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| Title: | March Madness 2026 title odds: Florida loss shifts board, but Michigan, Duke still favored |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | sweet; title; michigan; iowa; region; odds; duke; second; madness; 16; round; loss; weekend; florida; seed; shifts; board; favored; NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; Federal districts of Russia; Iowa Hawkeyes; Florida Gators; Michigan Wolverines; Duke Blue Devils men's basketball; Alabama Crimson Tide; College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS; Single-elimination tournament; Cutting down the nets; St. John's Red Storm men's basketball; Ken Pomeroy; Arizona Wildcats; Big Ten Conference |
| Datetime: | 3/23/2026, 1:25:16 PM |
| Summary: | 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes — changed the national championship outlook for the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament. Showing no signs of concern in the tournament after losing in the Big Ten finals, Michigan is the only team favored by double digits during its Sweet 16 matchup. Keeping pace with the Wolverines in title odds are the Arizona Wildcats (+330). Now that the Huskies are through to the Sweet 16, they face a potentially rugged battle with the No. First, the Blue Devils must get past the Big East champion St. John’s Red Storm (+3000) in the Sweet 16.... |