Updating LSU women's basketball's national title odds after NCAA Selection Sunday

[ASFN Admin]

LSU women's basketball has the sixth-best odds of winning the national championship following the NCAA Tournament bracket reveal.

The Tigers are tied with NC State with +4000 odds to win it all. They are the No. 3 seed in the first Spokane region, behind top-seeded UCLA and No. 2-seed NC State, and face No. 14-seed San Diego State in the opening round.

In the Sweet Sixteen, LSU could face the Wolfpack. The two teams are tied with +4000 odds to win it all. The only other SEC team in the Tigers' region is No. 5-seed Ole Miss.

Head coach Kim Mulkey's team is one of three conference teams in the top-10 best odds to walk away with the title. USC, which earned a No. 1-seed, has the fourth best odds and falls behind UConn. The No.2-seeded Huskies are in the same region as the Trojans, setting the stage for a rematch of a regular season contest.

Here are the top-10 teams with the best odds to win the national championship.

• South Carolina, -270
• UConn, +275
• UCLA, +500
• USC, +550
• Texas, +600
• Notre Dame, +600
• NC State, +4000
• LSU, +4000
• TCU, +6000
• Duke, +6600

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Updating LSU women's basketball national championship odds

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