"I think we've got 10 guys that are capable of winning at the highest level," Bono said. "If they go perform like they practice, if they go perform like they can, we can go out there and upset a few of their guys."
As evidenced by their ranking, the Badgers have come a long way in a little more than one season under Bono but don't truly know how far until they face the country's best.
The redshirt senior, who transferred to UW for his final collegiate season, earned a spot in April's trials after dropping weight to get into the Olympic 57 kilogram class, roughly eight pounds less than his college level.