The Wisconsin Badgers are in the midst of an incredible season. Although they just lost the Big Ten Championship to Michigan, they’re still 26-9 on the season. Greg Gard has turned this Wisconsin team into an incredible three point shooting team.
Now they know who they’ll face in the first round of March Madness.
Breaking: Badgers’ 1st Round Opponent Revealed For March Madness
A 3-seed was awarded to the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA Tournament. On Thursday, Wisconsin will face 14-seed Montana in Colorado. Time of tip-off to be determined.
This game’s winner will face the winner of the No. 6 BYU-No. 11 VCU matchup.
After a strong four days at the Big Ten Tournament, where they beat Northwestern, UCLA, and the Michigan State Spartans, Wisconsin rebounded to the No. 3 seed this week.
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Wisconsin’s wins over UCLA and Michigan State were especially big, as the Badgers got a Quad 1 win over the Bruins and a Quad 1A win over the Spartans, furthering their resume even more.
That, paired with an early loss from the Texas A&M Aggies in the SEC Tournament, got the Badgers up to the No. 3 line.
But, the big storyline is that Wisconsin will not be playing in Milwaukee, which many bracketologists predicted after their victory over Michigan State on Saturday. Instead, Iowa State got the draw in Milwaukee as the No. 3 seed in the South region.
Here is Wisconsin’s side of the East region:
- No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 VCU.
- No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Montana
- No. 7 St. Mary’s vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt
- No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 Robert Morris
- Here’s the other side of the East region:
- No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 American/Mount St. Mary’s
- No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Baylor
- No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 Liberty
- No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Liberty
Here is a look at the full bracket:
The tournament schedule is below:
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Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 on CBS
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First Four: March 18-19
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First round: March 20-21
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Second round: March 22-23
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Sweet 16: March 27-28
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Elite Eight: March 29-30
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Final Four: April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
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NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
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