The Badgers finished the 2016 – 17 season 27 – 10 , 12 – 6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place . They defeated Indiana and Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament , but lost to Michigan in the championship game . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament , their 19th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament , as a No. 8 seed in the East region . The Badgers defeated Virginia Tech in the First Round and upset No. 1 overall seed Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year . In the Sweet Sixteen , they lost to No. 20-ranked Florida
Big Ten Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team