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Wisconsin Basketball Makes a Huge Leap in the Latest AP Top 25 Poll

Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team’s (16-4, 8-1 B1G) tremendous 2023-24 season just keeps getting better and better.

After escaping Williams Arena with a 61-59 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers and destroying Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans 81-66 in Madison, the Badgers leaped to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25 poll.

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— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) January 29, 2024

After another stunning week of upsets around the nation, Wisconsin jumped seven from their previous AP ranking, passing powerhouse teams such as Duke, Kentucky, and Illinois on their way up.