MADISON, Wis. — Winners of 10 straight, No. 4 Wisconsin hosts Green Bay on Tuesday at the Kohl Center in a meeting of former colleagues. Head coaches Greg Gard and Will Ryan, son of Bo Ryan, served on UW's staff together (2002-07).

The Badgers rose three spots to No. 4 in the AP Top 25. This marks UW's highest ranking since being ranked No. 3 on March 16, 2015. It's also just the fourth season in which Wisconsin has appeared in the AP Top 5.

THE STARTING FIVE

1) LET'S GO STREAKING: Wisconsin's 10-game win streak is tied for the 6th-longest win streak in the nation and is the longest among major conference teams.

2) ON THE WAY UP: After beginning the season 2-0, Wisconsin moved up to No. 4 in this week's AP Top 25. This marks UW's highest ranking since being ranked No. 3 on March 16, 2015. This is just the fourth season in which Wisconsin has appeared in the AP Top 5.

Wisconsin is one of six teams from the Big Ten ranked, and one of four ranked among the top 10: #3 Iowa, #4 Wisconsin, #5 Illinois, #8 Michigan State, #23 Ohio State and #24 Rutgers.

3) FAMILIAR FACES: When in-state foes Wisconsin and Green Bay face one another Tuesday, there will be familiar faces back at the Kohl Center. New Green Bay head coach Will Ryan is the son of UW Hall of Fame coach Bo Ryan. Gard and Will Ryan worked together on the UW staff from 2002-07, with Gard serving as assistant coach and Will holding the positions of video coordinator and director of basktball operations.

Green Bay assistant coach Freddie Owens appeared in 111 games (61 starts) at Wisconsin, scoring 796 career points. Owens helped the Badgers win the 2002 and 2003 Big Ten regular-season and 2004 Big Ten Tournament championships.

Green Bay assistant coach Brandon Pritzl is the older brother of former Badger Brevin Pritzl (2016-20). Brevin Pritzl, who appeared in 122 games for UW, is currently playing professionally in Serbia.

Green Bay director of operations Sam Vander Plas was a student manager for UW women's basketball, graduating in 2018.

4) THE GANG'S ALL HERE: The Badgers return their entire starting 5 from the final game of last season and bring back 7 of the top 8 scorers overall from a season ago. UW returns 77.5% of its minutes from last season as well as 78.7% of points, 83.6% of rebounds, 86.1% of assists, 79.7% of steals and 88.6% of blocks.

5) PRESEASON PRAISE: Wisconsin has a trio of players on watch lists for major awards: PG D'Mitrik Trice (Bob Cousy Award), PF Nate Reuvers (Karl Malone Award) and C Micah Potter (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).