Where Wisconsin ranks in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll entering New Year

Wisconsin basketball (10-3, 0-2 Big Ten) will enter 2025 and its full conference schedule unranked in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

The latest release of the poll saw the Badgers drop out of the ‘receiving votes’ section. The team sat idle during the week — its Dec. 22 win over Detroit Mercy is its only result since Dec. 14. That extended time off saw the Badgers drop the seven votes they received in last week’s edition of the poll.

Related: Updated game-by-game predictions for Wisconsin basketball entering 2025 Big Ten schedule

Tennessee leads the latest coaches poll after continuing its undefeated start to the season. Auburn, Iowa State, Duke and Florida round out the poll’s top five. Big Ten teams in the top 25 are Oregon (No. 9), Michigan State (No. 15), UCLA (No. 18), Illinois (No. 20), Purdue (No. 22) and Maryland (No. 24).

Here is the full coaches poll top 25 entering the New Year:

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

Change

1

Tennessee

12-0

764 (20)

–

2

Auburn

11-1

747 (11)

–

3

Iowa State

10-1

707

–

4

Duke

10-2

664

–

5

Florida

13-0

651

–

6

Alabama

11-2

626

–

7

Kansas

9-2

552

–

8

Marquette

11-2

539

–

9

Oregon

12-1

491

–

10

Oklahoma

13-0

476

+1

11

Kentucky

10-2

428

-1

12

Texas A&M

11-2

424

+1

13

UConn

10-3

416

+1

14

Houston

8-3

386

-2

15

Michigan State

10-2

270

+3

16

Mississippi State

11-1

267

+3

17

Cincinnati

10-1

259

–

18

UCLA

11-2

255

+3

19

Gonzaga

9-4

170

-4

20

Illinois

9-3

129

+2

21

Baylor

8-3

113

+2

22

Purdue

8-3

108

+3

23

Ole Miss

7-3

92

-7

24

Maryland

11-2

90

+2

25

Memphis

10-3

87

+8

Others Receiving Votes
St. John’s 70; Arkansas 58; Drake 53; Michigan 49; Utah State 42; Georgia 36; San Diego State 30; Dayton 19; Texas Tech 12; Pittsburgh 10; Clemson 9; West Virginia 8; Missouri 6; North Carolina 1;

Wisconsin is back on the court on Jan. 3 against Iowa. It will look to recapture early-season form that led to an 8-0 start and No. 11 coaches poll ranking.

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Publish date : 2024-12-30 23:53:00

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