Printable NCAA Tournament 2015: Full Bracket and Updated Odds for March Madness

Drama and the NCAA tournament go hand in hand. The thrill of watching an underdog pull off an upset or seeing an underrated major conference team hit its stride at the right time is like nothing else in sports. It's what makes March such a captivating and heart-wrenching month. 

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You don't even have to be a fan of any of the teams involved to understand the emotions and passion that go into every possession. The moments from the tournament are made on the first weekend, with echoes of Bryce Drew and Tyus Edney on every highlight package that will be shown through Sunday. 

This happens to be one of those unique years in the sport when one team, Kentucky, is such an overwhelming story and favorite that it threatens to take over the rest of the tournament. It's not going to prevent anyone from watching other games, but the stories from those games will always be muted because of the Wildcats' enormous shadow. 

Here's a look at the latest odds for the tournament less than 24 hours before the second round starts, as well as what the odds say about the teams. 

Team	Odds
Kentucky	6-5
Arizona	15-2
Wisconsin	17-2
Duke	9-1
Villanova	10-1
Virginia	10-1
Gonzaga	16-1
Notre Dame	25-1
Iowa State	33-1
Utah	33-1
Kansas	40-1
Michigan State	40-1
North Carolina	40-1
Baylor	50-1
Oklahoma	50-1
Wichita State	50-1

Full odds for every tournament team can be found at Odds Shark.

It's fascinating to look at what these odds say about college basketball. Kentucky will barely get you any sort of payout, which isn't a surprise, but looking down the list, you'll see Utah as the only team seeded lower than No. 3 with odds in the top 10. 

Utah isn't playing in an easy bracket, with Duke and Gonzaga as the top two seeds in the South Region. In fact, if you go by the odds, that seems to be the toughest region because four teams—Iowa State being the fourth—are among the top 10 favorites. 

Of course, it's also important to note that Utah is playing in one of those sneaky 5-12 games against a very good Stephen F. Austin team.

In Odds Shark's historical breakdown of No. 5 vs. No. 12 seeds, Stephen F. Austin got a shoutout for its work last year:

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Last year, it was Stephen F. Austin, North Dakota State and Harvard that advanced to the second round as No. 12 seeds after upsetting Virginia Commonwealth, Oklahoma and Cincinnati, respectively. In 2013, it was Mississippi, California and Oregon all winning as No. 12 seeds. Over the last seven years, No. 12 seeds are an impressive 18-9-1 against the spread while also going 15-13 straight-up. They are 6-1-1 ATS combined over the past two years alone.

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It's a near-guarantee that at least one No. 12 seed will win, though figuring out which one will advance is why most experts are setting the odds instead of playing them. 

Another interesting thing about these odds is that Arizona is the No. 2 team behind Kentucky. It's been assumed that there is a small handful of teams capable of beating John Calipari's squad in the tournament, with Arizona and Wisconsin being two of the most commonly noted contenders. 

ESPN's Myron Medcalf did a ranking of all 68 teams in order of how they would stack up against Kentucky. It was an interesting experiment, with Wisconsin getting a "strong" chance, Duke getting a "high" chance and Arizona being the only one to get a definitive "yes." Here was part of the rationale:

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Arizona might be the anti-Kentucky. Sean Miller's squad has the size inside to handle the Wildcats of the East with Kaleb Tarczewski, Brandon Ashley and Dusan Ristic inside. And they're one of the few teams that can match Kentucky's size and skill on the perimeter. Stanley Johnson and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson would be a problem for the Wildcats. They're both quick and versatile. 

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Not to say that seeding is everything in the tournament, especially in a year when the selection committee made some baffling choices, but this certainly suggests that there's more confidence in Arizona than Wisconsin, even though the Badgers are the No. 1 seed in that West Region. 

Although the teams aren't exactly the same, Wisconsin nearly defeated Kentucky in the Final Four last year. Aaron Harrison hit a three-pointer with seven seconds to play that gave the Wildcats a 74-73 victory. 

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Bo Ryan's team has arguably the nation's best player in Frank Kaminsky, and the Badgers rebound and defend well with a style that matches up nicely against Kentucky.

Meanwhile, Arizona has the depth and size to match Calipari's group, which no one else can say. 

It's also interesting that Wisconsin and Kentucky are No. 2 and 3 in terms of odds to win a title, as both teams are on Kentucky's side of the bracket. The next four teams—Duke, Villanova, Virginia and Gonzaga—are all on the opposite side and wouldn't have to play the Wildcats until the title game. 

There's not a huge gap between Wisconsin and Arizona in betting odds, but that gap still shows which way the wind is blowing as far as competition for Kentucky.