NCAA Tournament March Madness

#41 Wisconsin

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Projected seed: 10

Wisconsin lands where it does because its résumé is a mixture of signature wins away from home and on neutral courts and ugly blemishes that undercut those moments. The road victory at Michigan and a neutral-site win over Providence plus home wins over the likes of UCLA and Marquette show the Badgers can beat quality opponents in challenging settings, while the lopsided defeat at Nebraska and neutral losses to BYU and Villanova and the home loss to Purdue are the kinds of results that stick with evaluators. There are also encouraging efforts, including hard-fought wins at Minnesota and a road bounce-back at Penn State, but inconsistency and a narrow home defeat to USC temper those positives. Upcoming chances against Ohio State at home, a difficult trip to Illinois, conference tests at Indiana and Purdue and late-season road dates at Oregon and Washington give Wisconsin clear opportunities to solidify its standing or drift, which explains its placement in the middle of the bracket picture.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Campbell205W96-64
11/7N Illinois301W97-72
11/11Ball St310W86-55
11/17SIUE258W94-69
11/21(N)BYU15L98-70
11/27(N)Providence71W104-83
11/28(N)TCU51L74-63
12/3Northwestern62W85-73
12/6Marquette110W96-76
12/10@Nebraska11L90-60
12/19(N)Villanova27L76-66
12/22C Michigan302W88-61
12/30WI Milwaukee246W80-60
1/3Purdue9L89-73
1/6UCLA39W80-72
1/10@Michigan2W91-88
1/13@Minnesota82W78-75
1/17Rutgers155W96-87
1/22@Penn St125W98-71
1/25USC47L73-71
1/28Minnesota82W67-63
1/31Ohio St4061%
2/7@Indiana3134%
2/10@Illinois414%
2/13Michigan St731%
2/17@Ohio St4039%
2/22Iowa2348%
2/25@Oregon9866%
2/28@Washington4845%
3/4Maryland12288%
3/7@Purdue917%