The Wisconsin men had an up-and-down week, resulting in the Badgers standing put in the AP Poll while falling a spot in the Coaches Poll. After a stunning home loss to Oregon in which Wisconsin (21-6) led for the majority of the game,

The Wisconsin basketball team seemed poised to break into the top 10 of the AP Poll at halftime of their game against Oregon. The Badgers were up 12 points on the visiting Ducks and were coming off a dominant victory over Illinois on Tuesday night. Then came the second-half collapse, ending in a 77-73 loss in overtime to the unranked visitors.

The Badgers' meltdown against the Ducks did not impact their standing in the poll, but ranked teams from the Big Ten shuffled up and down the rankings.