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2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship odds updated for February: Villanova improves, Kansas the favorites

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

It's March and the madness will be starting very soon. In preparation, Bovada has updated their book for the 2016 Men's Basketball National Champion with Kansas being the current favorite at 5/1.

Jay Wright's Villanova squad has slightly improved from 16/1 in early February to its current position at 14/1 and is behind Xavier's 12/1 posting for the best odds from the BIG EAST.

Elsewhere through the conference, Providence is at 66/1, Butler is at 200/1, and Georgetown & Marquette are 500/1. Surprisingly, Seton Hall is not listed.

School 2/4/16 Odds Current Odds
Kansas Jayhawks 12/1 5/1
Michigan State Spartans 12/1 5/1
North Carolina Tar Heels 6/1 9/1
Kentucky Wildcats 20/1 10/1
Oklahoma Sooners 15/2 12/1
Xavier Musketeers 20/1 12/1
Villanova Wildcats 16/1 14/1
Virginia Cavaliers 25/1 14/1
Duke Blue Devils 14/1 20/1
Maryland Terrapins 11/1 20/1
Iowa Hawkeyes 12/1 25/1
Wisconsin Badgers 200/1 25/1
Miami-Florida Hurricanes 28/1 28/1
Arizona Wildcats 33/1 33/1
California Golden Bears 100/1 33/1
Indiana Hoosiers 33/1 33/1
Iowa State Cyclones 25/1 33/1
Oregon Ducks 40/1 33/1
West Virginia Mountaineers 28/1 33/1
Wichita State Shockers 25/1 33/1
Purdue Boilermakers 25/1 40/1
Texas Longhorns 33/1 40/1
UConn Huskies 40/1 50/1
LSU Tigers 33/1 66/1
Providence Friars 40/1 66/1
Texas A&M Aggies 28/1 66/1
Utah Utes 200/1 66/1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 150/1 75/1
Baylor Bears 150/1 100/1
Dayton Flyers 200/1 100/1
Pittsburgh Panthers 150/1 100/1
Syracuse Orange 50/1 100/1
Vanderbilt Commodores 100/1 100/1
Gonzaga Bulldogs 100/1 150/1
USC Trojans 100/1 150/1
Butler Bulldogs 100/1 200/1
Florida 100/1 200/1
Michigan 100/1 200/1
St. Mary's 150/1 200/1
VCU 200/1 200/1
Cincinnati 250/1 250/1
South Carolina 150/1 250/1
Valparaiso 150/1 250/1
Ohio State 300/1 300/1
San Diego State 500/1 300/1
BYU 500/1 500/1
Chattanooga Off the Board 500/1
Colorado 200/1 500/1
Florida State 300/1 500/1
Georgetown 250/1 500/1
Marquette 300/1 500/1
St. Joseph’s Off the Board 500/1
UCLA 150/1 500/1
UNLV 300/1 500/1
Washington 200/1 500/1
Boise State 500/1 Off the Board
Memphis 500/1 Off the Board