2025-26 Women's March Madness Odds: Texas Surges After Winning SEC Title

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 or will Texas make a run after surging up the board?

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

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NCAA Women's Championship odds

UConn: -270 (bet $10 to win $13.70 total)
UCLA: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Texas: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
South Carolina: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
LSU: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Vanderbilt: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Michigan: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
Duke: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
Oklahoma: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
NC State: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Louisville: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Iowa: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 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 -270 from -125 since the middle of December. In the 2024-25 title game, former Huskies star Paige Bueckers helped lead the squad to victory over South Carolina with 17 points, along with Sarah Strong's 24 points and 15 rebounds. UConn is currently 33-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country. And speaking of Strong, she's the heavy favorite to win the women's Wooden Award. Second on the list and second in the nation is 31-1 UCLA. The Bruins made the Final Four last season, falling 85-51 to Uconn in the semifinals. 

Familiar Faces: At third and fourth on this list are Texas and South Carolina. The Longhorns, however, have surged up the board, moving to +700 from +1400, after blowing past the Gamecocks to take the SEC title. In the semifinals last season, though, the Longhorns were bounced by South Carolina, 74-57, while the Gamecocks lost to UConn in the title game, 82-59. The 31-3 Longhorns now sit third in the country and are powered by returning star Madison Booker, the team's leading scorer. Fourth-ranked, 31-3 South Carolina has seen its odds lengthen to +800 from +280 since the beginning of the season.