Despite dropping a nail-biter to UCLA on Tuesday, the Wisconsin Badgers rose four spots in ESPN’s updated Basketball Power Index. While the Badgers remained at No. 21 in the most recent KenPom hierarchy,

The Badgers actually received a boost just before the UCLA loss, as Ohio State won on the road at Purdue and jumped to No. 30 in the NET. That pushed the Badgers’ recent home victory over the Buckeyes back into the Quad 1 category.

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team returned home Tuesday night for the first time in almost a week. The Badgers, however, left their winning streak on the west coast. Wisconsin,