Grading the Wisconsin Badgers: How every team finished this season in all UW sports

New Wisconsin head football coach Luke Fickell, right, poses with athletic director Chris McIntosh at a news conference introducing Fickell on Monday, November 28, 2022 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. He was previously head coach for six seasons at Cincinnati.MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
New Wisconsin head football coach Luke Fickell, right, poses with athletic director Chris McIntosh at a news conference introducing Fickell on Monday, November 28, 2022 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. He was previously head coach for six seasons at Cincinnati.MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL | Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

It is now officially the offseason for all the sports at Wisconsin, and let's look around the department to see how they all fared. Wisconsin recognizes 23 official athletic-sponsored sporting programs, 12 women's and 11 men's programs. The following is a list of where each sport ended after the last school year.

Overall, the Athletics Department gets a B+ with multiple NCAA tournament teams and one national championship (women's hockey). While there are a few programs in the dumpster, most are above average, with a few that are top-tier.

Basketball

Men's: 27-10 overall, 13-7 in the Big Ten, lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Women's: 13-17 overall, 4-14 in the Big Ten, Head coach Marisa Moseley left the program and was replaced with Missouri's head coach Robin Pingeton.

Cross Country

Men's: Finished 2nd in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional and 4th in the NCAA Championships
Women's: Finished 2nd in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional and 22nd in the NCAA Championships

Golf

Men's: Finished 6th in the Big Ten Championship (no top-5 finishes in any of the tournaments besides their own invitational)
Women's: Finished 6th in the Big Ten Championship (highest finish was 2nd in Diane Thomason Invitational)

Hockey

Men's: 13-21-3 overall and 7-16-1 in the Big Ten
Women's: 38-1-2 overall and 25-1-2 in the Big Ten (NCAA National Champions)

Rowing

Men's: Finished 13th in the IRA National Championships
Women's: Finished 11th in the Big Ten Championships (did not make it further)

Soccer

Men's: 7-5-3 overall and 2-5-3 in the Big Ten
Women's: 10-6-5 overall and 5-3-3 in the Big Ten. Lost to No. 1 USC in the NCAA Tournament

Swimming and Diving

Men's: 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten. Finished 6th in the Big Ten Championship and 22nd in the NCAA Championship.
Women's: 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten. Finished 4th in the Big Ten Championship and 12th in the NCAA Championship.

Swimming and Diving head coach Jack Brown was hired in the offseason to lead the program to new heights.

Tennis

Men's: 9-12 overall and 3-10 in the Big Ten.
Women's: 19-6 overall and 10-3 in the Big Ten. Beat Clemson in the NCAA Tournament but lost to Auburn.

Track and Field

Men's: Big Ten Runner Up with three players receiving Big Ten medals. Adam Spencer (1500 meter title), Giovanni Wearing (110 meter hurdles title), Jason Swarens (shotput title).
19th as a team in the NCAA Championships. One individual medal was earned.
Women's: A few third places in various events in the Big Ten Championships. Not much from the NCAA Championships.

Football

5-7 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten. Did not qualify for a bowl game.

Softball

33-21 overall and 11-1 in the Big Ten. Lost to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament.

Volleyball

26-7 overall and 17-3 in the Big Ten. Lost to Nebraska in the Regional Final of the NCAA Tournament.

Wrestling

5-12 overall and 1-7 in the Big Ten. Finished 13th in the Big Ten Championship.

Overall, the athletic department had a good season, with one national championship and a few really respectable finishes. It's not an A+ by any stretch, as the major sports could have had better seasons, but overall, it was a solid B+ year for Chris McIntosh and company.