The Florida Gators may have won the national championship 65-63 over the Houston Cougars on Monday night, but oddsmakers at BetMGM have the Cougars as the favorites to cut down the nets in 2026. Houston has the best odds to win the 2026 national championship at +900, followed by the Duke Blue Devils (10-1), UConn Huskes (14-1) and Louisville Cardinals (17-1).
Houston guard Milos Uzan is expected to turn pro, but Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler could return to fortify a Cougars team that easily could have won Monday night.
The Gators have 20-1 odds to repeat, tied for the seventh best with five other teams (BYU, Kentucky, Arkansas, Kansas and Alabama).