Bracketology: Wisconsin basketball projected to receive high seed for March Madness

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MADISON – The Division I men’s basketball committee liked what it was seeing from the Wisconsin Badgers, and that was before they knocked off Purdue on the road Saturday.

Before tip-off the committee revealed its top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament, a peek at teams’ standing with a month to go before Selection Sunday.

Wisconsin was a No. 11 seed overall or the third No. 3 seed in the field.

Badgers coach Greg Gard was asked for his thoughts on his team’s place in the bracket preview following a 94-84 win over the Boilermakers at Mackey Arena.

“We’ve got a lot of basketball left to play before that day comes,” he said. “That’s great. That means we’ve got the attention of people, right, and obviously playing good basketball.

“We’re a really good team and I think we’re getting better. That’s the exciting part. They know there is a lot more left to come and it starts with our next game.”

Here is a look at how Wisconsin’s résumé has changed over the past week and how the team stacks up to the competition.

All rankings are through Sunday unless noted otherwise.

The Badgers are 20-5 overall and 10-4 in the Big Ten.

Wisconsin basketball NCAA Tournament résumé for 2025 March Madness

Wisconsin basketball NET ranking: No. 12 (Last week No. 15).

Quad 1: 6-5.

Quad 2: 7-0.

Quad: 3 2-0.

Quad 4: 5-0.

Wisconsin basketball KenPom ranking: No. 9 (No. 13 last week)

Offensive efficiency: No. 6.

Defensive efficiency: No. 43.

Wisconsin basketball bracketology projections

(Projections through Thursday unless noted)

USA Today: No. 5 vs. Drake in Seattle.

ESPN: No. 4 seed vs. Akron in Providence.

CBS: No. 3 seed vs. Northern Colorado in Providence

Local bracketolgist Cracked sidewalks: No. 3 seed vs. Samford in Milwaukee. (Through Saturday)

Wisconsin basketball score from last week

Feb. 15 at Purdue: The Badgers’ 94-84 victory at Mackey Arena won’t soon be forgotten The team’s point total was the most ever for UW in West Lafayette and the second most in a game in the history of the…

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Publish date : 2025-02-17 14:08:00

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