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Badgers move to 8th in polls, move on to Michigan

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Paul Chryst

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst preaches one game at a time.  His players have bought in and so far, it’s led to a 4-0 start.

The Badgers rolled to a 30-6 win over the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday and now it’s time to focus on the next opponent, the Michigan Wolverines, in Ann Arbor on Saturday afternoon (2:30 p.m. ABC).

It wasn’t long after the win over the Spartans that Paul Chryst was only willing to discuss what’s next, their matchup against the Wolverines.

Leo Musso, who scooped up a fumble recovery and scampered for a long touchdown run said the one-at-a-time way of thinking is always top of mind.

AUDIO: Leo Musso on the “In the Moment” team Mantra :21

The Badgers play at Michigan Saturday, then get a week off before hosting Ohio State, playing at Iowa and returning home to host Nebraska.  The fans and media line them up one after another and try to predict where the Badgers might fall, if at all.

The players and coaches aren’t interested in hearing any of it.  They’ll get to work this week and worry only about Michigan and it would be smart not to rule this team out of any game they play.

Top 25 Polls

The Badgers climbed in both Top 25 polls after their win over Michigan State.  They’re 8th in both the A.P. Top 25 and the Top 25 Coaches poll.

Saturday’s opponent, Michigan is 5th in the Coaches Top 25 and fourth in the A.P. Poll.

Big Ten Conference announces Wisconsin at Michigan start time

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big-ten-logoThe Big Ten Conference announced that Wisconsin‘s football game at Michigan on Oct. 1 will start at 2:30 p.m. CT.  The game will be televised on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 with the network being determined following the games this coming weekend.

The game will be the team’s first meeting since the Badgers defeated Michigan, 48-28, in Ann Arbor on Nov. 20, 2010.

Both teams are currently ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll.  It that holds, it would mark just the fifth time in 65 meetings that the game would feature two top-15 teams.

The Badgers dropped two spots in the A.P. Top 25, falling from 9 to 11, despite being 3-0 on the season.  They improved to number-10 in the Coaches Top 25.

Borseth seeks 600th career victory tonight (AUDIO)

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Kevin Borseth

Kevin Borseth

Green Bay Phoenix women’s coach Kevin Borseth shoots for win number-600 in his career, as his Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team hosts Valparaiso on Thursday night at the Kress Center.

Green Bay (20-4, 10-1 Horizon League) is enjoying a three-game winning streak following its first conference setback of the season.  Following a 79-62 win over in-state rival UW-Milwaukee, the Phoenix holds a two-game lead in the Horizon League, plus they own the tie-breaker over Wright State, having swept the two-game regular season series over the Raiders.

Borseth is the all-time winningest coach in Horizon League history with 164 career wins.  That’s eight more wins than former Milwaukee Panthers coach Sandy Botham, who totalled 156 victories.  Butler’s Beth Couture tallied 99 victories. [Read more…]

Badgers get semifinal date with Indiana

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The Wisconsin Badgers added another Top 25 win to their resume, knocking off the Michigan Wolverines 68-59 in the Big Ten Tournament

Bo Ryan

Bo Ryan

quarterfinals in Chicago today.

Ben Brust scored 16 points and Traevon Jackson added 14 to lead the Badgers, while Trey Burke had 19 to lead all scorers for the Wolverines.

Wisconsin hit just 3 of their first 21 shots to start the game but trailed only by three at halftime (20-17).  Wisconsin hit 17 of 28 from the field in the second half to take control and beat the Wolverines for the second time this season.

Bo Ryan improved to 11-1 against Michigan coach John Beilein and is 17-5 all-time against the Wolverines.

The win gives the Badgers a semi-final date against Big Ten Champion Indiana in Saturday’s semifinals.  Wisconsin beat Indiana in the only previous meeting this season in Bloomington.