Wisconsin

Heartbreak#1989.5

Big Ten · Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

NCAA titles: 1941

RivalriesWisconsin–Marquette rivalryvs Marquettetwo-way

The Heartbreak Index9.5 · #198

The Tortured · CBB, 1941

9.5

Heartbreak

#198

of 1,138 clubs

in CBB

9.5

agony

The clocks

CBB since 194110.6
CBB final appearance since 20150.4

Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 2015 · fell one round short, 2014 · fell one round short, 2000 · playoff run died early, 2005

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1771-1295

All-time

0.578

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Wisconsin’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#3 Wisconsin 71-64 #1 Kentucky

Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Final Four

2015 · Apr 4, 2015 · Final Four

2.38

Game Score

#3 Wisconsin 63-68 #4 Duke

Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

National Title

2015 · Apr 6, 2015 · Championship Game

2.11

Game Score

#25 Wisconsin 65-62 #1 Villanova

First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York

2017 · Mar 18, 2017 · Second Round

2.02

Game Score

#3 Wisconsin 85-78 #5 Arizona

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

Elite Eight

2015 · Mar 28, 2015 · Regional Finals

2.00

Game Score

#12 Wisconsin 73-74 Kentucky

AT&T Stadium, Dallas, Texas

Final Four

2014 · Apr 5, 2014 · Final Four

1.99

Game Score

#12 Wisconsin 64-63 #4 Arizona (OT)

Honda Center, Los Angeles, California

Elite Eight

2014 · Mar 29, 2014 · Regional Finals

1.94

Game Score

#19 Wisconsin 82-83 High Point

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

2026 · Mar 19, 2026 · First Round

1.91

Game Score

#14 Wisconsin 63-64 #2 Syracuse

TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Sweet 16

2012 · Mar 22, 2012 · Regional Semifinals

1.76

Game Score

#3 Wisconsin 79-72 #15 North Carolina

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

Sweet 16

2015 · Mar 26, 2015 · Regional Semifinals

1.75

Game Score

#25 Wisconsin 83-84 #20 Florida (OT)

Madison Square Garden IV, New York, New York

Sweet 16

2017 · Mar 24, 2017 · Regional Semifinals

1.73

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Apr 4, 2015	2015	Final Four	#3 Wisconsin 71-64 #1 Kentucky Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Final Four	2.38
2	Apr 6, 2015	2015	Championship Game	#3 Wisconsin 63-68 #4 Duke Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana National Title	2.11
3	Mar 18, 2017	2017	Second Round	#25 Wisconsin 65-62 #1 Villanova First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York	2.02
4	Mar 28, 2015	2015	Regional Finals	#3 Wisconsin 85-78 #5 Arizona Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	2.00
5	Apr 5, 2014	2014	Final Four	#12 Wisconsin 73-74 Kentucky AT&T Stadium, Dallas, Texas Final Four	1.99
6	Mar 29, 2014	2014	Regional Finals	#12 Wisconsin 64-63 #4 Arizona (OT) Honda Center, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	1.94
7	Mar 19, 2026	2026	First Round	#19 Wisconsin 82-83 High Point Moda Center, Portland, Oregon	1.91
8	Mar 22, 2012	2012	Regional Semifinals	#14 Wisconsin 63-64 #2 Syracuse TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Sweet 16	1.76
9	Mar 26, 2015	2015	Regional Semifinals	#3 Wisconsin 79-72 #15 North Carolina Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Sweet 16	1.75
10	Mar 24, 2017	2017	Regional Semifinals	#25 Wisconsin 83-84 #20 Florida (OT) Madison Square Garden IV, New York, New York Sweet 16	1.73

Season by season

2027 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

24-11

Conf record

14-6

#19

SRS

#25

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2025 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

27-10

Conf record

13-7

#13

SRS

#17

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

22-14

Conf record

11-9

#23

SRS

#23

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

20-15

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#58

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2022 · Wisconsin

Big Ten ★

Record

25-8

Conf record

15-5

#14

SRS

#36

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

18-13

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#13

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2020 · Wisconsin

Big Ten ★

Record

21-10

Conf record

14-6

#17

SRS

#26

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

23-11

Conf record

14-6

#21

SRS

#17

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

15-18

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#62

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

27-10

Conf record

12-6

#25

SRS

#17

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2016 · Wisconsin

Big Ten

Record

22-13

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#42

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Wisconsin	0-0	Big Ten
2026	Wisconsin	24-11	Big Ten	14-6	#19	#25	5	NCAA tournament
2025	Wisconsin	27-10	Big Ten	13-7	#13	#17	3	NCAA tournament
2024	Wisconsin	22-14	Big Ten	11-9	#23	#23	5	NCAA tournament
2023	Wisconsin	20-15	Big Ten	9-11		#58		NIT
2022	Wisconsin	25-8	Big Ten ★	15-5	#14	#36	3	NCAA tournament
2021	Wisconsin	18-13	Big Ten	10-10		#13	9	NCAA tournament
2020	Wisconsin	21-10	Big Ten ★	14-6	#17	#26
2019	Wisconsin	23-11	Big Ten	14-6	#21	#17	5	NCAA tournament
2018	Wisconsin	15-18	Big Ten	7-11		#62
2017	Wisconsin	27-10	Big Ten	12-6	#25	#17	8	Sweet 16
2016	Wisconsin	22-13	Big Ten	12-6		#42	7	Sweet 16
2015	Wisconsin	36-4	Big Ten ★ ◆	16-2	#3	#3	1	Final Four
2014	Wisconsin	30-8	Big Ten	12-6	#12	#5	2	Final Four
2013	Wisconsin	23-12	Big Ten	12-6	#18	#11	5	NCAA tournament
2012	Wisconsin	26-10	Big Ten	12-6	#14	#8	4	Sweet 16
2011	Wisconsin	25-9	Big Ten	13-5	#16	#11	4	Sweet 16
2010	Wisconsin	24-9	Big Ten	13-5	#16	#11	4	NCAA tournament
2009	Wisconsin	20-13	Big Ten	10-8		#36	12	NCAA tournament
2008	Wisconsin	31-5	Big Ten ★ ◆	16-2	#6	#6	3	Sweet 16
2007	Wisconsin	30-6	Big Ten	13-3	#6	#9	2	NCAA tournament
2006	Wisconsin	19-12	Big Ten	9-7		#24	9	NCAA tournament
2005	Wisconsin	25-9	Big Ten	11-5	#20	#18	6	Elite Eight
2004	Wisconsin	25-7	Big Ten ◆	12-4	#10	#7	6	NCAA tournament
2003	Wisconsin	24-8	Big Ten ★	12-4	#21	#14	5	Sweet 16
2002	Wisconsin	19-13	Big Ten ★	11-5		#55	8	NCAA tournament
2001	Wisconsin	18-11	Big Ten	9-7	#25	#26	6	NCAA tournament
2000	Wisconsin	22-14	Big Ten	8-8		#25	8	Final Four
1999	Wisconsin	22-10	Big Ten	9-7	#18	#12	5	NCAA tournament
1998	Wisconsin	12-19	Big Ten	3-13		#77
1997	Wisconsin	18-10	Big Ten	11-7		#37	7	NCAA tournament
1996	Wisconsin	17-15	Big Ten	8-10		#65		NIT
1995	Wisconsin	13-14	Big Ten	7-11		#78
1994	Wisconsin	18-11	Big Ten	8-10		#26	9	NCAA tournament
1993	Wisconsin	14-14	Big Ten	7-11		#73		NIT
1992	Wisconsin	13-18	Big Ten	4-14		#68
1991	Wisconsin	15-15	Big Ten	8-10		#53		NIT
1990	Wisconsin	14-17	Big Ten	4-14		#60
1989	Wisconsin	18-12	Big Ten	8-10		#27		NIT
1988	Wisconsin	12-16	Big Ten	6-12		#96
1987	Wisconsin	14-17	Big Ten	4-14		#81
1986	Wisconsin	12-16	Big Ten	4-14		#88
1985	Wisconsin	14-14	Big Ten	5-13		#96
1984	Wisconsin	8-20	Big Ten	4-14		#101
1983	Wisconsin	8-20	Big Ten	3-15		#126
1982	Wisconsin	6-21	Big Ten	3-15		#184
1981	Wisconsin	11-16	Big Ten	5-13		#68
1980	Wisconsin	15-14	Big Ten	7-11		#27
1979	Wisconsin	12-15	Big Ten	6-12		#60
1978	Wisconsin	8-19	Big Ten	4-14		#98
1977	Wisconsin	9-18	Big Ten	5-13		#90
1976	Wisconsin	10-16	Big Ten	4-14		#107
1975	Wisconsin	8-18	Big Ten	5-13		#99
1974	Wisconsin	16-8	Big Ten	8-6		#19
1973	Wisconsin	11-13	Big Ten	5-9		#49
1972	Wisconsin	13-11	Big Ten	6-8		#62
1971	Wisconsin	9-15	Big Ten	4-10		#69
1970	Wisconsin	10-14	Big Ten	5-9		#82
1969	Wisconsin	11-13	Big Ten	5-9		#37
1968	Wisconsin	13-11	Big Ten	7-7		#47
1967	Wisconsin	13-11	Big Ten	8-6		#64
1966	Wisconsin	11-13	Big Ten	6-8		#74
1965	Wisconsin	9-13	Big Ten	4-10		#61
1964	Wisconsin	8-16	Big Ten	2-12		#88
1963	Wisconsin	14-10	Big Ten	7-7		#18
1962	Wisconsin	17-7	Big Ten	10-4		#34
1961	Wisconsin	7-17	Big Ten	4-10		#85
1960	Wisconsin	8-16	Big Ten	4-10		#95
1959	Wisconsin	3-19	Big Ten	1-13		#142
1958	Wisconsin	8-14	Big Ten	3-11		#114
1957	Wisconsin	5-17	Big Ten	3-11		#91
1956	Wisconsin	6-16	Big Ten	4-10		#59
1955	Wisconsin	10-12	Big Ten	5-9		#43
1954	Wisconsin	12-10	Big Ten	6-8		#16
1953	Wisconsin	13-9	Big Ten	10-8		#10
1952	Wisconsin	10-12	Big Ten	5-9		#58
1951	Wisconsin	10-12	Big Ten	7-7		#49
1950	Wisconsin	17-5	Big Ten	9-3	#16	#17
1949	Wisconsin	12-10	Big Ten	5-7
1948	Wisconsin	12-8	Big Ten	7-5
1947	Wisconsin	16-6	Big Nine ★	9-3				NCAA tournament
1946	Wisconsin	4-17	Big Nine	1-11
1945	Wisconsin	10-11	Big Ten	4-8
1944	Wisconsin	12-9	Big Ten	9-3
1943	Wisconsin	12-9	Big Ten	6-6
1942	Wisconsin	14-7	Big Ten	10-5
1941	Wisconsin	20-3	Big Ten ★	11-1				Champion	National
1940	Wisconsin	5-15	Big Ten	3-9
1939	Wisconsin	10-10	Big Ten	4-8
1938	Wisconsin	10-10	Big Ten	5-7
1937	Wisconsin	8-12	Big Ten	3-9
1936	Wisconsin	11-9	Big Ten	4-8
1935	Wisconsin	15-5	Big Ten ★	9-3
1934	Wisconsin	14-6	Big Ten	8-4
1933	Wisconsin	7-13	Big Ten	4-8
1932	Wisconsin	8-10	Big Ten	3-9
1931	Wisconsin	8-9	Big Ten	4-8
1930	Wisconsin	15-2	Big Ten	8-2
1929	Wisconsin	15-2	Big Ten ★	10-2
1928	Wisconsin	13-4	Big Ten	9-3
1927	Wisconsin	10-7	Big Ten	7-5
1926	Wisconsin	8-9	Big Ten	4-8
1925	Wisconsin	6-11	Big Ten	3-9
1924	Wisconsin	11-5	Big Ten ★	8-4
1923	Wisconsin	12-3	Big Ten ★	11-1
1922	Wisconsin	14-5	Big Ten	8-4
1921	Wisconsin	13-4	Big Ten ★	8-4
1920	Wisconsin	15-5	Big Ten	7-5
1919	Wisconsin	5-11	Big Ten	3-9
1918	Wisconsin	14-3	Big Ten ★	9-3
1917	Wisconsin	15-3	Western Intercollegiate	9-3
1916	Wisconsin	20-1	Western Intercollegiate ★	11-1
1915	Wisconsin	13-4	Western Intercollegiate	8-4
1914	Wisconsin	15-0	Western Intercollegiate ★	12-0
1913	Wisconsin	14-1	Western Intercollegiate ★	11-1
1912	Wisconsin	15-0	Western Intercollegiate ★	12-0
1911	Wisconsin	9-6	Western Intercollegiate	6-6
1910	Wisconsin	9-5	Western Intercollegiate	7-5
1909	Wisconsin	8-4	Western Intercollegiate	5-4
1908	Wisconsin	10-2	Western Intercollegiate ★	7-1
1907	Wisconsin	11-3	Western Intercollegiate ★	6-2
1906	Wisconsin	12-2	Western Intercollegiate	6-2
1905	Wisconsin	10-8	Western Intercollegiate
1904	Wisconsin	11-4	Western Intercollegiate
1903	Wisconsin	5-2	Western Intercollegiate
1902	Wisconsin	7-3	Western Intercollegiate
1901	Wisconsin	1-1	Western Intercollegiate
1900	Wisconsin	1-1	Western Intercollegiate
1899	Wisconsin	0-3	Western Intercollegiate

Consensus All-Americans

9 AP All-American selections.

John Tonje2025

Johnny Davis2022

Ethan Happ2019

Ethan Happ2017

Frank Kaminsky2015

Jordan Taylor2011

Alando Tucker2007

Devin Harris2004

Don Rehfeldt1950

Year	Player
2025	John Tonje
2022	Johnny Davis
2019	Ethan Happ
2017	Ethan Happ
2015	Frank Kaminsky
2011	Jordan Taylor
2007	Alando Tucker
2004	Devin Harris
1950	Don Rehfeldt

NBA first-round picks

37 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Johnny Davis2022

Last college yr: 2022

Johnny Davis2022

Last college yr: 2021

Frank Kaminsky2015

Last college yr: 2015

Sam Dekker2015

Last college yr: 2015

Frank Kaminsky2015

Last college yr: 2014

Sam Dekker2015

Last college yr: 2014

Frank Kaminsky2015

Last college yr: 2013

Sam Dekker2015

Last college yr: 2013

Frank Kaminsky2015

Last college yr: 2012

Alando Tucker2007

Last college yr: 2007

Alando Tucker2007

Last college yr: 2006

Alando Tucker2007

Last college yr: 2005

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2022	Johnny Davis	2022
2022	Johnny Davis	2021
2015	Frank Kaminsky	2015
2015	Sam Dekker	2015
2015	Frank Kaminsky	2014
2015	Sam Dekker	2014
2015	Frank Kaminsky	2013
2015	Sam Dekker	2013
2015	Frank Kaminsky	2012
2007	Alando Tucker	2007
2007	Alando Tucker	2006
2007	Alando Tucker	2005
2004	Devin Harris	2004
2007	Alando Tucker	2004
2004	Devin Harris	2003
2007	Alando Tucker	2003
2004	Devin Harris	2002
1997	Paul Grant	1997
1995	Michael Finley	1995
1995	Michael Finley	1994
1995	Michael Finley	1993
1995	Michael Finley	1992
1986	Brad Sellers	1983
1986	Brad Sellers	1982
1980	Wes Matthews	1980
1980	Wes Matthews	1979
1980	Wes Matthews	1978
1970	Al Henry	1970
1970	Al Henry	1969
1970	Al Henry	1968
1950	Don Rehfeldt	1950
1950	Don Rehfeldt	1949
1950	Don Rehfeldt	1948
1947	Glen Selbo	1947
1950	Don Rehfeldt	1947
1950	Don Rehfeldt	1945
1947	Glen Selbo	1944

The Heartbreak Index9.5 · #198▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index9.5 · #198