Final Four 2018: Odds Each Team Wins the National Championship

The 2018 Final Four field is set.

This year's men's NCAA tournament has been one for the books. There were shocking upsets (read: Virginia), unbelievable game-winning shots and, of course, embarrassing blowouts.

Now, only four teams are left standing: top-seeded Villanova and Kansas, as well as Michigan and this year's Cinderella darling, Loyola-Chicago.

So who will emerge victorious after it's all said and done? 

The smart money is on the Wildcats and Wolverines to face-off in the national championship game, but don't count out the Jayhawks and the Ramblers to deliver the historic upset.

With two semi-final games on Saturday and the title game on Monday, here's a quick look at the championship odds for the quartet of teams left vying for the trophy, according to OddsShark.

Villanova is in rarefied air. They have the most wins over a four-year span in Division 1 history with 134.

"We consistently had very good players," head coach Jay Wright told Dan Gelston of the Associated Press. "It's a part of guys staying healthy, guys staying in the program, good recruiting, getting lucky in recruiting over a period of time."

Over the last five years, they have made winning a habit, taking home four Big East regular-season titles and three Big East tourney championships.

They've appeared in two Final Fours and won one national championship, thanks to a game-winner that will forever be one of the most clutch shots in the history of March Madness.

As the odds-on favorite to win it again this year, they'll only truly be challenged by Michigan, who will look to put the kibosh on the Wildcats' high-powered offense.

According to KenPom.com, the Wolverines are No. 4 in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency at 91.1. They are led by their elite perimeter defender Zavier Simpson, who sets the tone on defense. But he'll have his hands full trying to guard Jalen Brunson.

Meanwhile, Villanova ranks No. 1 in the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency at 127.3.

One of the reasons why the Wildcats have been so hard to stop has been the outstanding play of Brunson, Mikal Bridges and Donte DiVincenzo, who came up big in the 71-59 win over Texas Tech with 12 points and eight rebounds.

The other reason?

There are veterans still on the team from that championship run in 2016, an unheard of luxury in college basketball's current one-and-done era.

"You've got guys that won a national championship," Wright added. "There's not too many teams that get to play in the game, play in the Final Four with guys that have won it. It's a totally different dynamic than the '16 team, and I like it."

Michigan is considered as having the best chance to win it after Villanova, but Kansas, which will be underdogs against the 'Cats on Saturday, is a close third.

And with the way that guard Malik Newman has stepped up during March, they are more than capable of playing spoiler to 'Nova. Newman, who finished with a career-high 32 points in the 85-81 overtime win over Duke, is shooting an insane 54.9 percent from behind the arc since the start of the Big 12 tournament.

Newman's star turn has sparked the Jayhawks offense, which they'll need if they want to fell the Wildcats.

No one outside of Sister Jean has Loyola-Chicago becoming the first No. 11 seed in NCAA history to play for the title, but it's not impossible. The only reason Michigan is still dancing is Jordan Poole's buzzer-beater.

The Ramblers don't have height on their side, but they have heart and the belief that they can compete with any opponent. They spread the floor, pass the ball and control the pace of the game. If they can run the Wolverines off the three-point line and shoot over 50 percent from the field, they can surprise everyone, again.

In the end, though, any bet against the Wildcats will prove to be the wrong one.