According to a news release from the UW Athletic Department, the #31 Badgers will play San Diego in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin actually played at San Diego on March 21, 2017 beating the host Toreros 5-2 thanks to its depth. The Badgers narrowly won the doubles points prevailing thanks to the #2 and #3 doubles pairings winning the decisive match 7-5. Bucky dropped #1 and #2 singles but swept the rest of the singles matches to claim victory.
San Diego was the automatic qualifier from the West Coast Conference.