Men's basketball game as seen from the student section at the Kohl Center Main article: Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

Preserve Committee is endeavoring to “…safeguard beloved cultural landscapes,” through aggressive enforcement of measures for the preservation of such zones and advocating for broader buffers where possible.[118]
Athletics[edit]

Main article: Wisconsin Badgers


The Wisconsin Badgers "Motion W" logo
The University of Wisconsin–Madison sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I-A. With the exception of men's and women's hockey and men and lightweight women's Wisconsin Badgers Crew, the university's athletic programs compete in the Big Ten Conference. Both hockey programs compete in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while the [119] men's and lightweight women's crew programs compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges. The school's fight song is On, Wisconsin!. The school's mascot is Buckingham U. Badger, commonly referred to as "Bucky Badger". The athletic director is Barry Alvarez.
2005–2006 marked the first time in school history that four Badger teams won national championships in the same academic year.[120] In the fall, the men's cross country team won its fourth national championship. The winter season was highlighted by the men's and women's ice hockey teams both winning national titles. The year was capped off in the spring with the women's lightweight crew taking its third straight Intercollegiate Rowing Association national crown. In 2008, both men's and women's crew teams claimed national titles.[121]
Football[edit]
Main article: Wisconsin Badgers football


Camp Randall Stadium
The Badgers play college football at Camp Randall Stadium. The head coach is Gary Andersen. Before the fourth quarter of every game at Camp Randall, the crowd jumps around to House of Pain's song "Jump Around". After every game, the University of Wisconsin Marching Band plays popular songs during the Fifth Quarter. The Badgers won three Rose Bowl Championships under Alvarez in 1994, 1999, and 2000. In 2006, Bielema led the Badgers to a school record 11-win regular season and to 12 overall wins, defeating Arkansas in the Capital One Bowl.[122] The Badgers lost to TCU in the 2011 Rose Bowl Championship on January 1, 2011. In the 2011 season, the Badgers defended the B1G championship title to go to the 2012 Rose Bowl Championship. The Badgers lost to Oregon 45–38 in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl of all time.[citation needed]
Men's basketball[edit]


Men's basketball game as seen from the student section at the Kohl Center
Main article: Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
The Badgers have made 13 consecutive appearances at the NCAA Tournament, with a Final Four visit in 2000, an Elite Eight appearance in 2005, and a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2011.[123] Badgers' head coach Bo Ryan has coached the team since 2001. The Badgers play at the Kohl Center, where the student fans are known as the Grateful Red. In the 2006–2007 season, the Badgers attained their highest AP ranking in school history (#1 Feb. 19–25), garnering 35 first-place votes.[124] The Badgers' earned their only NCAA National Championship in 1941.
Women's basketball[edit]
Main article: Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
The women's basketball team plays at the Kohl Center. The 2006–2007 season was a record-setting year, with the Badgers recording 23 wins and becoming the WNIT runners-up.[citation needed]
Ice hockey[edit]
Main article: Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey


Men's hockey game played at the Kohl Center
Badger ice hockey first became a men's varsity sport in 1922. Although dropped after the 1934–35 season, it again became a varsity sport in the 1963–64 season. The men's team played in the Dane County Coliseum until moving to the Kohl Center (capacity 15,237) in the fall of 1998. The first ice hockey game played at the Kohl was the Hall of Fame game against the University of