Wisconsin rockets up USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll after USC win

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Wisconsin is among the biggest risers in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

The team’s 2-0 week, a home win over Ohio State and a road triumph over USC, saw it rise eight spots from ‘receiving votes’ to No. 19 in the latest edition of the poll. That jump is due to the team’s vote total increasing from 29 to 194.

Related: Updated Big Ten basketball power rankings (Jan. 20): Top tier continues to separate

The Badgers are now the fifth-highest-ranked Big Ten team in the coaches poll, slotted behind only Michigan State (No. 8), Purdue (No. 12), Oregon (No. 15) and Illinois (No. 17). They are the poll’s biggest risers along with Texas Tech (up eight spots from ‘receiving votes’ to No. 25) and Missouri (up 14 spots from ‘receiving votes’ to No. 24).

Here is a full look at the coaches’ latest top 25:

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

Change

1

Auburn

17-1

774 (30)

–

2

Duke

16-2

739

+1

3

Alabama

15-3

672

+2

4

Iowa State

15-2

668 (1)

–2

5

Houston

14-3

623

+3

6

Florida

16-2

615

-2

7

Tennessee

16-2

584

-1

8

Michigan State

16-2

558

+4

9

Kentucky

14-4

478

–

10

Marquette

15-3

473

-3

11

Kansas

13-4

467

-1

12

Purdue

15-4

452

+3

13

Texas A&M

14-4

383

-2

14

Mississippi State

15-3

341

+4

15

Oregon

15-3

309

-1

16

Ole Miss

15-3

272

+5

17

Illinois

13-5

266

+3

18

UConn

13-5

230

-5

19

Wisconsin

15-3

194

+8

20

Michigan

14-4

180

-1

21

St. John’s

16-3

167

+5

22

Memphis

14-4

130

-5

23

West Virginia

13-4

107

+2

24

Missouri

15-3

77

+14

25

Texas Tech

13-4

53

+8

Wisconsin’s ascension is the product of an extended seven-game winning streak that dates back to Dec. 14. The team has won five straight Big Ten games during that time, including a Quad 2 win over Ohio State and a Quad 1 triumph over USC.

The Badgers are also up to No. 21 in KenPom and No. 25 in the ESPN BPI after another 2-0 week. They continue to improve as the weeks pass, leading to strong on-court results and subsequent ranking improvements.

The team is back on the court on Tuesday night at UCLA. It will look to sweep its two-game Los Angeles, California road trip and continue its march to the top of the Big Ten…

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Publish date : 2025-01-20 18:18:00

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