The West Coast Conference is a league that has been dominated by the Gonzaga Bulldogs in its recent past. But there are always a couple of teams that have the potential to threaten them in the WCC, with this year being no exception. Here, we look at the West Coast Conference tournament odds and break down how to bet on this top-heavy league in the futures markets.
Team | Odds |
Gonzaga | -180 |
Saint Mary's | +250 |
Santa Clara | +700 |
Oregon State | +11000 |
Odds current as of March 9, 2026
In the WCC, the question is always whether Gonzaga or the field will be the best option when betting on futures markets. This year, the Zags split the WCC regular season title with the Saint Mary's Gaels, with both teams going 16-2 in league play. They each got a win against each other on their home floors, with a rubber match between the two teams expected to take place on championship Tuesday night.
The play of the bigs of both teams will be the focal point if they were to meet in another WCC championship game. Both teams have a ton of size and can impact both ends of the floor drastically with it. The question will be whether Gonzaga star Graham Ike can patrol the paint while staying out of foul trouble against a Gaels team with multiple seven-footers to contend with.
This year, the WCC could be a three-bid league. It looks like Santa Clara has done enough to earn a spot in the field of 68. But they would love to make sure of that by taking down at least Saint Mary's in the semifinals, while a tournament title would eliminate all doubt about their candidacy.
Conference realignment has become a major storyline in the WCC in addition to the play on the floor. Washington State and Oregon State have joined this league after the Pac-12 was chopped up and most of its teams fled for greener pastures. But the pendulum will swing the other way for the WCC in the near future, as Gonzaga will join the Beavers and Cougars in a new version of the Pac-12 starting in 2026, which will raise questions as to whether or not Saint Mary's will join the league as a basketball-focused member at some point as well.
The West Coast Conference has 10 teams in basketball at this point in time. The conference has been dominated by Gonzaga, who has appeared in the championship game of the conference 31 times, going 22-9. Saint Mary’s (5-12) and Pepperdine (3-4) are the only other teams to have won more than two conference championships. Either Gonzaga or Saint Mary’s has won every West Coast Conference title since 2009.
WINS | WCC TEAM | LAST YR Won |
|---|---|---|
22 | Gonzaga | 2025 |
5 | St. Mary's | 2024 |
3 | Pepperdine | 1994 |
2 | Santa Clara | 1993 |
2 | San Diego | 2008 |
2 | Loyola Marymount | 1989 |
1 | San Francisco | 1998 |
1 | Portland | 1996 |
Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.
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