College basketball odds: Early 2026 national championship favorites as Florida opens title defense

Florida brought the college basketball season to a conclusion Monday night when it completed its comeback victory over Houston to win the national championship, and the attention turns now to whether the Gators can repeat as title-winners for the second time. Todd Golden and his program will enter the 2025-26 campaign as one of the top operations in the sport, but with the entire starting backcourt exhausting its eligibility, there is a lot of roster-building work ahead.

Houston figures to have a fighting chance at avenging its loss in the title game and finally breaking through after numerous consecutive gut-wrenching NCAA Tournament exits. Kelvin Sampson might have to get through Jon Scheyer and Duke again, though, to make that a reality.

Hope springs eternal this time of year for college basketball programs across the country as they wipe the slate clean and look ahead to the opportunities on the horizon. Only one will achieve the ultimate goal, and FanDuel Sportsbook unveiled its odds for a bevy of teams to do so.

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Here are the teams with +10000 odds or better to win the 2026 national championship:

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