Badger basketball is set to tip off on Monday against Campbell, and once again, expectations will be high for the season. Wisconsin will start the year ranked No. 24 in the country despite a complete roster overhaul. With three new starters, this Badger team will look a lot different personnel-wise, but look for Greg Gard to still push the tempo and launch a ton of threes.
So how will the Badgers fare this season? We went game-by-game to find out.
Non-Conference Record Prediction (9-2)
- 11/3 - Campbell - W
- 11/7 - Northern Illinois - W
- 11/11 - Ball State - W
- 11/17 - SIUE - W
- 11/21 - BYU (Salt Lake City, UT) - L
- 11/27 - Providence (San Diego, CA) - W
- 11/28 - Florida/TCU (San Diego, CA) - L
- 12/6 - Marquette - W
- 12/19 - Villanova (Milwaukee, WI) - W
- 12/22 - Central Michigan - W
- 12/30 - Milwaukee - W
Wisconsin has one of the easier non-conference schedules, especially if it ends up with TCU instead of the reigning champion Florida Gators. Outside of that and BYU, Wisconsin should clean up against the rest.
Conference Record Prediction (13-7)
- 12/3 - Northwestern - W
- 12/10 - at Nebraska - W
- 1/3 - Purdue - W
- 1/6 - UCLA - W
- 1/10 - at Michigan - L
- 1/13 - at Minnesota - W
- 1/17 - Rutgers - W
- 1/22 - at Penn State - W
- 1/25 - USC - W
- 1/28 - Minnesota - W
- 1/31 - Ohio State - W
- 2/7 - at Indiana - W
- 2/10 - at Illinois - L
- 2/13 - Michigan State - L
- 2/17 - at Ohio State - W
- 2/22 - Iowa - L
- 2/25 - at Oregon - L
- 2/28 - at Washington - L
- 3/4 - Maryland - W
- 3/7 - at Purdue - L
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The Badgers have a tough February and March as they'll have to deal with Top-25 teams like Purdue, Illinois, and Michigan State, as well as borderline-ranked teams like Oregon and Washington. Still, 13 wins would be very respectable and likely keep them in the top five of the conference.