The Badgers finished the 2009 – 10 season 24 – 9 , 13 – 5 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Illinois . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East region . There they defeated 13th-seeded Wofford in the First Round before being upset by 12th-seeded Cornell in the Second Round
Big Ten Tournament
2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team