The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is the best in the country in the minds of Associated Press poll voters in 21 cities, from Boston to Los Angeles, Dallas to Philadelphia, and Olean, N.Y., to Las Cruces, N.M.
While defending NCAA champion Florida made its way to the No. 1 spot in the poll following a loss by formerly top-ranked North Carolina, the Badgers are close on their heels in the No. 2 spot. For the third time this season, UW achieved the highest ranking in school history when the poll was announced Monday.