Feb 13, 2016; College Park, MD, USA; Wisconsin Badgers bench celebrates as forward Nigel Hayes (10) during the dribbles out the final seconds of the second half against Maryland Terrapins at Xfinity Center. Wisconsin Badgers defeated Maryland Terrapins 70-57. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team will enter the 2016-17 ranked in the top ten in at least one of the major polls after the USA Today Coaches Poll put the Badgers in at number 10 Thursday morning.

Wisconsin is the second highest team from the Big Ten in the new preseason polls, just one spot behind Michigan State who is at No. 9. The rest of the Big Ten includes Indiana at 12, Purdue at 15, and Maryland at 21.

You can view the entire rankings here.

With the releasing of the top 25, the Wisconsin Badgers are now the only school in the nation to have both their football and basketball team in the top ten. The next closest team to achiveing this feat would be the Louisville Cardinals, who are ranked eight in football, but 14 in basketball.

Wisconsin athletics also has two additional top ten rankings as their women’s hockey team currently holds the number one spot in the country in addition to their women’s volleyball sitting at number four.

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The Duke Blue Devils will enter the season ranked number one overall after receiving 27 out of the possible 32 first place votes. The last time these two teams were both ranked in the preseason top ten, they met in the National Championship. It is the seventh straight year Wisconsin has appeared in the preseason top 25 Coaches poll, with this year being their second highest ranking prior to the season during that span.

After an early look at the first of many set of rankings on the season, the Badgers currently have seven matchups against ranked opponents, with one of them coming as early as the second game of the season when Wisconsin visits Omaha to take on No. 23 Creighton. Additionally in the non-conference slate, the Badgers will host No. 17 Syracuse at the Kohl Center as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Wisconsin upended the undefeated Orange last season on the road.

Wisconsin will return nine players this season, including this year’s Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Nigel Hayes. After a surprising Sweet 16 appearance a year ago, expectations will be as high as ever in Madison this season.