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Wisconsin earned its first ever #1 AP ranking in school history on February 20, 2007. However, the Badgers lost that same evening at Michigan State. An important rematch with Ohio State loomed a few days later on Sunday, February 25, 2007 in Columbus.The Buckeyes, boasting an elite freshman class led by Mike Conley and Greg Oden , edged the ...
The 2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team finished with a final record of 31–5 which ...
In February 2011, they beat then-undefeated Ohio State University, the school's second win over the AP No. 1 team. After falling to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, the Badgers secured a No. 4-seed in the NCAA Tournament. The team beat 13th-seed Belmont and fifth-seed Kansas State. They fell to Butler in the Sweet Sixteen.
Here's a look at other memorable times a Wisconsin sports team knocked off the No. 1 squad in the land: ... up a "24-1" shirt during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Milwaukee ...
Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth.
Wisconsin is represented by major league teams in the three most popular spectator sports in the United States: American football, baseball, and basketball. The Green Bay Packers have been part of the National Football League since the league's second season in 1921 and currently hold the record for the most NFL titles, earning the city of ...
1 Won First Round vs. No. 16 Central Connecticut State 78–57 Won Second Round vs. No. 9 Xavier 78–71 OT Won Sweet Sixteen vs. No. 5 Tennessee 85–84 Won Elite Eight vs. No. 2 Memphis 92–76 Won Final Four vs. No. 2 Georgetown 67–60 Lost National Championship vs. No. 1 Florida 75–84 Wisconsin At-Large 2 Won First Round vs. No. 15 Texas ...
On February 19, 2007, they earned their first No. 1 ranking in school history with a 26–2 record, but were defeated the next day by the unranked Michigan State Spartans. Entering the Big 10 Tournament as the second seed, their first game was against Michigan State, who the Badgers defeated 70–57.