Wisconsin moves up to No. 8 in Associated Press Top 25 Poll
Wisconsin, winners of six straight games, moved up to No. 8 in the country in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
The Badgers (14-2, 5-1 Big Ten) travel to Northwestern on Tuesday and host No. 14 Michigan State on Friday.
UW was one of five Big Ten teams ranked in the AP Poll, a list that also included Purdue (No. 4), Michigan State (No. 14), Illinois (No. 17) and Ohio State (No. 19).
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Gonzaga |
14-2 |
|
2 |
Auburn |
16-1 |
|
3 |
Arizona |
14-1 |
|
4 |
Purdue |
14-2 |
|
5 |
Baylor |
15-2 |
|
6 |
Duke |
14-2 |
|
7 |
Kansas |
14-2 |
|
8 |
Wisconsin |
14-2 |
|
9 |
UCLA |
11-2 |
|
10 |
Houston |
15-2 |
|
11 |
Villanova |
13-4 |
|
12 |
Kentucky |
14-3 |
|
13 |
LSU |
15-2 |
|
14 |
Michigan State |
14-3 |
|
15 |
Iowa State |
14-3 |
|
16 |
USC |
14-2 |
|
17 |
Illinois |
13-3 |
|
18 |
Texas Tech |
13-4 |
|
19 |
Ohio State |
11-4 |
|
20 |
Xavier |
13-3 |
|
21 |
Providence |
14-2 |
|
22 |
Loyola Chicago |
13-2 |
|
23 |
Texas |
13-4 |
|
24 |
Tennessee |
11-5 |
|
25 |
Connecticut |
11-4 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 56, BYU 50, Davidson 34, Alabama 26, San Diego State 25, Miami (FL) 21, Oregon 15, West Virginia 14, Colorado State 13, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma 7, TCU 4, Indiana 2, North Carolina 2
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