With eyes starting to shift toward the 2025 NCAA Tournament, many have begun to wonder which teams have a shot at a National Championship this spring.
Two teams from the Big 12 Conference have earned some praise among sports betters, with No. 2 Iowa State and No. 10 Houston receiving top-five odds to win it all.
The Cyclones currently check in with the third-best odds, trailing Duke and Auburn, with a 9/1 shot to win it all. The Cougars sit two spaces behind their Big 12 counterpart, with 14/1 odds to win the tournament.
Here is a look at the Top 25, courtesy of BetOnline.
- Duke 5/1
- Auburn 6/1
- Iowa State 9/1
- Alabama 14/1
- Houston 14/1
- Florida 16/1
- Tennessee 16/1
- Gonzaga 18/1
- Kentucky 18/1
- UConn 20/1
- Kansas 22/1
- Illinois 28/1
- Michigan 33/1
- Marquette 40/1
- St. John’s 40/1
- Arizona 50/1
- Michigan State 60/1
- Mississippi State 66/1
- Ole Miss 66/1
- Texas A&M 66/1
- Texas Tech 66/1
- Baylor 75/1
- Maryland 80/1
- North Carolina 80/1
- Oregon 80/1
While both teams sit at 4-0 in league play, the pair each has a difficult matchup in the fifth conference game of the season. Iowa State hosts No. 9 Kansas at Hilton Coliseum while the Cougars take on the surging West Virginia Mountaineers at the Fertitta Center.
Despite Kansas, Texas Tech, Arizona, and West Virginia all looking solid in January, the Cougars and Cyclones rank in a tier above the rest. The two teams finished atop the league in 2023-24, with Houston finishing 15-3 in conference play, followed by Iowa State at 13-5.
The two take the court against one another on Saturday, February 22nd, in Houston.
