For the first time in six weeks, the Wisconsin Badgers have made an appearance inside the AP Top 25, coming in at No. 23 ahead of the NCAA Tournament.
Wisconsin, who had been as high as No. 6 earlier in the season, had a rough February that saw them lose four consecutive games, prompting them to fall out altogether from the AP Top 25.
However, the Badgers picked up momentum as March began, and parlayed that into a strong performance in the Big Ten Tournament, where they beat the Maryland Terrapins, Northwestern Wildcats, and Purdue Boilermakers before falling short in the championship game against the Illinois Fighting Illini.