2025-26 Women's March Madness Odds: UConn Clear Favorite, Texas Surging

The UConn Huskies and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the last two NCAA women's basketball champions — and according to the odds, both teams are right back in the thick of it this season.

With the Huskies' win over the Gamecocks in last season's title game, UConn ended a nine-year title drought, capturing its 12th trophy all time.

Will UConn make it two in a row and win No. 13 at the end of this season?

Here are the latest odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Dec. 9, along with what to know about a few of the top contenders.

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NCAA Women's Championship odds

UConn: -115 (bet $10 to win $18.70 total)
South Carolina: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Texas: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
UCLA: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
LSU: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Michigan: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Oklahoma: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
Notre Dame: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
Iowa State: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
USC: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
TCU: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
NC State: +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total)
Ole Miss: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
North Carolina: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
Duke: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
Baylor: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
Tennessee: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)

Here's what to know about the women's NCAA title oddsboard:

The Favorites: Defending champion UConn is holding steady as the favorite, moving to -115 from +155 since the season opened. Last season's runner-up, South Carolina, is next at +600. In the 2024-25 title game, former Huskies star Paige Bueckers helped lead the squad to victory with 17 points, along with Sarah Strong's 24 points and 15 rebounds. UConn is currently 9-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country, while South Carolina is 9-1 and ranked third. Since the season opened, the Gamecocks' odds have lengthened from +280.

Familiar Faces: At third and fourth on this list are Texas and UCLA — the other two squads that made up last season's women's Final Four. Texas, though, has surged up the board, moving to +600 from +1000 over the last three weeks. During that same span, UCLA has dipped slightly to +650 from +440. In the semifinals last season, the Bruins fell 85-51 to UConn, while the Longhorns were bounced by South Carolina, 74-57. UCLA, at 9-1, is ranked No. 4 in the nation. The 10-0 Longhorns are second in the nation and are led by returning star Madison Booker, the team's leading scorer.

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