The odds to win the 2024 women’s college basketball national title are out, and the favorites to win the NCAA championship next year are familiar. That includes reigning champion LSU, which is the second-favorite at +700, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The Tigers likely will return double-double machine Angel Reese as well as coach Kim Mulkey, who seeks her fifth national title.
Given the same odds as LSU is the team the Tigers defeated in Sunday’s national championship game, Iowa, which is also given +700 odds and also figures to return its star player. Caitlin Clark, who averaged more than 30 points during the NCAA tournament, is ineligible for this year’s WNBA draft, so it’s possible she and Reese will have another meeting at next year’s Final Four in Cleveland.
The favorite is UConn at +500. The Huskies’ streak of 14 straight Final Fours ended with an Elite Eight loss this season, but star Paige Bueckers says she’ll come back after missing this season with a knee injury suffered in a pickup game. Also expected to contend for a return to the Final Four is Virginia Tech. The Hokies are at +750, along with Utah, which lost 66-63 to LSU in the Sweet 16.
Indiana checks in at +1000, and then we finally get to South Carolina, the 2022 champion and overwhelming favorite for 2023. The Gamecocks, however, will be in reloading mode after losing Aliyah Boston (projected to be the top pick in the WNBA draft) as well as guards Brea Beal and Zia Cooke. Still, Carolina will be just +1200, along with another NCAA tournament No. 1 seed from this season in Stanford.
Here’s the complete list of odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Wednesday for the 2024 women’s NCAA basketball national championship:
UConn +500
LSU +700
Iowa +700
Virginia Tech +750
Utah +750
Indiana +1000
South Carolina +1200
Stanford +1200
Stanford +1200
UCLA +1500
Ohio State +1500
Notre Dame +1500
Maryland +2500
Tennessee +2500
Texas +2500
Ole Miss +5000
Duke +5000
Louisville +5000
Baylor +5000
Nebraska +10000
Washington State +10000
Creighton +10000
Kansas State +10000
Washington +10000
Kansas +10000
North Carolina +10000
Florida State +10000
Colorado +10000
USC +10000
Oregon +10000
Arkansas +10000
Michigan +24000
Villanova +24000
Miami +24000
Florida Gulf Coast +24000
Iowa State +24000
NC State +24000
Arizona +24000
Gonzaga +24000
Oklahoma +24000
Middle Tennessee +24000
Illinois +24000
