Women's March Madness Odds: South Carolina Set Up for an Encore

Following up on an undefeated season that saw them knock off Caitlin Clark in the national championship, the South Carolina Gamecocks are expected to remain at the top of the mountain in 2024-25.

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Trevor Knapp • Publishing Editor
Nov 6, 2024 • 14:11 ET • 4 min read
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Caitlin Clark helped put the women's college game on the map in last season's National Championship, and despite Clark and several other high-profile names moving on to the WNBA, this year's women's March Madness odds remain a popular topic. 

With a new season having tipped off, let's look back at the latest college basketball odds for the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament, as Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks are favored to repeat.

Odds to win Women's March Madness

Team FanDuel
NFC South Carolina Gamecocks +155
UConn UConn Huskies +400
USC USC Trojans +450
Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish +600
Texas Texas Longhorns +700
UCLA UCLA Bruins +1,300
LSU LSU Tigers +2,000
NC State NC State Wolfpack +4,000
Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones +8,000
Duke Duke Blue Devils +8,000

Odds as of November 6, 2024.

Women's March Madness favorites

Led by longtime head coach Dawn Staley, No. 1 South Carolina remains the team to beat despite losing SEC Defensive Player of the Year Karmilla Cardoso to the WNBA. 

Boasting a No. 1 point differential of +29.17 last season, South Carolina will rely on former five-star recruit Chloe Kitts to spearhead the Gamecocks offensively. The 20-year-old forward made her mark in South Carolina's opening 68-62 win over Michigan, totaling 17 points and 14 rebounds. 

Meanwhile, Paige Bueckers leads a loaded UConn program that also features dynamic guard Azzi Fudd, while the USC Trojans will be a force out of the Pac-12 — led by senior center Rayah Marshall.

Bucker's Huskies are currently attracting the most tickets over at BetMGM (23.1%), while the No. 3 Trojans are taking on the biggest wagers, garnering 25.3% of the overall handle. 

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

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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

If you're in a state that allows mobile, or online betting, make sure you know which sites are the best March Madness betting sites. Great betting sites offer sharp odds, quick payouts and are safe and secure when it comes to depositing and withdrawing your money.

Past Women's March Madness champions

Year Champion Runner-Up
2024 South Carolina South Carolina Iowa Iowa
2023 LSU LSU Iowa Iowa
2022 South Carolina South Carolina UConn UConn
2021 Stanford Stanford Arizona Arizona
2020 COVID-19 COVID-19
2019 Baylor Baylor Duke Duke
2018 Notre Dame Notre Dame Mississippi State Mississippi State
2017 South Carolina South Carolina Mississippi State Mississippi State
2016 UConn UConn Syracuse Syracuse
2015 UConn UConn Notre Dame Notre Dame
2014 UConn UConn Notre Dame Notre Dame
2013 UConn UConn Louisville Louisville
2012 Baylor Baylor Notre Dame 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

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Trevor joined the Covers content team as a publishing editor in early 2022. Growing up in Vancouver, he studied Broadcast and Online Journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), and interned with TSN and Sportsnet Radio while also writing for the Daily Hive.

An avid bettor of the MLB, NFL, and CFL, Trevor advises his fellow sports bettors to leave their hearts at the door and not hesitate to fade their favorite team. It's a strategy he follows regularly as an apathetic Toronto Blue Jays and Indianapolis Colts fan.

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