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Badgers Climb To 6th In Latest AP Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll

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The Wisconsin Badgers climbed to sixth in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll out on Monday.

The Badgers (8-1, 2-0 Big Ten) knocked off Michigan State 85-76 on Christmas Day, extending their conference win streak to 10-games dating back to last season.  They’ll face Maryland at the Kohl Center on Monday night (6 p.m. FS1).

Gonzaga earned 62 of 64 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll, following their win over then-No. 16 Virginia 98-75 on Saturday.  Tony Bennett’s Cavaliers dropped to number-23 in the latest poll out today.

Baylor received the remaining two first place votes to come in at number-2, followed by Kansas, Villanova and Houston to round out the top five.

The Big Ten Conference placed nine teams in this weeks poll.  Following Wisconsin at six is Iowa at number-10.  The Hawkeyes dropped after falling to Minnesota in overtime.

Rutgers checks in at number-14, followed by Illinois at 15, Michigan at 16, Michigan State at 17, Northwestern at 19, Minnesota at 22 and Ohio State at number-25.

Besides the Wisconsin-Maryland game in Madison on Monday night, Michigan State will try to stay away from an 0-3 Big Ten start with a road game at Minnesota.

 

Badgers open at number-4 in AP Poll

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The Wisconsin football team will open the season ranked in the top five for the second time in the history of the Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll.

The 2018 edition was released on Monday and the Badgers are ranked fourth.  That’s the top ranking among Big Ten schools.  Ohio State is fifth, Penn State 10th, Michigan State 11th and Michigan is 14th.

The Badgers also started fourth in the 2000 AP Preseason poll.  Monday marks the 10th time Wisconsin opened in the top 10 of the AP poll.

Alabama, Clemson and Georgia are the first three teams in the poll.

The Badgers will open their season Friday, August 31 against Western Kentucky.

 

Badgers climb to 10th in Weekly AP Poll

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Motion WThe Wisconsin Badger football team started the season unranked.  After knocking off the LSU Tigers 16-14 at Lambeau Field on Saturday, the Badgers are not only in the poll, but they’re in the top 10.

Wisconsin is ranked number-10 this week in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

The Badgers are off to a 1-0 start and will play their home opener this Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium against the Akron Zips at 2:30 p.m.

 

Wisconsin & Marquette both climb in AP Top 25

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Both Wisconsin & Marquette went 1-1 last week and both moved up one spot in the Associated Press Top 25 College Basketball Poll.

The Badgers, fresh off of yesterday’s 71-49 win over Ohio State, moved from 20th to 19th in this week’s Top 25 poll.  The Buckeyes dropped from 13th to 18th.

Marquette lost at Georgetown, then beat Pittsburgh on Saturday and moved from 18 to 17 in the AP Poll.

The Golden Eagles play at Seton Hall on Tuesday night, while the Badgers return to action Wednesday night at Northwestern.