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Wisconsin Badgers basketball a borderline top-25 team in latest 2025-26 rankings

The Wisconsin Badgers just barely snuck into the Top 25 in the latest offseason college basketball rankings from analyst Jon Rothstein, who has six other Big Ten teams ahead of them.

Trent Knoop

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The Wisconsin Badgers will likely feel the losses from losing John Tonje, Steven Crowl, and Max Klesmit, among others, from their 2024-25 team, but that's not going to stop Greg Gard from fielding a competitive team.

After falling to BYU in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, one expert expects Wisconsin to be back in the mix of things next season.

Jon Rothstein released a new offseason top-45 where he re-ranked the basketball teams for next year. He has the Badgers at No. 23 heading into the 2025-26 season.

The highly decorated analyst has several Big Ten teams in his top group: Purdue (1), UCLA (5), Michigan (8), Oregon (18), Michigan State (19), Illinois (20), and Wisconsin (23) round out his top-25.

Coming off of a 27-10 record, the Badgers will look to not only make a run at the stacked Big Ten Conference, but also make a run in March when it matters most.

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Trent Knoop
TRENT KNOOP

Trent has been writing about B10 athletics since 2020 and became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. He joined On SI in 2023 and became the Senior Writer for Michigan Wolverines On SI for the 2024 football season. Trent is also the managing editor for Maryland On SI. Trent is passionate about B10 sports and being able to inform and entertain sports fans.

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