# 1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his fifth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 14-17, 4-14 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/28/1986* | Nebraska—Omaha | W 86–47 | 1–0 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 11/29/1986* | South Florida | W 65–51 | 2–0 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/1/1986* | at Marquette | L 71–84 | 2–1 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/4/1986* | South Carolina | W 47–45 | 3–1 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/6/1986* | at Central Michigan | L 66–80 | 3–2 | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/8/1986* | at Miami (FL) | W 65–54 | 4–2 | Knight Center Complex Miami, FL |
| 12/10/1986* | North Dakota State | W 81–76 | 5–2 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/11/1986* | vs. Northern Illinois | W 95–63 | 6–2 | Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, IL |
| 12/22/1986* | Eastern Illinois | W 72–68 | 7–2 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/23/1986* | Kentucky State | W 87–59 | 8–2 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 12/27/1986* | vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 82–77 | 9–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/1986* | vs. California Rainbow Classic | W 66–63 | 10–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/30/1986* | vs. No. 17 Pittsburgh Rainbow Classic | L 82–98 | 10–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| 1/3/1987 | at Minnesota | L 67–69 | 10–4 (0–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/5/1987 | at No. 2 Iowa | L 63–78 | 10–5 (0–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/8/1987 | No. 12 Illinois | L 66–68 | 10–6 (0–3) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/10/1987 | No. 6 Purude | L 48–57 | 10–7 (0–4) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/15/1987 | at No. 4 Indiana | L 65–103 | 10–8 (0–5) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/17/1987 | at Ohio State | L 66–81 | 10–9 (0–6) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/22/1987 | Michigan State | L 78–81 | 10–10 (0–7) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/24/1987 | Michigan | L 78–84 | 10–11 (0–8) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 1/31/1987 | at Northwestern | W 62–57 | 11–11 (1–8) | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/5/1987 | No. 7 Purdue | L 62–70 | 11–12 (1–9) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/7/1987 | at No. 14 Illinois | L 74–99 | 11–13 (1–10) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/12/1987 | Ohio State | L 69–83 | 11–14 (1–11) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 2/16/1987 | No. 2 Indiana | L 85–86 $^{3OT}$ | 11–15 (1–12) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 2/18/1987 | at Michigan | L 64–77 | 11–16 (1–13) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/21/1987 | at Michigan State | W 65–63 | 12–16 (2–13) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| 3/1/1987 | Northwestern | W 76–59 | 13–16 (3–13) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 3/5/1987 | Minnesota | W 69–52 | 14–16 (4–13) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| 3/8/1987 | No. 6 Iowa | L 71–81 | 14–17 (4–14) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||