The Women's March Madness odds are a full go, with the field of 64 officially revealed — and the First Round tipping off on Thursday.
The No. 1 overall seed in the Women's March Madness bracket was given to UCLA, but the Bruins are not the favorites to cut down the nets come April 6 — that honor belongs to defending champion South Carolina.
With the tournament just days away from beginning, here are the latest odds to win the 2025 Women's National Championship.
Odds to win Women's March Madness
| Team |  |
|---|---|
 South Carolina Gamecocks |
+270 |
 UConn Huskies |
+275 |
 UCLA Bruins |
+500 |
 Texas Longhorns |
+600 |
 USC Trojans |
+700 |
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
+750 |
 LSU Tigers |
+4000 |
 North Carolina State Wolfpack |
+4000 |
 Duke Blue Devils |
+4000 |
 TCU Horned Frogs |
+5000 |
Women's March Madness favorites
The South Carolina Gamecocks are being put on notice.
The UConn Huskies made it known that Dawn Staley's club isn't the only championship-caliber team after beating the Gamecocks by 30 back in February... while UCLA Bruins, Texas Longhorns, and USC Trojans are also firmly in contender land.
With the bracket now set for the tournament, let's take a look at the top favorites:
South Carolina Gamecocks (+270)
South Carolina's time as sole favorite has come to an end. The No. 5 Gamecocks were badly exposed in an 87-58 loss to the Huskies on February 16 that sent shockwaves across the women's basketball landscape.
Dawn Staley's crew rebounded to finish the season with seven straight wins, including a 20-point win over Texas in the SEC Championship, and at 30-3 for the season were placed as the second-overall seed with the No. 1 spot in the Regional 2 (Birmingham).
South Carolina can look ahead to a potential regional final matchup with Duke or North Carolina, making it the clear favorite to advance to the Final Four.
Next Up: No. 16 Tennessee Tech on Friday, March 21 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN
UConn Huskies (+275)
In their significant win over South Carolina in February, senior guard Azzi Fudd was tops among all scorers with 28 points as UConn led by as many as 29 in their game, highlighted by a dominant 24-9 second quarter.
The Huskies are not thinking small whatsoever: UConn means business... but despite rolling through the Big East tournament, Geno Auriemma's squad was only given a two seed in the Regional 4 (Spokane)... with a potential Elite Eight matchup looming with USC.
Next Up: No. 15 Arkansas State on Saturday, March 22 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC
UCLA Bruins (+500)
Cori Close's squad earned the No. 1 overall seed... which also marks the program's first No. 1 seed ever.
The Bruins went 30-2 this season — only losing twice to USC — but got some revenge in the Big Ten title game and sit at 6/1 after being placed in the Spokane Regional, with LSU and NC State as the biggest threats in that quarter.
Next Up: Team TBD on Friday, March 21 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN
Texas Longhorns (+600)
Star forward Madison Booker leads a 31-3 Texas Longhorns program that also features dynamic guard Rori Harmon.
Two of their three losses came against South Carolina, including an ugly loss in the SEC title game, but that wasn't enough to deter the selection committee from putting the 'Horns as a No. 1 seed in Regional 3 (Birmingham).
Expect Vic Schaefer's squad will continue to make a statement, demanding bettors pay attention more than they have before, but a potential Elite Eight matchup with either Hailey Van Lith and TCU or Hannah Hidalgo and Notre Dame means it will not be an easy path to Tampa.
Next Up: Team TBD on Saturday, March 22 at 9:45 p.m. ET on ESPN2
USC Trojans (+750)
JuJu Watkins. Let's just start there.
The sophomore sensation has been lighting up the women's college basketball landscape since the moment she stepped into a USC jersey and it's only getting better with time. After hitting milestone after milestone, the biggest one — the NCAA All-Time Scoring crown, currently held by Caitlin Clark — just seems to get closer within reach for Watkins after taking the Trojans to finish first in the Big Ten with a 28-3 record to finish the regular season.
Despite losing in the Big Ten Championship, USC earned a No. 1 seed, how far will JuJu & Co. can go is the question — Paige Bueckers and UConn loom in the Elite Eight.
Next Up: No. 16 UNC Greensboro on Saturday, March 22 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC
Women's March Madness opening odds
- South Carolina: +145
- UConn: +400
- Texas: +400
- Notre Dame: +700
- USC: +950
- UCLA: +1200
- NC State: +2000
- LSU: +3000
- Stanford: +3000
- Duke: +5000
It should come as no surprise that oddsmakers were high on South Carolina after the Gamecocks became just the 10th team ever to cap off an undefeated season with a national championship.
But it's the UCLA Bruins who shook up the scene this season after going 30-2 and putting all of women's college basketball on notice after being the No. 1 ranked team in the country for most of this season. Led by Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice, the Bruins are out for blood and appear to be a shoe-in to win the Big Ten tournament ahead of March Madness.
Women's March Madness key dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Selection Sunday | March 16, 2025 |
| First Four | March 19-20, 2025 |
| First Round | March 21-22, 2025 |
| Second Round | March 23-24. 2025 |
| Sweet 16 | March 29-30, 2025 |
| Elite Eight | March 31-April 1, 2025 |
| Final Four | April 4, 2025 |
| National Championship Game | April 6, 2025 |
March Madness betting splits
Highest ticket percentage:
• South Carolina 14.3%
• UConn 11.8%
• Notre Dame 10.8%
Highest handle percentage:
• South Carolina 30.5%
• UConn 20.8%
• USC 12.0%
Biggest liabilities:
• NC State
• Michigan State
• South Carolina
All data courtesy of BetMGM.
Bettors like big winners with proven track records, which is why South Carolina has attracted the highest percentage of bets and the most money of any single team to win March Madness over at BetMGM.
The Gamecocks' 30.5% handle percentage appears to be an increasingly safe bet as South Carolina has shown a propensity for coming up big on basketball's grandest stage.
"South Carolina and UConn are the most bet teams to win the National Championship," says Hannah Luther, Trader, BetMGM. "These favorites will be the most popular teams to win and cover with bettors throughout the tournament. The sportsbook will be cheering against the Gamecocks and Huskies."Understanding March Madness futures odds
Sportsbooks will post odds for the NCAA women's basketball championship as early as the summer before the season starts. These odds are constantly adjusted throughout the offseason as players get hurt, suspended or are traded. Once the season begins in November, title odds will change as often as daily as teams win and lose games and as players get hurt or suspended. Sportsbooks will also adjust the March Madness futures odds based on handle and liability to certain teams.
March Madness futures odds will usually look like this:
- Indiana Hoosiers +800
This means that on a $100 bet, you'll stand to win $800 if the Hoosiers win the NCAA women's basketball title. If it's close to the end of the regular season or even during the tournament and college basketball has a very dominant team, you might see that a team is has a minus sign (-) ahead of its odds.
- South Carolina Gamecocks -165
This means that you would need to bet $165 to win $100 on a South Carolina championship.
Above we have posted the American odds for March Madness futures. However, these are easy to convert to decimal odds or fractional odds with our odds converter tool.
How to bet college basketball futures
Learning how to successfully bet on March Madness is one of the hardest things to do in sports betting. The lose-and-go-home format and the fact that a school needs to win six straight games against quality opponents means that the favorites don't always take home the title.
Another factor that comes into play is that the tournament bracket isn't set until Selection Sunday. As the college basketball season winds down, you can be pretty sure that the big favorites will slide into the bracket as top seeds. But for teams in the middle of the pack, nothing is certain.
As always when betting futures odds, be sure to look into injuries and suspensions. You might find some current value in a team that is expecting to get a key player back before March Madness begins.
Where to bet on Women's March Madness
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Past Women's March Madness champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  South Carolina |
 Iowa |
| 2023 | LSU |
Iowa |
| 2022 | South Carolina |
UConn |
| 2021 |  Stanford |
 Arizona |
| 2020 | COVID-19 | COVID-19 |
| 2019 |  Baylor |
Duke |
| 2018 |  Notre Dame |
 Mississippi State |
| 2017 | South Carolina |
Mississippi State |
| 2016 | UConn |
 Syracuse |
| 2015 | UConn |
Notre Dame |
| 2014 | UConn |
Notre Dame |
| 2013 | UConn |
 Louisville |
| 2012 | Baylor |
Notre Dame |
Women's March Madness trends
• The last four winners of the tournament all entered the season as the No. 1 seed.
• Since 1982, a No. 1 seed has made the Final Four every year.
• UConn has the most women's NCAA titles of all-time (11), including four straight years of successfully defending the championship from 2013-2016.
Women's March Madness Odds
The South Carolina Gamecocks are the current favorites to win Women's March Madness.
The Women's March Madness title game will take place on Sunday, April 6 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Oddsmakers at sportsbooks create odds to win the Women's NCAA Tournament based on the team's implied probability to win the title. The team with the lowest odds has the best chance to win the tournament.
Betting on game outcomes for all college teams is allowed as well as individual players, but may not be widely available across sportsbooks.
Sportsbooks adjust odds in real time based on betting action, team performance, injuries, and other developments.
Betting on individual players during Women’s March Madness is possible, but it’s not as widely available as betting on teams or game outcomes. Most sportsbooks focus primarily on team-based bets for the Women’s NCAA Tournament, especially in the early rounds.
