont be around to see it......There have have been recent long shots,like Butler who almost made it..Of course,in 1989 the biggest longshot(except Nova) SETON HALL was jobbed by ACC ref John Clogherty..

I still cannot believe the odds were that high. That's crazy! There are 1/3 the # of teams playing D-1 football as there are playing basketball. You can go ahead and cross off more than half at the beginning of every season (Temple, Buffalo, etc). Then you figure in the fact they play in the SEC--which means they could lose one...potentially TWO games...and still make the BCS title game. The cherry on top of that was playing their arch-rival and preseason #1 at home. Anything goes in rivalry games...especially at home. Of course I have the luxury of piecing this together after the fact, but I would have thrown 20 bux down had I seen this.

Auburn's record last year was 3-9, 0-8 (SEC).
Even Bo Jackson wouldn't have taken that wager.

And I believe had a 1st year coach

True - Gus Malzahn had been a highly regarded coordinator but this is his first HC position

Wasn't his claim to fame being the HC from the Blind Side

That was Hugh Freeze, who Malzahn replaced at Arkansas St., after, I believe, Freeze got the Ole Miss job. Malzahn's claim to fame was being Auburn's OC while Cam Newton was there.

 

[LJSA]

True - Gus Malzahn had been a highly regarded coordinator but this is his first HC position

He was HC at Arkansas St. last season.