Wisconsin basketball NCAA Tournament seed, schedule, location finalized
Wisconsin basketball was selected as a No. 3 seed in the East region in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The finalized bracket, released on Sunday, has the team facing No. 14 Montana in the round of 64 on Thursday.
Notably, Wisconsin will have to travel far for its first and second-round matchups. The team missed the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pod site -- No. 3-seed Iowa State received the nearby draw. The Badgers will instead begin in Denver, Colorado. The other pod-site contenders are No. 6-seed BYU, No. 11-seed VCU and No. 14-seed Montana. One of the group will advance to the Sweet Sixteen -- a round Wisconsin hasn't reached since 2017.
The Badgers enter March Madness after a Big Ten Tournament championship game loss to Michigan. The team closed the regular season with just two wins in five games, including a deflating home loss to a bottom-ranked Penn State team. Its run to the Big Ten Tournament final coincided with the return of veteran guard Max Klesmit from injury. It defeated Northwestern, UCLA and Michigan State en route to the final matchup against the Wolverines. Even with the hard-fought loss, the Badgers are playing as good basketball as any team in the sport.
Wisconsin is the No. 3 seed in a region with No. 1-seed Duke, No. 2 Alabama and No. 4 Arizona
Here's a look at the NCAA Tournament bracket in the EAST REGION. Duke is the No. 1 seed in that pod.
— Kyle Boone (@kyletheboone) March 16, 2025
Alabama is the No. 2 seed in the East Region.
Wisconsin the No. 3 seed. pic.twitter.com/5vH7rQ1N6J
As mentioned, the Badgers are looking for their first second-weekend run since 2017. There will also be more history at stake, with star wing John Tonje nearing Frank Kaminsky's program single-season scoring record. Stay tuned throughout the week for more preview work on Wisconsin's first-round matchup and overall bracket draw.
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