2025 March Madness Odds: Duke Beats Out UConn for Top Spot

All other teams are greater than 100-1. Odds as of April 8 and via DraftKings.

UConn defeated Purdue Monday night to win its second-straight title, yet are not the favorites to win a third-straight in 2025 according to DraftKings.

At the top of the leaderboard is Duke with their No. 1 ranked recruiting class by far, featuring No. 1 prospect Cooper Flagg out of Maine. Joining Flagg are three other 5-star recruits. That's not to mention a slew of serviceable returning players to go along with a potential transfer or two to round out the squad. It stands to reason that this team has enough to compete against a UConn team rife with incumbents.

But a few key stars from this UConn team are assuredly moving on to greener pastures. Freshman combo guard Stephen Castle is a surefire top-5 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Sophomore center Donovan Clingan will be a lottery pick — if not, a surefire top 10 selection. Sophomore winger Alex Karaban will be drafted somewhere, too.

The key for the Huskies in 2025 will be to develop the underclassmen already in the program — while reinforcing the squad with a transfer or two.

Meanwhile, the other top teams include UNC and Kansas, which have similar pedigree in the pipelines.

Kentucky's odds at +2000 stayed roughly the same even with head coach John Calipari's abrupt exit from the program on the eve of the national championship game.