After a tough overtime loss to the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday afternoon, the Wisconsin Badgers remain soundly outside the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
There was some movement among Big Ten teams, as the Maryland Terrapins went undefeated this past week with wins over Northwestern and Minnesota to bring them into the poll at No. 24. The Wildcats lost two games last week, as they also fell to the Illinois Fighting Illini on the road. They subsequently dropped from No. 22 to unranked in this week’s poll.
The USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 10 for this week is Baylor(10), Marquette(9), Texas(8), Arizona(7), Virginia(6), Purdue(5), Kansas(4), UCLA(3), Alabama(2) and Houston(1).
The Badgers will play next against the No. 5-ranked Purdue Boilermakers at the Kohl Center on Thursday night.