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Before stars become legends in the NBA, they often start out in the North American college basketball divisions. The NCAA basketball league sees a large percentage of its finest players go on to have dazzling careers in the NBA and abroad, and online bookmakers have recognised the incredible popularity of the competition.

While the NBA attracts the largest number of basketball fans and viewers from around the world, NCAA basketball is a fast-growing sports betting option in terms of punters. Sports fans from the United States are obviously the most interested in betting on NCAA matches, but with each new season the number of non-US bookmakers offering NCAA basketball odds continues to grow.

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is the pinnacle of college basketball. Each year, 65 teams from around North America compete in the elimination tournament. It is undeniably the most popular NCAA basketball event of the season, and sees a huge increase in betting numbers whenever March rolls around - as the competition is held in the latter part of that month.

March Madness is nowadays popular throughout the global online betting community, and few other sporting events can capture the attention of basketball fans like the semi-finals of the tournament, or Final Four, as it is commonly known. The Final Four competition is a staple at online bookmakers at the end of the basketball season, and some bookies offer futures on the event prior to the competition even beginning.

In recent years, several teams have stood out amongst the herd and been crowned the champions of NCAA basketball. Duke Blue Devils are the most recent champions of the Men's Division I, and, in the highest rated championship game of the decade, managed to defeat their opponents, Butler, 61-59. The UCLA Bruins currently hold the record for most championship titles, and have seen some of the finest names in basketball come through their ranks. Players like Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Bill Winton, and most recently Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves have at some point pulled on a Bruins jersey.

You can read more about NCAA basketball success stories at our NBA and Olympic basketball articles. If you like more information on how basketball betting works, or simply more resources on basketball in general, just click on the relevant links.