1966–67 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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1966–67 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–11 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Michigan State 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 10 4   .714 18 8   .692
Iowa 9 5   .643 16 8   .667
Wisconsin 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Purdue 7 7   .500 15 9   .625
Northwestern 7 7   .500 11 11   .500
Ohio State 6 8   .429 13 11   .542
Illinois 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Minnesota 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Michigan 2 12   .143 8 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1966–67 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. The head coach was John Erickson, coaching his eighth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Wisconsin Field House (commonly known as the UW Fieldhouse) in Madison, Wisconsin. They finished the season 13–11, 8–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place.

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/03/1966*
No. 10 Cincinnati L 70–77 OT 0–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/10/1966*
at Bowling Green L 69–81  0–2
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH
12/13/1966*
Iowa State W 80–73  1–2
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/16/1966*
vs. Fordham
Milwaukee Classic
W 67–60  2–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/17/1966*
vs. South Carolina
Milwaukee Classic
W 88–84  3–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/1966
at Illinois L 74–87  3–3
(0–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
12/28/1966*
vs. No. 1 UCLA
Los Angeles Classic
L 56–100  3–4
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/1966*
vs. Michigan
Los Angeles Classic
L 88–98  3–5
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/1966*
vs. Arizona
Los Angeles Classic
W 104–77  4–5
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
1/04/1967*
Marquette L 60–66  4–6
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/07/1967
at Purdue W 79–76  5–6
(1–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
1/10/1967
Michigan W 98–90  6–6
(2–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/25/1967*
South Dakota W 94–53  7–6
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/28/1967
at Michigan State L 61–68  7–7
(2–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/04/1967
Ohio State L 84–90 OT 7–8
(2–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/11/1967
at Indiana L 81–93  7–9
(2–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/14/1967
Minnesota W 85–75  8–9
(3–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/18/1967
at Iowa W 96–95 3OT 9–9
(4–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/21/1967
Northwestern W 110–94  10–9
(5–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/25/1967
Michigan State W 68–64  11–9
(6–4)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/28/1967
at Northwestern L 82–91  11–10
(6–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/04/1967
vs. Michigan W 80–79  12–10
(7–5)
Cobo Hall 
Detroit, MI
3/07/1967
Iowa L 87–90 OT 12–11
(7–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/11/1967
Illinois W 102–92  13–11
(8–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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