The Wisconsin men’s basketball team will be a No. 5 seed in the West Region and will face 12-seeded High Point in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 19, at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.
High Point (30-4, 15-1) is the Big South Conference Tournament champion.
The 5th-seeded Badgers played well in the Big Ten Tournament at the United Center in Chicago before losing in the semifinals, 68-65, on a last-second shot to top-seeded Michigan on Saturday.
The Badgers are making their 29th trip to the Big Dance overall and are one of just five schools to appear in 25 of the last 27 NCAA tournaments. This is Wisconsin’s third-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and the eighth under head coach Greg Gard.
Wisconsin will play in Portland for the first time in its NCAA Tournament history. The winner of the first-round matchup will face the winner of a game between No. 4 seed Arkansas and No. 13 seed Hawaii in the Round of 32 on Saturday, March 21.
The game time and TV designation for Thursday’s game will be announced later.
