The Proof is in the Pudding

Mount Shasta before the Epiphany

Mount Shasta before the Epiphany

The men’s college basketball rankings are based on blind preference and hidden agendas. The truth is in the Vegas Pudding.

Let’s be real.  People who are laying their money on the line are the ones to trust.

So here it is.  And for this, I’m no doubt risking the biggest spam onslaught in history.  Some things are worth it, though, and this is one of them.

ODDS TO WIN THE 2008-09 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Team Open Current
North Carolina 5/2 8/5
Pittsburgh 8/1 8/1
UCLA 7/1 8/1
Connecticut 15/1 10/1
Duke 10/1 10/1
Louisville 10/1 12/1
Texas 15/1 18/1
Oklahoma 30/1 20/1
Gonzaga 18/1 20/1
Georgetown 40/1 25/1
Michigan State 15/1 25/1
FIELD (ALL OTHERS) 25/1 25/1
Purdue 20/1 25/1
Villanova 30/1 30/1
Syracuse 50/1 35/1
Notre Dame 20/1 35/1
Florida 35/1 35/1
Memphis 15/1 35/1
Kansas 35/1 35/1
Davidson College 35/1 40/1
Arizona State 25/1 40/1
Southern California 40/1 40/1
West Virginia 40/1 40/1
Wake Forest 40/1 50/1
Tennessee 30/1 50/1
Marquette 25/1 50/1
Kentucky 40/1 50/1
Wisconsin 30/1 50/1
Clemson 30/1 60/1
Ohio State 40/1 60/1
UNLV 50/1 75/1
Miami-Florida 30/1 75/1
Arizona 25/1 75/1
Xavier 60/1 75/1
Baylor 50/1 100/1
Washington 60/1 100/1
Texas A&M 60/1 100/1
Mississippi State 60/1 100/1
Creighton 125/1 125/1
Maryland 75/1 125/1
Minnesota 100/1 150/1
Illinois 75/1 150/1
Brigham Young 60/1 150/1
Alabama 50/1 150/1
Saint Marys College-California 150/1 150/1
Washington State 50/1 150/1
Virginia Tech 60/1 150/1
Stanford 200/1 200/1
Mississippi 200/1 200/1
Oklahoma State 100/1 200/1
Oregon 200/1 200/1
Arkansas 150/1 200/1
California 200/1 200/1
Boston College 75/1 200/1
Georgia Tech 75/1 200/1
Louisiana State 200/1 200/1
Alabama-Birmingham 60/1 250/1
Florida State 150/1 250/1
Saint Josephs-Pennsylvania 150/1 250/1
San Diego State 250/1 250/1
Virginia Commonwealth 150/1 250/1
North Carolina State 200/1 300/1
Nevada 125/1 300/1
New Mexico State 200/1 300/1
Tulsa 200/1 300/1
San Diego 125/1 300/1
Virginia 200/1 300/1
Georgia 200/1 300/1
Kent State 150/1 500/1
DePaul 75/1 500/1
Utah 250/1 500/1
Rutgers 200/1 500/1
South Alabama 75/1 500/1
Southern Illinois 150/1 500/1
Siena College 300/1 600/1
Indiana 300/1 1000/1

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