The Wisconsin Badgers are a No. 5 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament and drew a first-round showdown with Sun Belt champion James Madison.
The Badgers fell, 93-87, to Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament final on Sunday. The team is back to playing the basketball that propelled it to No. 6 in the national polls in late January, but the Dukes are a tough first-round draw.
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James Madison is KenPom’s 59th-ranked team in the nation with the No. 56 offense and No. 79 defense. The team is on an absolute heater, having won its last 13 contests and 16 of its last 17.
The game is set for Friday in Brooklyn, New York. The winner will face the winner between No. 4 Duke-No. 13 Vermont.
First look at the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket SOUTH Region, where Houston is the No. 1 seed: pic.twitter.com/zpLtoTAlqE
— Kyle Boone (@kyletheboone) March 17, 2024
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