For the second consecutive season, Gonzaga is favored to cut down the nets as king of the dance. They were national runners up last year.
The Zags are the favorites at 6-1 and are the only team with odds in the single digits at Caesars Sportsbooks. Michigan, Villanova and UCLA are next, each at 12-1, followed by Texas, Purdue and
Kentucky, which are each 14-1.
Gonzaga joins UCLA, UNLV, North Carolina, Kentucky and Duke as the only teams to be preseason No. 1 in the Associated Press poll in consecutive years. The Zags are the first team to be preseason national championship favorites in consecutive seasons since Duke in 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.
Duke is 16-1 to win the national championship at Caesars Sportsbook.
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