TIME-DEPENDENT RATINGS
TIME-INDEPENDENT RATINGS
   Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Wisconsin  21-10 (0.677)  |  Big Ten
All-Play Percentage: 0.929 (26th)
Schedule Strength: 0.764 (9th)
Record Quality: 0.395 (21st)
Avg. Season Rank: 41.53 (36th)
Pace: 65.83 (340th)
Momentum: 2.47 (57th)
Off. Momentum: 2.64 (55th)
Def. Momentum: -0.17 (142nd)
Consistency: -11.52 (351st)
Res. Consistency: -12.88 (250th)
Away From Home: -2.22 (317th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 0.75 (61st)
NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
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Includes games through March 11, 2020. Data shown on this page is based on time-dependent ratings.
OFFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 108.22 24.86 75.96 83.51 45.32 36.70 37.17 24.25 42.07 22.56 62.07 7.27 11.33 4.30 43.95 29.04 27.01 2.17
RANK: 35th 193rd 34th 94th 68th 26th 24th 112th 16th 338th 78th 348th 252nd 239th 36th 133rd 341st 342nd

DEFENSE Eff Upc FTAR FT% FGAR FGMR FG% 3PAR 3PMR 3P% MRAR MRMR MR% NPAR NPMR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
RATING: 89.50 20.08 -- 84.91 39.32 28.04 32.13 28.22 31.82 28.65 53.75 9.39 11.31 3.97 33.03 33.23 33.74 1.99
RANK: 21st 22nd -- 297th 25th 74th 103rd 336th 14th 189th 40th 47th 61st 54th 42nd 327th 132nd 250th

ANALYSIS:
A borderline top-25 caliber adversary, Wisconsin will likely be a stiff test for any team in Division I. Ranked 26th overall (out of 353) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 21-10. They are also ranked by this site as the #10 team (out of 14) in the Big Ten (average ranking 36.9). With a strength-of-schedule rating of 0.764 (which ranks ninth nationally), Wisconsin is one of the more battle-tested teams in the college game.

The Wisconsin defense will be extremely problematic for most opposing offenses. Allowing about 90 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO and demonstrating a preference for a more deliberate, half-court style of play (the 14th-slowest pace in D1), the club is ranked 21st overall in defensive efficiency. Wisconsin will take a bite out of many opponents' shooting percentages, based on the fact that the team ranks in the top-50 in three of our four primary defensive field goal categories. They're most likely to shut you down inside the three-point arc, considering the team limits AO to converting just 31.8% of their mid-range jumpers (14th in the nation), 53.8% of their near-proximity chances (40th), and 39.3% of their total shots from the field (25th). Wisconsin is also a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 20.08 vs. AO, they are currently rated 22nd in the country in that category. If Wisconsin does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's unwillingness to take risks in order to score fast points off of the opposition's turnovers. The squad only has a rating of 7.27 in potential points scored off of steals vs. AO, which ranks sixth-worst in the college game.

Wisconsin plays at about the same level on offense as they do on defense. The team ranks 35th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 108 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Wisconsin is superb at converting jumpers in between the three-point stripe and the low post. The squad is ranked 16th nationally in mid-range field goal percentage, making about 42.1% of their attempts from those locations vs. AO. Wisconsin is also one of the most accurate teams when shooting from long-distance. They're ranked 24th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and make about 37.2% of their attempts from there vs. AO. The team will try to shoot a fair amount of threes, too. Roughly 43.9% of their field goal attempts vs. AO are from long, giving the team a top-50 ranking in that category.

Wisconsin has been one of the most erratic teams in college basketball this year (currently ranked third from the bottom overall in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their future games far more difficult to predict. When playing on the road, Wisconsin performs somewhat worse than they normally do on their home court. The club is nationally ranked 317th in our site's away-from-home metric.
SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:
Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.
CURIOUS TRENDS:
Wisconsin does worse vs. clubs that fail to defend efficiently inside the paint. When playing squads that have a defensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 55.32%, Wisconsin performs above average 20% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 81% of the time.
Wisconsin performs better against squads that find ways to get to the free throw line. When facing teams that have an offensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO greater than 28.47, Wisconsin is more efficient than normal 89% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 36% of the time.
When playing teams that allow opponents to shoot well from the field, Wisconsin usually performs worse than average. Wisconsin is more efficient than normal 23% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 40.43%. In all other contests, Wisconsin performs better than average 72% of the time.
LATEST NEWS ITEMS:
Video: Gard, players react to seventh-straight win
(3/5/2020 11:12:00 AM) MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard, as well as senior guard Brevin Pritzl and junior guards Brad Davison and D'Mitrik Trice, addressed the media following Wednesday's 63-48 win over Northwestern. The Badgers moved into a three-way tie with Maryland and Michigan State atop the Big Ten standings, compiling their seventh-straight win.
Video: 'It was a grinder': Greg Gard breaks down his 100th win a Badgers head coach
(3/5/2020 2:46:00 AM) University of Wisconsin men's basketball coach Greg Gard discusses UW's 63-48 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center. The win, Gard's 100th as head coach of the Badgers, put UW into a three-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference with one game remaining in the regular season.
Overtime: Finding a Way
(3/2/2020 9:13:00 AM) Wisconsin (19-10, 12-6) won their sixth-straight game and moved into a three-way tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference with Sunday's exhilarating 71-69 victory over Minnesota (13-15 ...
Tom Oates: Badgers senior Brevin Pritzl's versatility, leadership on full display as Wisconsin rolls
(3/2/2020 12:15:00 AM) When Brevin Pritzl committed to the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team way back ... and locked in a back-and-forth game with a highly motivated Minnesota team, UW's only senior coolly shot down the Gophers, scoring eight of the Badgers' final 12 points in a 71-69 victory that kept them in a second-place tie, one game behind Maryland.
Wisconsin 71 Minnesota 69 - Five Things to Know
(3/1/2020 10:57:00 PM) Costly mistakes were made ending any final hopes of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. This game had a different feel though. Minnesota's fight led to a 41-33 edge on the glass while holding Wisconsin to under 40 percent shooting (39.7%) for the game. There was no better example of Minnesota's fight than the much improved play of freshman ...
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SUMMARY Rk AP% Rec (WinPct) RQ Conference Pace Con SOS PTF AFH ASR
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2023-2420th20th109th39thBig Ten285th210th4th30th281st20th
2022-2365th65th138th51stBig Ten343rd133rd12th17th97th67th
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2020-2118th18th127th48thBig Ten333rd302nd26th338th268th12th
2019-2026th26th54th21stBig Ten340th351st9th61st317th36th
2018-1918th18th59th21stBig Ten336th196th8th337th185th13th
2017-1865th65th214th115thBig Ten349th279th26th337th190th76th
2016-1722nd22nd40th18thBig Ten340th296th30th231st303rd17th
2015-1640th40th95th41stBig Ten341st170th26th42nd127th52nd
2014-152nd2nd4th2ndBig Ten348th342nd3rd279th269th2nd
OFFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
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2022-23116th190th292nd39th172nd62nd129th190th302nd170th103rd342nd315th342nd104th219th228th261st
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2020-2131st164th26th43rd87th55th47th119th73rd268th106th179th336th257th88th158th304th299th
2019-2035th193rd34th94th68th26th24th112th16th338th78th348th252nd239th36th133rd341st342nd
2018-1963rd251st329th27th37th223rd54th252nd70th8th173rd347th234th113th265th275th20th28th
2017-1882nd94th289th115th67th172nd218th254th54th41st90th341st247th207th178th267th48th83rd
2016-1740th86th341st14th56th94th81st249th154th29th84th312th119th141st151st291st55th126th
2015-1695th46th196th136th138th126th122nd134th100th244th137th328th182nd143rd137th139th248th249th
2014-151st70th6th6th4th22nd18th233rd4th82nd4th346th245th83rd59th293rd179th255th
DEFENSE Eff FTAR FT% FGAR FG% 3PAR 3P% MRAR MR% NPAR NP% PPSt PPSC SCC% %3PA %MRA %NPA Prox
2024-2519th24th--286th12th268th76th355th1st18th56th14th45th2nd235th354th9th37th
2023-2442nd71st--38th108th64th210th343rd123rd8th199th18th7th23rd91st354th17th91st
2022-2319th34th--117th91st130th17th320th289th43rd149th3rd14th17th144th330th43rd109th
2021-2222nd74th--173rd38th80th31st330th146th66th53rd21st21st4th85th336th66th175th
2020-2116th40th--202nd27th62nd44th343rd27th71st74th31st1st5th55th344th66th179th
2019-2021st22nd--297th25th74th103rd336th14th189th40th47th61st54th42nd327th132nd250th
2018-197th4th--284th11th105th32nd327th38th155th9th17th179th77th67th324th124th210th
2017-1861st58th--167th124th21st36th324th303rd154th56th155th19th24th18th333rd146th274th
2016-1712th17th--160th22nd70th186th343rd55th32nd9th85th1st5th69th347th36th118th
2015-1611th85th--95th38th10th119th327th52nd147th27th157th141st43rd10th342nd164th301st
2014-1522nd2nd--307th65th12th233rd351st145th150th15th6th1st4th4th351st110th291st