1940–41 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1940–41 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Big Ten regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 39–34 vs. Washington State
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–3 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachFred Wegner
Home arenaWisconsin Field House
1940–41 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 11 1   .917 20 3   .870
Indiana 10 2   .833 17 3   .850
Illinois 7 5   .583 13 7   .650
Minnesota 7 5   .583 11 9   .550
Ohio State 7 5   .583 10 10   .500
Purdue 6 6   .500 13 7   .650
Michigan 5 7   .417 9 10   .474
Iowa 4 8   .333 12 8   .600
Northwestern 3 9   .250 7 11   .389
Chicago 0 12   .000 4 16   .200

The 1940–41 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin. The head coach was Bud Foster, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers and were members of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin won their only NCAA title, defeating Washington State 39–34 in the championship game in Kansas City.

The Badgers would not return to the National Championship game until 2015, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 68–63.