As we approach the last few weeks of the regular season, the No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers have already clinched home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs while they gear up for a couple more marquee matchups down the stretch.
The top-ranked Badgers (25-1-2 overall, 19-1-2 WCHA) have had a stranglehold on the USCHO polls all year long. The only week they did not hold the top spot was the initial poll of the season. From that point on, they have been the consensus No. 1 team in the country, and have certainly played like it, going 11-1-2 against teams currently ranked in the USCHO top 15.