College Basketball Power 10: Welcome To The Top 10, Cincinnati Bearcats

4. Wisconsin (20-3)

Wisconsin might be the surprise team of the NCAA Tournament this season. They have one of the best frontcourts in the nation in Ethan Happ and Nigel Hayes.

Also, Bronson Koenig is a solid veteran point guard who has led Wisconsin to the championship game once in his career and they have a deep bench.

Despite many believing the Big Ten is having a down year, Wisconsin is handily leading the conference at 9-1 in conference play. In fact, the Badgers have won 16 of their last 17 games.

The Badgers are just 2-3 against ranked teams this season, however. Their only wins are against Syracuse and Indiana, who are both unranked now, and they lost to Creighton, North Carolina and Purdue.

All three losses came on the road or at a neutral site, but the Badgers still don’t have any great wins like other top 10 teams.

The Badgers are playing their best basketball as of late, though. They have held their last four opponents to 60 points or fewer and are fourth in the nation in points allowed per game.

Wisconsin is traditionally a strong defensive team, and led by Happ’s two steals and 1.1 blocks per game, they’re again one of the best defensive teams in the nation.

Additionally, they’re the only top-five scoring defense in the nation with a top-160 scoring offense. SMU, with the 185th-scoring offense, is the only other team in the top 200.

Wisconsin travels to Nebraska and hosts Northwestern this week.