College basketball national champion odds: The team everyone loves to hate tops the board

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Duke's John Blackwell (13) gets past Kansas' Keanu Dawes to put up a basket during the second half of an exhibition NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, in Lawrence, Kan.

The 2026-27 men’s college basketball season starts in earnest today after yesterday’s opening game between Notre Dame and Villanova in Rome. The Florida Gators start the season as the AP No. 1 team, but they are not favored to win it all on the best prediction markets.

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