Who are the top seeds?
By Sportsbook.com
Who will be #1 Seeds for NCAA Hoops Tournament?
We are about a month away from the start of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, yet the oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have already put up odds on several schools as to “If They Will Be a #1 Seeded Team” come tournament time.
According to Sportsbook.com spokesman Dave Staley, “There really is quite a lot of parity in college basketball this season, and the only team our lines makers believe that has a very good chance of being a #1 seed is Kansas. The Jayhawks are -550 favorites to secure a #1 seed when the tournament selection show is announced on Sunday March 14.”
The next team that oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com think could obtain a #1 seed in the NCAA Basketball Tournament are the Kentucky Wildcats. The Yes is -160 here, so if you think Kentucky will be a #1 seed in the tournament, then you would need to risk $160 to win $100. The Wildcats are led by freshman John Wall, who has a good chance of winning the Wooden Award as player of the year in college basketball. Wall is almost a certainty to be drafted #1 overall in the 2010 NBA Draft.
One team that seemed like they were a certainty to get a #1 seed in the tournament was Syracuse, until they suffered an embarrassing home loss to Louisville this past Sunday. The odds on the Yes that Syracuse will lock up a #1 seed are currently listed at -135. Staley added that “There’s no denying that teams like Syracuse and Villanova have a ton of talent, especially with their guards, but it’s going to be difficult for both these programs to keep playing at a high level. It wouldn’t surprise me much at all if either of these teams lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, because the conference is that good this season.”
Will Kansas be a #1 Seed?
Yes -550
No +325
Will Kentucky be a #1 Seed?
Yes -160
No +120
Will Syracuse be a #1 Seed?
Yes -135
No -105
Will Villanova be a #1 Seed?
Yes -115
No -125
Will Duke be a #1 Seed?
Yes -105
No -135
Will Purdue be a #1 Seed?
Yes +140
No -190