For the second consecutive week, the Wisconsin Badgers have remained on the outside looking in the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. After falling to both Purdue and Iowa in the last week, the Badgers only received two votes compared to 43 in the previous poll.
Wisconsin struggled shooting the ball against the Boilermakers, finishing at 40.4% overall and only 24.1% from the 3-point line. Fortunately, the Badgers were able to correct this issue against the Hawkeyes and nearly came back to upset one of the top 10 teams in the country. Despite how well they played against Iowa, the Badgers still lost both of these games ending the regular season on a three-game losing streak.
Several Big Ten teams have moved up in the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, including Illinois that moved up to No. 3 after their victory against Ohio State. Iowa and Purdue both moved up as well to No. 6 and No. 19, while Michigan has fallen to No. 4 after being upset by Michigan State. Ohio State has remained at its position from last week of No. 10.
In the final @FerrisMowers poll before #SelectionSunday, @BaylorMBB is back at No. 2, @IlliniMBB slides up to No. 3 and @AlabamaMBB joins the top five.
And, of course, @ZagMBB is still on top. https://t.co/6s2pjmPWyu pic.twitter.com/qrErumFvJF
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) March 8, 2021
The top 10 teams for this week are Gonzaga(1), Baylor(2), Illinois(3), Michigan(4), Alabama(5), Iowa(6), Houston(7), Arkansas(8), West Virginia(9) and Ohio State(10).
Wisconsin will face off next against the winner of the Penn State vs. Nebraska game on Thursday. The game will begin 25 minutes after the conclusion of the Indiana vs. Rutgers matchup that tips off at 5:30 p.m. CST.