Wisconsin Basketball lands just outside USA TODAY Coaches Poll
Wisconsin basketball landed just out of the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 Coaches Poll for week two but did receive votes after a 2-0 start.
Madison, Wis. -Â USA TODAY Sports released its updated men's college basketball Top 25 Coaches Poll on Monday-a list that didn't include the Wisconsin Badgers.
Wisconsin basketball did, however, receive 19 votes, which is up from the seven they got last week, after a 2-0 start to the season that included convincing wins over South Dakota at home and Stanford in the Brew City Battle.Â
Coach Gard and company have looked excellent on the defensive end thus far, holding opponents to just 38.4% from the field, and UW understands that's where their bread will be buttered moving forward.Â
"They understand what we need to be good at and what's non-negotiable," said Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard. "Offense comes and goes."
As it stands, the Big Ten has five teams ranked in the latest USA TODAY Sports Top 25 Poll, a list that includes Indiana (No. 13), Illinois (No. 20), Michigan (No. 21), Purdue (No. 24), and Michigan State (No. 25).
The USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll top 10 for this week consists of Arkansas (10), Creighton(9), Duke(8), UCLA(7), Baylor(6), Kansas(5), Kentucky(4), Houston(3), Gonzaga(2), and North Carolina (1).
The week ahead for Wisconsin Basketball
It's just a one-game week for the Wisconsin men's basketball program, which hosts the 0-2 UW-Green Bay Phoenix, led by head coach Will Ryan (Bo's son) at the Kohl Center for a final tune-up before heading to the Bahamas to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis.Â
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