Ken Pomeroy, a college basketball analyst who consistently has some of the most accurate rankings in the sport year after year, has released his first 2020-2021 installment. As expected, Wisconsin was near the top.
Wisconsin led the Big Ten in KenPom rankings, with Ohio State following the Badgers at No. 10 overall and Iowa sitting at No. 12 overall.
The Badgers return what could be an all-senior starting lineup of D’Mitrik Trice, Brad Davison, Aleem Ford, Nate Reuvers, and Micah Potter. That same five started Wisconsin’s last game of the 2019-20 season, a win at Indiana that gave the Badgers a share of the Big Ten title.