Caitlin Clark helped put the women's college game on the map in last season's National Championship, and despite Clark and several other high-profile names moving on to the WNBA, this year's women's March Madness odds remain a popular topic.
With the first month of the regular season in the books, let’s dive into the latest college basketball odds for the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament, as Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks are favored to repeat.
Odds to win Women's March Madness
| Team |  |
|---|---|
 South Carolina Gamecocks |
+280 |
 UConn Huskies |
+400 |
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
+400 |
 USC Trojans |
+600 |
 UCLA Bruins |
+800 |
 Texas Longhorns |
+900 |
 LSU Tigers |
+2000 |
 TCU Horned Frogs |
+4000 |
 NC State Wolfpack |
+5000 |
 Oklahoma Sooners |
+5000 |
Odds as of December 17, 2024.
Women's March Madness favorites
Led by longtime head coach Dawn Staley, No. 2 South Carolina remains the team to beat despite losing SEC Defensive Player of the Year Kamilla Cardoso to the WNBA.
Boasting a No. 1 point differential of +29.17 last season, South Carolina will rely on former five-star recruit Chloe Kitts to spearhead the Gamecocks offensively. The 20-year-old forward has made her mark during South Carolina's 10-1 start, averaging 11.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Selection Sunday | March 16, 2025 |
| First Four | March 19-20, 2025 |
| First Round | March 21-22, 2025 |
| Second Round | March 23-24. 2025 |
| Sweet 16 | March 29-30, 2025 |
| Elite Eight | March 31-April 1, 2025 |
| Final Four | April 4, 2025 |
| National Championship Game | April 6, 2025 |
Understanding March Madness futures odds
Sportsbooks will post odds for the NCAA women's basketball championship as early as the summer before the season starts. These odds are constantly adjusted throughout the offseason as players get hurt, suspended or are traded. Once the season begins in November, title odds will change as often as daily as teams win and lose games and as players get hurt or suspended. Sportsbooks will also adjust the March Madness futures odds based on handle and liability to certain teams.
March Madness futures odds will usually look like this:
- Indiana Hoosiers +800
This means that on a $100 bet, you'll stand to win $800 if the Hoosiers win the NCAA women's basketball title. If it's close to the end of the regular season or even during the tournament and college basketball has a very dominant team, you might see that a team is has a minus sign (-) ahead of its odds.
- South Carolina Gamecocks -165
This means that you would need to bet $165 to win $100 on a South Carolina championship.
Above we have posted the American odds for March Madness futures. However, these are easy to convert to decimal odds or fractional odds with our odds converter tool.
How to bet college basketball futures
Learning how to successfully bet on March Madness is one of the hardest things to do in sports betting. The lose-and-go-home format and the fact that a school needs to win six straight games against quality opponents means that the favorites don't always take home the title.
Another factor that comes into play is that the tournament bracket isn't set until Selection Sunday. As the college basketball season winds down, you can be pretty sure that the big favorites will slide into the bracket as top seeds. But for teams in the middle of the pack, nothing is certain.
As always when betting futures odds, be sure to look into injuries and suspensions. You might find some current value in a team that is expecting to get a key player back before March Madness begins.
Where to bet on Women's March Madness
If you're in a state that allows mobile, or online betting, make sure you know which sites are the best March Madness betting sites. Great betting sites offer sharp odds, quick payouts and are safe and secure when it comes to depositing and withdrawing your money.
Past Women's March Madness champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  South Carolina |
 Iowa |
| 2023 | LSU |
Iowa |
| 2022 | South Carolina |
UConn |
| 2021 |  Stanford |
 Arizona |
| 2020 | COVID-19 | COVID-19 |
| 2019 |  Baylor |
 Duke |
| 2018 |  Notre Dame |
 Mississippi State |
| 2017 | South Carolina |
Mississippi State |
| 2016 | UConn |
 Syracuse |
| 2015 | UConn |
Notre Dame |
| 2014 | UConn |
Notre Dame |
| 2013 | UConn |
 Louisville |
| 2012 | Baylor |
Notre Dame |
Women's March Madness trends
• The last four winners of the tournament all entered the season as the No. 1 seed.
• Since 1982, a No. 1 seed has made the Final Four every year.
• UConn has the most women's NCAA titles of all-time (11), including four straight years of successfully defending the championship from 2013-2016.
Women's March Madness Odds
The South Carolina Gamecocks are the current favorites to win March Madness in 2025 at +280.
The Women's March Madness title game will take place on Sunday, April 6 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
