Kentucky paces SEC in early 2019 national title odds

WICHITA, KS – MARCH 15: NCAA basketball sits on the court prior to the NCAA Tournament first round game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Pennsylvania Quakers on March 15, 2018 at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire)

Kentucky leads the way in the early 2019 national championship odds for all 14 SEC teams.

According to Vegas Insider, the Wildcats are an 8/1 favorite to win it all, which ties them for the second-best odds along with Villanova and Kansas.

Duke is the current favorite at 5/1 overall.

Auburn has the next best odds in the SEC, as the Tigers are at 30/1. Florida and Tennessee aren’t far behind at 40/1.

Meanwhile, Vanderbilt’s impressive 2018 recruiting class has allowed the Commodores to start at 60/1. Should Bryce Drew and company land top prospect Romeo Langford, those odds will likely even better.

Mississippi State, LSU, and Texas A&M all currently sit at 80/1.

Here’s the full odds list for SEC teams:

The conference set a new record this year by landing eight teams in the NCAA Tournament.

The SEC went 6-2 in the first round, with Kentucky and Texas A&M being the only two teams to advance to the Sweet 16.

John Calipari’s team fell to Kansas State, while the Aggies were beaten by eventual national runner-up Michigan.

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