Michigan State, the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, had been the favorite before Selection Sunday’s bracket was revealed. The Spartans and North Carolina, the No. 1 seed in the East Region, are next at 5-1. Midwest No. 1 Virginia (12-1) and West No. 1 Oregon (15-1) carried the longest odds for top seeds Sunday night.
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William Hill’s Nevada sportsbook had North Carolina as the favorite at 4-1. According to ESPN.com , William Hill on Sunday took a $55,000 bet on the Tar Heels to win the title at 5-1, a potential $330,000 payout. William Hill also placed $50,000 bets on Kansas at 11-2 and Michigan State at 11-2, wagers that would pay $375,000.
At the opposite end of the odds, eight teams — Austin Peay, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida Gulf Coast, Hampton, Holy Cross, UNC-Asheville, Southern and Weber State — are the longest shots at 9,999-1 to win it all.
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2016 NCAA Tournament odds
Team, odds Kansas, 9-2 Michigan State, 5-1 North Carolina, 5-1 Virginia, 12-1 Villanova, 12-1 Kentucky, 15-1 Oregon, 15-1 Oklahoma, 20-1 Xavier, 25-1 West Virginia, 25-1 Duke, 25-1 Miami (Fla.), 30-1 Texas A&M, 30-1 Indiana, 30-1 Purdue, 30-1 Maryland, 30-1 Utah, 40-1 California, 40-1 Arizona, 40-1 Iowa State, 60-1 Baylor, 60-1 Texas, 80-1 Notre Dame, 80-1 Seton Hall, 80-1 Gonzaga, 80-1 Iowa, 80-1 Wichita State, 80-1 Wisconsin, 100-1 Dayton, 100-1 Vanderbilt, 100-1 Oregon State, 200-1 USC, 200-1 Saint Joseph’s, 200-1 Providence, 200-1 Butler, 200-1 Cincinnati, 200-1 VCU, 200-1 Michigan, 200-1 Texas Tech, 200-1 Colorado, 300-1 Pittsburgh, 300-1 Syracuse, 300-1 Temple, 500-1 Tulsa, 500-1 Northern Iowa, 500-1 Chattanooga, 1,000-1 Arkansas-Little Rock, 1,000-1 Hawaii, 1,000-1 Buffalo, 1,000-1 Fresno State, 1,000-1 Stephen F. Austin, 1,000-1 Middle Tennessee, 1,000-1 Yale, 2,000-1 South Dakota State 2,000-1 UNC-Wilmington, 2,000-1 Stony Brook, 2,000-1 Iona, 2,000-1 Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2,000-1 Cal State-Bakersfield, 5,000-1 UNC-Asheville, 9,999-1 Weber State, 9,999-1 Austin Peay, 9,999-1 Hampton, 9,999-1 Florida Gulf Coast, 9,999-1 Fairleigh Dickinson, 9,999-1 Southern, 9,999-1 Holy Cross, 9,999-1