2027 men's college basketball title odds: Duke favored ahead of newly crowned Michigan

Posting the favorites for the following season’s champion as soon as the current season ends is a near-impossible task. So much changes during an offseason. That is especially true in college sports and even more so in recent years with the explosion of the transfer portal.With the transfer portal not opening until April 7, which is later than last year, most teams are still roughly just ideas and can drastically change in the next month. Throw in the coaching carousel and declarations for the NBA Draft and many rosters will undergo significant change between now and the start of next season.Advertisement