At UW-Madison, sports have quickly become a very large part of the university’s identity and the success of the school’s programs continued in 2022-2023, being ranked in the top 20 by Big Game Boomer.
Although many will consider the 7-6 football team and the 20-15 men’s basketball teams rather disappointing, Wisconsin came in at 18th overall on the list.
This has to be greatly due to the success of a couple programs, the women’s volleyball team and the women’s hockey team.
Volleyball finished the 28-4 while winning their fourth consecutive Big Ten title, going on to make it to the quarterfinals of the 2022 NCAA Tournament following their championship in 2021. Head coach Kelly Sheffield was awarded the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second time (2014) in his tenure with the Badgers.
The hockey team took it one step farther than their fellow Badgers, winning the 2023 National Championship over Ohio State 1-0. The victory notched Wisconsin their seventh national title in program history and perhaps its most improbable one after finishing the regular season 29-10-2, which was their most losses since 2012-2013. Head coach Mark Johnson and his Badger women have now won all seven championships since 2006 (18 seasons).
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— Big Game Boomer (@BigGameBoomer) June 28, 2023
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