Where Wisconsin ranks in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll after Iowa win

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Wisconsin basketball (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) somehow remains outside the top 25 of the USA TODAY Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The latest edition was released on Jan. 6, three days after the Badgers’ statement win over Iowa.

Wisconsin entered the ‘receiving votes’ category, tallying just three voting points. That total has the team tied for 36th.

Related: Big Ten basketball power rankings (Jan. 6): Illinois, Indiana surge in first week of 2025

The Badgers are winners of three straight after an early-December losing streak to top teams Michigan, Illinois and Marquette. The last result was a record-breaking 116-85 victory over a strong Iowa team. That stretch of strong performances has the team up to No. 26 in KenPom, though it wasn’t enough to approach the coaches’ top 25.

Wisconsin played just one game from Dec. 14 to Jan. 3, which could be a reason for the lack of consideration. Fast-rising teams including Memphis (No. 20), West Virginia (No. 23) and Utah State (No. 25) all have multiple notable results in the last few weeks. The Badgers will need a run of Big Ten wins in short order to reenter the ranking.

Tennessee leads the latest coaches poll after improving to 14-0. The Volunteers are followed by Auburn (13-1), Iowa State (12-1), Duke (12-2) and Alabama (12-2).

Big Ten teams in the top 25 are Michigan State (No. 14), Illinois (No. 15), Oregon (No. 17), Purdue (No. 19), UCLA (No. 21) and Michigan (No. 24). Maryland, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Indiana are all just ‘receiving votes.’

Here is the coaches’ full top 25 as of Jan. 6:

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

Change

1

Tennessee

14-0

765 (21)

–

2

Auburn

13-1

749 (10)

–

3

Iowa State

12-1

711

–

4

Duke

12-2

670

–

5

Alabama

12-2

651

+1

6

Marquette

13-2

581

+2

7

Kentucky

12-2

560

+4

8

Florida

13-1

529

-3

9

Texas A&M

12-2

488

+3

10

UConn

12-3

461

+3

11

Houston

10-3

454

+3

12

Kansas

10-3

438

-5

13

Mississippi State

13-1

372

+3

14

Michigan State

12-2

350

+1

15

Illinois

11-3

300

+5

16

Oklahoma

13-1

287

-6

17

Oregon

13-2

284

-8

18

Gonzaga

12-4

246

+1

19

Purdue

11-4

228

+3

20

Memphis

12-3

192

+5

21

UCLA

11-3

147

-3

22

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Publish date : 2025-01-06 18:18:00

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