Fresh off another productive week, the Wisconsin men moved up in the latest college basketball rankings. The Badgers are now 17th in both the AP and Coaches Pol

Wisconsin held Nebraska to its lowest point total (55) since a Dec. 7 loss to Michigan State (52). That performance raised the Badgers’ KenPom defensive efficiency ranking to No. 50 nationally, the highest it’s been all season. That pushed the team’s overall ranking to No. 14.

The Badgers are now 16-4 overall and 6-3 in conference play. The Badgers dropped a tough game at UCLA to start off the week but came back home and had a dominant showing against Nebraska, defeating the visiting Huskers 83-55 behind 27 points from John Tonje and 17-made three pointers from the team, their second-highest total this season.

The Wisconsin Badgers made the top 12 schools for top-ranked class of 2026 offensive tackle Carter Scruggs on Sunday. The Badgers cracked Scruggs’ list of finalists alongside Oregon, Oklahoma, USC, Clemson, Michigan, Alabama, Virginia Tech, Miami, Penn State, South Carolina and Georgia.

Wisconsin hosts Michigan in a matchup of Big Ten teams. Wednesday's meeting is the first of the season between the two teams.

The Badgers will host one of their key events of the recruiting cycle Sunday when some of the top targets from the class of 2026 will be on campus.

The University of Wisconsin football program addressed key positions for its 2025 roster during the winter transfer portal window. But many of its opponents got better, at least on paper. The transfer portal was open from Dec.

Michigan reaping benefits of Edwards, Truscott, Duke as they cement themselves on the Wolverines blue line this season.

A victory in the final game of the series would have been more rewarding, but the resilient Badgers could find plenty of good signs from the weekend.

No. 8 Michigan State extended its winning streak to 12 games and improved to 8-0 in Big Ten play with an 81-74 win over Rutgers inside Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans' tied Duke for the longest active winning streak in the sport with the win and guaranteed it would reach two months since its last loss on the season.

Wisconsin is set to benefit greatly from Ohio State ‘s run to the 2024 College Football Playoff championship game. First, Ohio State’s win followed Michigan ‘s 2023 title, giving the Big Ten consecutive national champions. That streak further establishes the conference as the top in the sport.

The Spartans' 7-0 start in Big Ten play is their best since the 2018-19 season when they last played in the Final Four.