A season ago, the Wisconsin Badgers finished with a 22-12 overall record and an 11-9 record in the BIG10 conference. At one point last season, Wisconsin was ranked as the 6th best team in the country. The Badgers hit a rough patch before the conference tournament.
The Wisconsin Badgers upset the Purdue Boilermakers in the BIG10 Tournament and then lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini in the BIG10 Championship game. Wisconsin was the fifth seed in the NCAA Tournament and they lost to the 12th-seeded James Madison Dukes.
Wisconsin Badgers Will Open BIG10 Conference Play Against the Michigan Wolverines
Wisconsin will begin conference play on December 3 at home against the Michigan Wolverines. This will be the first conference game of the 2024-2025 season and this game comes before the big in-state showdown on December 7 against the Marquette Golden Eagles.
A season ago, Michigan was one of the worst teams in the conference. This is a must-win game early on in the BIG10 because this is a very winnable game for the Badgers. Michigan is projected to be a better team in the conference this season, but the Wisconsin Badgers will only face them once.
They Don’t Play Anyone Twice This Season
With the BIG10 Conference adding four new teams to the conference this year with the USC Trojans, the Washington Huskies, the Oregon Ducks, and the UCLA Bruins, the Wisconsin Badgers will not play anyone twice in the conference this season. It is a shame they won’t play a team twice in the conference until the BIG10 Tournament.
They will host Oregon on February 22 and Washington on February 25. They will go on the road to face USC on January 18 and UCLA on January 21. As for some of the other big games in the conference, they will host the Indiana Hoosiers on February 4.
The Wisconsin Badgers will be on the road against a potential BIG10 title winner this season on January 6 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. They will also be at the Purdue Boilermakers on February 15. The Wisconsin Badgers will also host the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 14.
Wisconsin is going to have to win the winnable games on their schedule to have any chance to make the NCAA Tournament this season. Also, the Wisconsin Badgers fanbase will not be patient with head coach Greg Gard if they struggle to win games this season.
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