Badgers are Big Ten Champs!

Photo of the crowded floor of the Kohl Center after the Badgers' victory over Michigan.

Fans flood the floor at the Kohl Center following the Badger men’s basketball team’s 74-54 victory over Michigan Thursday night. With the win, Wisconsin (18-11 overall, 11-5 conference), clinched a share of the Big Ten Conference Title, for the first time since 1947. The Badgers earned a No. 1 seed as they take to the road for the Big Ten tournament March 7-9 in Indianapolis, Ind. Photo: Jeff Miller

Photo of the Badgers' coach, Bo Ryan, shortly after the game.

Badger men’s coach Bo Ryan sports a conference championship hat as he addresses fans during a post-game celebration at the Kohl Center Thursday night. It’s the team’s first Big Ten title since 1947, the year Ryan was born. In his first year as head coach of the Badgers, Ryan is a nominee for Big Ten Coach of the Year. It’s the seventh time a first-year coach has won a Big Ten Conference title. Photo: Jeff Miller

Freshman guard Devin Harris cuts down a piece of the game net. Photo: Jeff Miller

Surrounded by teammates, senior forward Charlie Wills hoists the Big Ten Conference trophy. Photo: Jeff Miller