Badgers earn No. 4 seed, will play Wofford

by Adam Hoge on Mar 14, 2010 6:13 PM CDT in Wisconsin Badgers Basketball

Update (10:26 p.m.): Friday's game vs. Wofford will tip off at approximately 1:50 p.m. CT.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Wisconsin's poor performance in the Big Ten Tournament apparently didn't hurt their seeding in the NCAA Tournament.

The Badgers were handed a No. 4 seed and will play No. 13 Wofford Friday in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Terriers have come a long way since their one and only meeting with the Badgers back in 2007. Wisconsin won that game at the Kohl Center 70-43, but Wofford has since built a pretty decent team and is now headed to its first-ever NCAA Tournament.

School-wise, Wofford is very similar to Davidson, which beat Wisconsin in the 2008 Sweet 16. It's a school with an enrollment of only 1,450 students in the small town of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Of course, Wofford does not have Stephon Curry and even though the Terriers have won 13 straight games, the Badgers should be heavily-favored.

Wisconsin was placed in the East regional, where Syracuse, N.Y. will host the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Kentucky is the No. 1 seed in the regional and Marquette is the No. 6 seed.

Should the Badgers beat Wofford, they would play the winner of No. 5 Temple and No. 12 Cornell. Both teams will be very tough outs.

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Same as football!

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by Ben Buchanan on Mar 14, 2010 6:51 PM CDT reply actions

The difference is that this game's final score won't be 44-14

Although it would be awesome if our defense was that good.

by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Mar 14, 2010 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions

About as good as could be hoped for, I suspect.

Winning a couple more games might have pushed us up a line, but Temple and Wofford couldn’t really be better matchups.

Both are down-tempo teams (less than 65 possessions per game) and don’t crash the boards in that way that gives UW fits.

Kentucky would be … problematic, what with all their athletes but their inexperience might be exposed by the swing.

by lwnexgen on Mar 14, 2010 6:52 PM CDT reply actions

Confused

I’m happy that we got a 4 seed. But how did we get a four seed and Illinois not even make the tournament after beating us twice.

by Looney_Bucky on Mar 14, 2010 8:53 PM CDT reply actions

Because Illinois got swept by Ohio State?

Seriously, I have no idea. Their RPI was horrid, so that could be the biggest reason…

On the other hand, who needs the Illini in the tournament after they beat Wisconsin 2 out of 3 times? I sure don’t…

by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Mar 14, 2010 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions

One of the times was without Leuer

I’m guessing the selection committee might have been keeping that in mind.

by Cheeseandcorn on Mar 15, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

The Badgers will be a factor as long as Jason Bohannon MAKES his shots...

Seriously, the Badgers need to get back to the murderous, no open shot allowed defense and establish a shot-making offensive tempo to stay alive.

But we got a better seed than “co” champion Michigan State, that HAS to go for something.

by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Mar 14, 2010 9:44 PM CDT reply actions

I like the first weekend draw.

Wisconsin is the best team in their 4-team pod by a good margin.

Kentucky would be tough though. Great team, but out of Kansas, Syracuse and Kentucky, I think the Wildcats are the best draw for Wisconsin because they are a young team that has gotten rattled at times. UW’s defense might caude them problems. On the other hand, I could also see Kentucky winning easily.

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by Adam Hoge on Mar 14, 2010 10:14 PM CDT reply actions

I think everyone should be cautious though.

Wisconsin was knocked out by UNLV, Davidson and Xavier in the last three years. Temple/Cornell won’t be easy if UW gets past Wofford.

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by Adam Hoge on Mar 14, 2010 11:09 PM CDT reply actions

Almost beat the lakers last night…..almost. Went on a 9-0 run at the end of the game, and came very close to making the last shot. Bounced three or times before just falling out.

by wisco87 on Mar 16, 2010 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions

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