[lawrence-newsletter][lawrence-auto-related count=2]The managing editor of The Athletic’s college basketball site recently ranked Wisconsin much higher than you may think. Seth Davis released his “early top-25” rankings this morning, and of the rankings from major publications, ranked Wisconsin as high as I have seen.
The Badgers came in at number four overall, and were the highest-ranked Big Ten team of five. Gonzaga took the number one overall spot in the rankings. Among the Big Ten squads, Iowa came in at the number eight spot, Michigan State entered in at 13, and Indiana and Ohio State rounded out the top-25 at the 23rd and 24th spots respectively.
The fourth spot is the highest ranking for the Badgers in terms of early season top-25’s among major networks and publications. Most early rankings have set the precedent that Wisconsin is the team to beat in the Big Ten Conference this coming season.