The Badgers finished the 2014 – 15 season with a record of 36 – 4 , 16 – 2 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship . They defeated Michigan , Purdue , and Michigan State to win the Big Ten Tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . This marked the Badgers 17th straight trip to the Tournament . In the Tournament , they defeated Coastal Carolina and Oregon to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen . They defeated North Carolina and Arizona to reach the school 's fourth Final Four . By upsetting unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Kentucky 71 – 64 in the Final Four in Indianapolis , the Badgers moved on to play Duke in the National Championship Game , going for their first title in 74 years . However , Wisconsin lost the game 68 – 63
Big Ten Tournament
2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team