Over the past decade, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball program has been among the NCAA’s most consistent.
Wisconsin has appeared in the NCAA Tournament nine times in the past 10 years, including two trips to the Final Four. Also, the Badgers are tied for the seventh most NCAA Tournament wins (18) and have made six trips to the Sweet 16. Though Wisconsin has been a model of consistency, they still aren’t regarded as one of college basketball’s “blue bloods.” The question is, why?
The Badger Herald listed five reasons why the Badgers still aren’t considered in the same breadth as the nation’s elite.