Wisconsin basketball continued its strong stretch of play with an 80-59 win over Minnesota on Friday.
With the triumph, the Badgers improved to 13-3 and 3-2 in Big Ten play, marks that have each been greatly aided by the team’s current five-game winning streak (three over Big Ten opponents).
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The win continued the team’s forward momentum in KenPom and ESPN’s BPI. There is a strong chance it will crack the AP Poll and Coaches Poll when the two are released on Monday afternoon.
Another important metric to track is the NCAA NET Rankings. By assigning a value to each result, the rankings quantify a team’s resume, which will matter during the NCAA Tournament selection process. It judges wins and losses based on the quality of the opponent and location. This allows a road win over the No. 70-ranked team in the country to mean as much as a home win over No. 25-ranked team, for example.
Specifically, here is how its four quadrants shake out:
- Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
- Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
- Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
- Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353
Wisconsin rose from No. 25 to No. 24 in the NET Rankings following its win over Minnesota.
The Badgers now boast a 2-3 record in Quad 1 games, 4-0 in Quad 2, 2-0 in Quad 3 and 4-0 in Quad 4. Friday’s win qualified as a Quad 3 win given Minnesota’s current No. 148 ranking.
Wisconsin is still the seventh highest-ranked Big Ten team in the NET, trailing Michigan (No. 9), Illinois (No. 10), Michigan State (No. 15), Maryland (No. 20), Oregon (No. 21) and Purdue (No. 23).
The team is back on the court on Tuesday night for a home matchup against Ohio State (No. 31 in NET). The game is a great chance for another resume-boosting Quad 2 victory.
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