There’s talk about Wisconsin getting a tough draw in the NCAA Tournament with their No. 5 seed and potentially facing the fourth-best scoring team, High Point, followed by the third-best points-per-game team, Arkansas. However, that actually plays into Wisconsin’s hands, which loves to push the pace and get 80 or 90 points. In fact, the Badgers are undefeated in those games.
The entire region is soft compared to the other parts of the bracket. If Wisconsin can get through the trouble in their section, the Final Four run actually gets easier. Here’s a look at who Wisconsin would play if everything is chalk.
Wisconsin’s path to the Final Four is getting past Arkansas and Arizona
No. 16 High PointNo. 4 ArkansasNo. 1 ArizonaNo. 2 Purdue
The options coming out of the bottom side of their region are No. 2 Purdue or No. 3 Gonzaga; there’s also a No. 6 BYU or maybe a No. 7 Miami. In other words, the section Wisconsin starts in is far more daunting than what they would see after No. 1 Arizona…