Potential March Madness opponents for Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament

The Wisconsin Badgers are down to their final two games of the season and barring a complete collapse UW will find themselves somewhere in the two to three seed range of the NCAA Tournament. The Badgers still have one of the top resumes in the nation and are currently ranked 13th in the NET.

Almost all the bracketologists have them seeded as a three seed in the NCAA tournament, and so let’s look around at some of the projected brackets and see what opponents the Badgers could face or are projected to take on.

Projected First Round NCAA Tournament Opponents

CBS Sports and Andy Katz

Northern Colorado Bears

Andy Katz has Wisconsin playing the Northern Colorado Bears from the Big Sky.
20-8 record
124 NET
130 KenPom

0-1 in Quad 1 games
0-3 in Quad 2 games
5-3 in Quad 3 games
15-1 in Quad 4 games

Averages 81.3 points per game
Allows 73.4 points per game

JBR Bracketology

Robert Morris Colonials

One of our favorite Bracketologists, JBR, has the Badgers playing against the Robert Morris Colonials as the No. 3 and No. 14 matchup. Robert Morris comes out of the Horizon League.
22-8 record
153 NET
152 KenPom

0-1 in Quad 1 games
2-0 in Quad 2 games
7-3 in Quad 3 games
13-4 in Quad 4 games

Averages 76.2 points per game
Allows 70.3 points per game

ESPN and Joe Lunardi

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

The most famous of the bracketologists is Joe Lunardi and he currently has projected the No. 3 Wisconsin to take on the No. 14 Jacksonville State Gamecocks out of the C-USA.

17-10 record
116 NET
113 KenPom

0-2 in Quad 1 games
2-2 in Quad 2 games
10-4 in Quad 3 games
5-2 in Quad 4 games

Averages 74.6 points per game
Allows 68.6 points per game

801 Bracketology

Montana Grizzlies

801 Bracketology currently has the no. 3 Wisconsin Badgers taking on the No. 13 Montana Grizzlies out of the Big Sky.

19-9 record
158 NET
178 KenPom

0-4 in Quad 1 games
1-2 in Quad 2 games
3-3 in Quad 3 games
15-0 in Quad 4 games

Averages 76.5 points per game
Allows 73.5 points per game

Conclusion: Wisconsin’s Path Forward

The seeding could certainly change for Wisconsin as they could go up a seed line if they finish the season strong with both two regular season wins and maybe a couple more in the Big Ten Tournament, but it is looking more and more like the Badgers will be on the three seed line. These are the opponents they are currently projected to be matched up against. They would be the favorite in all of the above and would be looking to play into the second round.