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Wisconsin named one of the most attractive schools for future conference expansion

Wisconsin named one of the most attractive schools for future conference expansion

Wisconsin football was named one of the most attractive schools for any future conference expansion, according to an article by FootballScoop.

The ranking takes into account the factors that television executives are looking for: brand value, market size and general success.

FootballScoop’s exercise took every team in the nation and power-ranked them based on if conferences were disbanded immediately and built from scratch.

Related: Power ranking all 18 Big Ten football programs after the 2023 season

Wisconsin is No. 14 on the list with a total score of 241.9.

The 13 schools ranked ahead of Wisconsin, in order: Ohio State, Michigan, Alabama, USC, Texas, Notre Dame, Georgia, Penn State, Florida, UCLA, Oklahoma, LSU and Texas A&M.

This list will be interesting to revisit if conference expansion continues in the next few years — notably with the ACC’s current struggles.

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Five takeaways from Wisconsin’s 68-51 win over Northwestern

Wisconsin gets back in the win column vs Northwestern

After a slow start that was reminiscent of the past few weeks, Wisconsin used the defensive, mistake-free identity that their previous success was built on to come away with a 68-51 win over Northwestern. The Badgers snapped their first two-game losing streak of the year in the process.

No. 21 Wisconsin (16-8, 10-7 Big Ten) withstood a long scoring drought through the middle of the first half and took control of the game near the end of the first 20 minutes. Micah Potter and D’Mitrik Trice were humming on all cylinders in the pick-and-roll, and freshman guard Jonathan Davis looked decisive and confident alongside them. The three Badgers combined for 32 of the 34 Badger points in the first half to build a 34-24 Wisconsin lead.

The defense of Brad Davison near the end of the first half and Tyler Wahl throughout the second half helped to hold Northwestern (6-14, 3-13) to just 51 points on 40% shooting. Wisconsin held it down at that end to never allow the Wildcats back in. Boo Buie had streaks of offense for Northwestern to finish with 19, but he was the only Wildcat in double figures.

Here are five takeaways from Wisconsin’s road win at Northwestern: