{"id":699401,"date":"2026-04-05T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T10:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/699401\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T10:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T10:49:47","slug":"wisconsin-basketball-adds-sec-opponent-to-2026-27-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/699401\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin basketball adds SEC opponent to 2026-27 schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin Badgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin Badgers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin Badgers<\/a> men&#8217;s basketball team wasted no time scheduling an SEC opponent for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WiscyBusiness\/status\/2040133051250831436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2040133051250831436%7Ctwgr%5Eb7eecd7b604f71d270694056174c047072629311%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.on3.com%2Fsites%2Fbadger-blitz%2Fnews%2Fwisconsin-to-face-auburn-in-nashville-during-2026-27-season%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alex Rosinski confirmed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alex Rosinski confirmed&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Alex Rosinski confirmed<\/a> the Badgers will head to Nashville on December 19 to play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/sec\/auburn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Auburn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Auburn&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Auburn<\/a>, a team competing for the NIT Championship on April 5.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers were the talk of the town come Selection Sunday with their 17-16 record. Claiming it had the nation&#8217;s best win at Florida on January 24, Auburn did everything in its power to talk its way into the NCAA Tournament. Instead, the team had to settle for the NIT.<\/p>\n<p>Auburn has taken care of business against South Alabama, Seattle U, Nevada, and Illinois State en route to the championship game against Tulsa.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/college\/uw\/2026\/04\/03\/wisconsin-basketball-to-play-auburn-tigers-in-nashville-in-2026-27\/89458274007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z116156p118450l004250c118450e1190xxv116156d--46--b--46--&amp;gca-ft=198&amp;gca-ds=sophi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Milwaukee Journal Sentinel&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a> also confirmed Wisconsin&#8217;s game against Auburn on December 19 will take place at the Bridgestone Arena. Auburn usually plays its home games at the Neville Arena, which is about a five-hour trip from the home of the Nashville Predators.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Wisconsin is coming off a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/wisconsin-coach-greg-gard-said-113215404.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:disappointing tournament loss;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;disappointing tournament loss&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">disappointing tournament loss<\/a>, Greg Gard isn&#8217;t messing around. This is yet another high-profile non-conference game he&#8217;s added to the team&#8217;s schedule. For what it&#8217;s worth, this is only the second all-time meeting between these two teams.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebadgerswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheBadgersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@TheBadgersWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@TheBadgersWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/badgerswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/wisconsin-badgers\/3442\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Badgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Badgers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Badgers<\/a>\u00a0news, notes and opinion.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/badgers\/mens-basketball\/2026\/04\/05\/wisconsin-basketball-auburn-nashville\/89465058007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin basketball adds Auburn to 2026-27 schedule in Nashville;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin basketball adds Auburn to 2026-27 schedule in Nashville&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin basketball adds Auburn to 2026-27 schedule in Nashville<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wisconsin Badgers men&#8217;s basketball team wasted no time scheduling an SEC opponent for the 2026-27 season. 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