The Wisconsin Badgers are 14-3 and ranked No. 24 in the AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 Poll as they head to Southern California for a date with the Big Ten newcomers USC Trojans. Ever since they lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini on Dec.

UW has played the top team in the country four times, including once outdoors. The run to the postseason isn’t exactly easy either.

Jack Del Rio, 61, resigned from his position as senior adviser to Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell after being arrested for operating while intoxicated.

The basketball writers rewarded the Badgers for their five-game winning streak with a spot in the top 25 for the first time in a month.

Junior Serah Williams finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Badgers, who lost, 80-69, to the Buckeyes Thursday night.

The Badgers' second straight push against a top-10 team petered out against the undefeated Buckeyes. Here's what stood out.

MADISON, Wis. - Steven Crowl scored 18 points and John Tonje added 16 for Wisconsin on Friday night to help the Badgers beat Minnesota 80-59 for their fourth win in a row. Kamari McGee added 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and three steals for Wisconsin (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten).

The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team showed Hayden Jones all the sights — the lakes and a breakfast spot around the Wisconsin State Capitol building, providing him with a jacket to endure the "freezing cold." But the first indication of what his soon-to-be Badgers career would be like came in a workout at the Kohl Center.

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Ohio State women's basketball limited turnovers and played tough defense at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes are now 17-0.

According to Yahoo Sports, Wisconsin CB Xavier Lucas has enrolled in classes at Miami after the Badgers denied his transfer portal application.

Former Wisconsin transfer guard Connor Essegian has settled into a consistent role in his first season with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.