Bracketology 2023: Complete Bubble Watch before final weekend of regular season

Wisconsin: 16-13 (8-11 in Big Ten) NET: 77

Back in early January, things looked a bit different in Wisconsin. The Badgers were 11-2, had won their first 3 conference games, and had a NET in the low 40’s. You can do the math: things have not been great since then, but Wisconsin still has an argument for the postseason. They took Kansas to overtime on Thanksgiving and got an impressive road win at Marquette a week later. They’ve swept Iowa and Penn State and beat Maryland and Michigan at home, but have they done enough?

The Big Ten has been tightly contested all season and sitting at just 8-11 is a bit disappointing for the Badgers. What keeps them alive in the conversation despite that low NET is their 6 Quad 1 wins, led by those performances above. A Quad 3 home loss to Wake Forest really isn’t great, but it happened months ago. Winning just five of their last 16 contests is the bigger problem and you have to wonder what Wisconsin would even do in the Big Dance.

For now, they’re one of the final teams in the field but that certainly changes if they don’t win at Minnesota on Sunday. The Badgers need to notch that win over the conference’s worst team and then do some damage in the Big Ten Tournament next week. Wisconsin could easily improve its metrics and get itself into fine position by Selection Sunday. They could also be left out completely, especially with a loss to an inspired Golden Gophers team.

We’ve completed a dive into every single bubble team at this point in the season. Did we forget about someone? Is someone on this list going to make a charge in the next nine days?