Athletic Division
NCAA Division I-A
Athletic Conferences
Football: Big Ten Conference
Basketball: Big Ten Conference
School Colors
Cardinal and white
School Nickname
Bucky the Badger
Men Playing Varsity Sports
370 - 3%
Women Playing Varsity Sports
416 - 3%
Men's Varsity Sports
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Wrestling
Women's Varsity Sports
- Basketball
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
Club Sports
- Aikido
- Archery
- Baseball
- Budo
- Capoeira
- Cycling
- Dance team
- Eagle Claw Kung Fu
- Fencing
- Figure skating
- Frisbee
- Ice hockey
- Japanese karate
- Kendo
- Lacrosse
- Racquetball
- Rugby
- Running
- Shorin Ryu karate
- Softball
- Table tennis
- Tae Kwon Do
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Waterskiing and wakeboarding
- Wrestling
Intramurals
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Broomball
- Dodgeball
- Flag football
- Floor hockey
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Racquetball
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
Athletic Fields & Facilities
- Camp Randall Sports Center
- Field House
- Lathrop Hall
- McClain Center
- Natatorium
- Nielson Tennis Stadium
- Porter Boathouse
- Shell
- Southeast Recreational Facility (SERF)
Most Popular Sports
Football, basketball, hockey
Most Overlooked Teams
Rugby, water polo, badminton
School Spirit
School spirit is at a continuous high at UW. State Street alone offers at least five school paraphernalia stores. The University Bookstore also houses a large section of school wear, posters, keychains, and other necessary badger gear. Football games bring out the most amount of school spirit. Students attend these events decked out in red and white. Even if you're not at a sporting game, you will see students everywhere sporting their Badger-wear.
Getting Tickets
Getting tickets depends on the sport and the competition. Football games are very popular, and many students buy season tickets. Getting season tickets was recently changed to a lottery system. Students apply online in June and are notified in July. Not everyone is able to get season tickets, but there are other ways to see a game. If you are only looking to attend just a few weekend games, it's easiest just to find someone with season tickets who can't make that weekend's game. Another great way to get tickets to a game is to volunteer beforehand and hand out playbooks.
Best Place to Take a Walk
Lakeshore Path, State Street, Capital Square