The Wisconsin Badgers basketball program has kicked off its 2023-24 regular season in impressive fashion, tallying a 9-3 record despite a brutal non-conference schedule that featured encounters with top-10 teams like Tennessee, Marquette, and Arizona.
It feels like many of the issues that plagued Greg Gard’s team last season are now in the rearview mirror, and they’ve found themselves ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 and look like a top contender in the Big Ten.
The Wisconsin Badgers, who own four wins over team’s rated in the Barttorvik top 60, are among just three Big Ten programs currently ranked in the AP top 25, holding the No.