The 15-point margin of victory over then-No. 9 Arizona was Wisconsin’s largest over a top-10 opponent since it defeated Michigan State, 67-49, on Feb. 2, 2010. The 103 points were also the most for the Badgers against a ranked opponent.

After dismantling No. 9 Arizona Wildcats by 15 points at the Kohl Center Friday night, Wisconsin has entered the latest AP Top 25 Poll at No. 19. After losing Chucky Hepburn and AJ Storr to the transfer portal this offseason,

Wisconsin basketball landed at No. 19 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday. After being placed in the ‘receiving votes’ section of last week’s poll, Wisconsin received 370 points in this week’s update to firmly cement itself in the hierarchy.

Arizona is going to be contending for a Big 12 title in their first year as a member of the conference. That's the type of program Tommy Lloyd has built in his short time in charge, having already taken the Pac-12 by storm with two regular season titles and two conference tournament titles during his first three years on the job before they moved conferences ahead of this campaign.

Fresh off a huge victory over No. 9 Arizona on Friday night, the Wisconsin basketball team (4-0) is back in action tonight against the UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.  The Vaqueros come into this game with a 3-2 overall record and are 0-2 on the road.

John Calipari, another Hall of Fame coach, brings No. 18 Arkansas to The Garden to face Michigan in the second game of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader on Dec. 10. Calipari is in his first season with the Razorbacks after leaving Kentucky last spring.

Wisconsin enters Monday’s matchup after a defining victory over Arizona. The win saw John Tonje continue his emergence as the Badgers’ top option. He led Greg Gard’s new-age offense to 103 total points. 77 of those points came via a three-pointer or free throw. That’s a mix that Badgers fans should expect to continue to see.