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Wow. Not many people saw that coming. After a 36-36 tie at the half, Wisconsin looked like they had the Davidson Wildcats well within reach with just halftime adjustments needed by Bo Ryan and his staff in order to send the Badgers to the Elite 8. What happened instead was a dominating 37-20 second half as Davidson topped Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament to end the Badgers’ season. #3 seed Wisconsin ends their season 31-5 while the Wildcats (29-6) will likely face #1 Kansas on Sunday with a trip to the Fianl Four on the line. While fans rush to buy Davidson apparel & merchandise, Wisconsin fans should not hang their heads as 2007-2008 was another very successful season.

It’s halftime at Ford Field in Detroit in the Midwest Regional’s first Sweet 16 game as the Wisconsin Badgers and Davidson Wildcats are tied 36-36. In a game that was expected to be defense-dominated, both teams are on pace to score over 70 points, not your typical final when defense is your focus. Before fans run out to get their Wisconsin Badgers clothing & apparel for a trip to the Elite 8, they need to find a way to stop Davidson star Stephen Curry who has 11 first half points. The Wildcats have 7 players who scored inthe first half while Wisconsin has just 5 players who have score and Trevon Hughes injured his foot in 8 minutes of play and will not return for the Badgers.

The Wisconsin Badgers are in action again tonight at the #3 seed in the Midwest as they face the #10 Davidson Wildcats in the Sweet 16. While Davidson merchandise is flying off the shelves thanks to Stephen Curry leading the Wildcats to the Sweet 16, Bo Ryan has his Badgers right where he wants them, as a darkhorse National Championship contender. The two teams will tip off shortly after 7 pm tonight at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, with the winner facing the winner of #1 Kansas vs. #12 Villanova in the Elite 8 on Sunday.

After another great Big Ten season, the Big Ten Tournament proved to be full of upsets and surprises. Both Minnesota & Illinois pulled off upsets as the Illini advanced to the Big Ten championship game, but in the end Wisconsin emerged as the winner. After all was said and done, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State & Purdue each were named to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The Big Ten Champion Badgers earned a #3 seed in the Midwest, Michigan State was named a #5 seed in the South, Purdue is a #6 seed in the West and Indiana received a #8 seed in the East. College Sports Fans has added team capsules for all 65 teams in the 2008 NCAA Tournament which you can click on and read below.

> Wisconsin Badgers 2008 NCAA Tournament

> Michigan State Spartans 2008 NCAA Tournament

> Purdue Boilermakers 2008 NCAA Tournament

> Indiana Hoosiers 2008 NCAA Tournament

DFN Sports is proud to announce that DFN member sites BigTen-fans.com and CollegeSports-fans.com will carry coverage of the 2008 Big Ten Basketball Tournament and the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Follow all of the great action in the Big Ten Tournament and the Big Dance online with DFN Sports sites!

Big Ten Fans has released their 2007-08 Big Ten basketball team previews. Guest writer Joel Welser breaks down each Big Ten team and previews what to expect during the 2007-2008 college basketball season. Check it out today at BigTen-fans.com.

Recently we informed you that CollegeSports-fans.com began releasing a series of college football & basketball 10-year reviews. In these articles, the staff of College Sports Fans analyzes the past decade of football or basketball for the top programs in the nation. To start the reviews, the College Sports Fans staff has selected the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines as two of the first three reviews.

• Wisconsin Badgers 10-year football review
• Wisconsin Badgers 10-year basketball review

Recently, CollegeSports-fans.com began releasing a series of college football & basketball 10-year reviews. In these articles, the staff of College Sports Fans analyzes the past decade of football or basketball for the top programs in the nation. To start the reviews, the College Sports Fans staff has selected the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines as two of the first three reviews.

• Michigan Wolverines 10-year football review
• Michigan Wolverines 10-year basketball review
• Ohio State Buckeyes 10-year football review
• Ohio State Buckeyes 10-year basketball review

The Ohio Sports Time blog and College Sports Fans has released the first of their 10-year reviews of the major collee sports programs, and the first of those reviews is for the Ohio State football and basketball teams. In their reviews, the staff at Ohio Sports Time reviews players who have gone pro, annual team records, all-americans, coaching records and more. The review is reportedly the first of many as the staff of Ohio Sports Time intends to cover all of the major prgrams in college football and basketball. We highly recommend you check out the Ohio State basketball & football 10-year review on the Ohio Sports Time blog.

The Ohio State Buckeyes met the Florida Gators on Monday with an opportunity to enact some measure of revenge for the 41-14 drubbing that the Buckeye football team suffered in January. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, the Gators were up to the task as they defeated Ohio State 84-75.

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