1960–61 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1960–1961 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Erickson, coaching his second season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1960–61 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1960–61 record7–17 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State140 1.000  271  .964
No. 8 Iowa104 .714  186  .750
Purdue104 .714  167  .696
Indiana86 .571  159  .625
Minnesota86 .571  1013  .435
Northwestern68 .429  1012  .455
Illinois59 .357  915  .375
Wisconsin410 .286  717  .292
Michigan State311 .214  717  .292
Michigan212 .143  618  .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/01/1960*
at Butler L 58–73  0–1
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
12/03/1960*
Air Force W 80–67  1–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/05/1960*
at Iowa State L 76–88  1–2
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
12/10/1960*
Marquette W 55–51  2–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/17/1960*
at No. 2 Bradley L 66–88  2–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/20/1960*
Nevada W 89–56  3–3
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/28/1960*
vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
L 54–56  3–4
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/29/1960*
vs. Portland
Far West Classic
L 71–79 OT 3–5
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/30/1960*
vs. Washington State
Far West Classic
L 72–78  3–6
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
1/07/1961
at Michigan State W 74–71  4–6 (1–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/09/1961
No. 6 Iowa L 68–76  4–7 (1–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/28/1961*
at Loyola (IL) L 79–87  4–8
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
1/30/1961
No. 1 Ohio State L 68–100  4–9 (1–2)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/04/1961
at Purdue L 58–69  4–10 (1–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
2/06/1961
at Illinois L 73–77  4–11 (1–4)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/11/1961
at Northwestern L 52–54  4–12 (1–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/13/1961
at No. 9 Iowa L 61–63  4–13 (1–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/18/1961
Indiana L 84–98  4–14 (1–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/20/1961
Minnesota W 83–75  5–14 (2–7)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/25/1961
at No. 1 Ohio State L 74–97  5–15 (2–8)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/27/1961
Michigan W 76–68  6–15 (3–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/04/1961
Northwestern W 75–61  7–15 (4–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/06/1961
at Indiana L 69–80  7–16 (4–9)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/11/1961
Purdue L 81–88  7–17 (4–10)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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