Sunday, March 15, 2009 | 5:17 p.m.
North Carolina opened as a 4-1 favorite to win the NCAA basketball tournament according to odds posted at the Las Vegas Hilton sports book Sunday after the bracket was announced.
The Tar Heels, coming off a loss as a 9-point favorite to Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, were followed by fellow No. 1 seeds Louisville (5-1), Pittsburgh (7-1) and Connecticut (7-1).
The NCAA championship game takes place Monday, April 6, at Ford Field in Detroit.
The following is the complete list of odds to win the tournament from the Las Vegas Hilton (lines subject to change):
NORTH CAROLINA 4
LOUISVILLE 5
PITTSBURGH 7
U CONN 7
MEMPHIS 12
DUKE 15
MICHIGAN ST 15
OKLAHOMA 15
SYRACUSE 15
GONZAGA 25
WAKE FOREST 25
UCLA 35
KANSAS 35
PURDUE 35
VILLANOVA 30
MISSOURI 35
WASHINGTON 40
WEST VIRGINIA 50
FLORIDA ST 50
ARIZONA ST 40
CLEMSON 100
LSU 100
TENNESSEE 100
XAVIER 100
TEXAS 100
ARIZONA 100
MARQUETTE 100
TEXAS A&M 200
OKLAHOMA ST 100
OHIO ST 200
BOSTON COLLEGE 100
UTAH 100
USC 100
BUTLER 200
CALIFORNIA 100
TEMPLE 200
MARYLAND 200
ILLINOIS 100
WISCONSIN 100
MISSISSIPPI ST 200
VCU 200
MICHIGAN 200
MINNESOTA 300
BYU 300
WESTERN KENTUCKY 300
DAYTON 500
SIENA 500
CLEVELAND ST 1000
UTAH ST 1000
FIELD (all others) 200
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