The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball competes in the four-team Rady Children’s Invitational, featuring Providence, Florida and Texas Christian.

The Wisconsin Badgers still sit outside the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll despite a strong week of results.

Wisconsin moved up slightly in the two major college basketball polls ahead of the Badgers’ big test against No. 10 BYU.

Wisconsin opens Big Ten play on Wednesday against Northwestern, a Quad-2 opportunity for the Badgers with the Wildcats ranked No.48 in the NET. UW's best chance for a quality nonconference will come in a neutral-site game against Villanova (No.64) on December 19.

Wisconsin's opening NCAA NET ranking signals that standing. The team is down at No. 68 in the nation, with a 0-1 record against Quad 1 opponents, 0-1 vs. Quad 2, 1-0 vs. Quad 3 and 4-0 vs. Quad 4. The resume-based ranking differs from both KenPom and ESPN's Basketball Power Index, which rank the Badgers No. 27 and No. 25, respectively.

Wisconsin coach Greg Gard is in favor of playing more Big Ten games in December — and more games in general in the college basketball season.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers came into the 2025-26 season off the back of a Big Ten Championship appearance and the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. But this season, without the help of star guard John Tonje,

Wisconsin badgers put four starters in double figures to dominant the 2025 edition of the I-94 rivalry