Women's March Madness is heading into the Sweet Sixteen and the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks are National Championship favorites.
Conference titles have been awarded, records have been broken and tensions are at an all-time high. Let's keep up with women's hoops!
Gamecocks Favored In WNCAAB National Championship Odds
Team | Odds |
---|---|
South Carolina | -150 |
Iowa Hawkeyes | +650 |
LSU Tigers | +800 |
UConn | +1200 |
Texas | +1400 |
Stanford | +1500 |
USC | +2800 |
UCLA | +4000 |
Notre Dame | +4000 |
NC State | +4500 |
Oregon State | +7500 |
Indiana | +10000 |
Baylor | +10000 |
Odds as of March 26
south carolina gets back on the wagon
Here we are again, South Carolina stays spotless through the first 32 meetings, looking to replicate last season's 42-game domination.
Their defensive efforts are impressive and the Gamecocks have yet to allow more than 76 points. Their last meeting being a little too close for comfort with a 79-72 win over LSU for the conference title in the SEC Championship. The game wrapped up with a near bench brawl.
In the opening two rounds, the Gamecocks have looked composed again, sinking 179 points and conceding just 80. Clearly, South Carolina is eyeing to take back a spot in the national championship game.
lSU Tigers thrashing for consecutive titles
Of course, the defending champs are going to be in the favored realm. No. 8 LSU has the second-best offense in the nation, dropping 87.9 PPG.
Angel Reese, last year's NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, finished the regular season with a sparkling with 19 PPG. Meanwhile, five others averaged 11 points or more to keep LSU dominant in every direction.
The SEC Championship finish also proved how hungry the Tigers are, with two players ejected after the 20-minute delay. Reese did not stutter when shutting down any talk of intimidation.
Angel Reese 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/XwBvOCAHIu
— World Exposure Report Women’s Basketball (@WorldExposureWB) March 10, 2024
The Tigers would be the first to win consecutive titles since UConn ripped through Division 1 from 2013-16. Damn, Breanna Stewart wasn't messing around.
watch out for caitlin clark and iowa
Caitlin Clark continues to be everywhere, leading the nation with a whopping 31.9 PPG, clearly helping No. 3 Iowa, the Big 10 champions, average 92.8 PPG (ranked first). She has just shattered the all-time NCAAB scoring record, previously held by Pete Maravich, and surged past Steph Curry's college record for most three-pointers in a season.
Caitlin Clark passes Steph and Darius McGhee for most NCAA 3PM ALL-TIME (men's & women's) in a season 👏
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 9, 2024
More history for CC 🐐 pic.twitter.com/UTEVnQRuiY
Clark has recently announced her decision to declare for the upcoming WNBA draft, so you know she will be eyeing the championship in her final season.
Last 10 Women’s College Basketball National Champions
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Final Score |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | LSU Tigers (34-2) | Iowa Hawkeyes | 102-85 |
2022 | South Carolina Gamecocks (35-2) | UConn Huskies | 64-49 |
2021 | Stanford Cardinal (31-2) | Arizona Wildcats | 54-53 |
2019 | Baylor Bears (37-1) | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 82-81 |
2018 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (34-3) | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 61-58 |
2017 | South Carolina Gamecocks (38-0) | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 67-55 |
2016 | UConn Huskies (38-0) | Syracuse Orange | 82-51 |
2015 | UConn Huskies (38-1) | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 63-53 |
2014 | UConn Huskies (40-0) | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 79-58 |
2013 | UConn Huskies (35-4) | Louisville Cardinals | 93-60 |
*2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
The Connecticut Huskies own a full trophy case with 11 national championships, the most of any school. They have won the title in three or more consecutive years twice (2002-2004, 2013-2016) in the last two decades. Between 2014 and 2017, the Huskies recorded a 111-game winning streak that was kept alive for 867 days.
How To Bet NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship
If you’re a first-time bettor in women’s college basketball odds to win the championship, welcome! Typically, you’ll visit a sportsbook and see the NCAA championship odds listed like this:
The odds indicate what it would pay out if one of these teams were to win a national championship. Unlike a straight-up bet, or a moneyline bet, where there is a clear favorite represented by a minus sign (-), the team with the lowest odds would be the favorite.
In this case, it’s South Carolina, and the rest are underdogs even though each team has a plus sign (+) prefacing its odds. For American odds, all potential payouts are predicated on $100 bets.
Using American odds, if you were to bet $100 on the Gamecocks and they win, your sportsbook would return your original $100 investment and reward you with $100 in profit for your winning pick, which is $200 in total return to the bettor.
College basketball is notorious for long shots and underdogs going far in the NCAA Tournament or even winning it all. So, a team like LSU may entice a bettor to consider the Tigers with +850 odds to win the tournament (10.5 percent implied probability).
If LSU was to defy the odds and go on to win the title with bettors placing a $100 bet on the Tigers, they would be rewarded with a $950 return – the original $100 is returned along with $850 in profit.
If you’re ever unsure about numbers, check out our odds calculator. It’ll show you what your payout would be based on the odds and amount wagered.