Wisconsin basketball (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten) suffered its sixth conference loss of the 2025-26 campaign on Wednesday night against the Oregon Ducks, who entered the bout with a 10-17 mark.
After securing a Quad 1 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes (NCAA NET No. 26) on Feb. 22, the Badgers added a Quad 2 loss to the Ducks, who sit at No. 15 in an 18-team Big Ten conference. Entering the game on Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon, UW sat one game out of position for a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament.
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The defeat essentially eliminated Greg Gard’s group from contention. Considering Michigan, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan State, and Purdue’s conference records, Wisconsin would require an unlikely set of circumstances to climb back into the top-tier cohort.
Wisconsin does, however, boast wins over the then-No. 2-ranked Wolverines, No. 8 Fighting Illini and No. 10 Spartans. Those carry weight in UW’s Quad 1 resume, which serves as an important ingredient for NCAA Tournament seeding over the next few weeks.
Wisconsin basketball’s updated NCAA NET ranking after Oregon loss
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Ranking: No. 34 overall (down two)
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Resume: 19-9 overall, 5-7 vs. Quad 1, 6-2 vs. Quad 2, 2-0 vs. Quad 3, 6-0 vs. Quad 4
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