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Wisconsin basketball will look to avoid being the latest upset in a No. 5 vs. No. 12 seed game when it faces High Point in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 19.
It won't be an easy matchup for the Badgers, either. High Point finished the season with a 30-4 record and won 22 of its last 23 games en route to winning the Big South Conference Championship.
REQUIRED READING: High Point coach Flynn Clayman says Greg Gard ‘flies under the radar’
Wisconsin fans likely aren't too familiar with High Point, despite the Panthers reaching the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons. High Point's former coach, Alan Huss, left the school before the 2025-26 season to be the top assistant at Creighton while also being named Greg McDermott's successor.
High Point fell to No. 4 seed Purdue 75-63 in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, its first appearance. It'll be looking to force an upset this time around.
Here's everything to know of Wisconsin's first-round opponent, including where the school is even located, for starters:
High Point University is located in High Point, North Carolina, which has a population of approximately 118,601, according to the U.S. Census in 2024.
High Point plays in the Big South, which is comprised of schools in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. It defeated No. 2 seed Winthrop in the championship game to earn its NCAA Tournament bid.
High Point had its best regular season in school history in 2025-26, finishing 30-4 en route to its second Big South Conference Championship. While the Panthers dominated their schedule and won 22 of their final 23 games, it did so against quite weak competition.
High Point is ranked No. 75 in the NCAA's Net Rankings, with zero Quad 1 games and an 0-2 record in Quad 2 games. It played majority of its games against Quad 4 teams, going 22-0 against opponents ranked from No. 161 to 353 in NET.
KenPom is even harsher on High Point, ranking it No. 92 in its rankings, which factors in its No. 341-ranked strength of schedule of 365 teams in Division I.
Click here for famous and notable alumni from all 68 schools in 2026 March Madness.
The 2018 Daytona 500 winner, Dillon has nearly 450 NASCAR races under his belt over 16 years. He has six NASCAR Cup Series wins and 85 top 10s. He also competed in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania… Smith attended High Point after having a basketball scholarship offer from Maryland rescinded. He was all-conference his senior year at High Point and got his coaching start at high schools. His first college head coaching job was at Tulsa, before moving on to Georgia and then Kentucky where coached from 1997-2007. He won the NCAA title in 1998 and led the Wildcats to five SEC titles. He also coached at Minnesota, Texas Tech and Memphis before finishing his career at his alma mater from 2018-22. His career record was 642-369 (.635)… A novelist and non-fiction writer, Price has published books on the Civil War, American Revolution and the Wild West… Fargo had a few top 10 hits on the country music charts in the 1970s, including , “The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA” and “Funny Face”. She won one Grammy and five Academy of Country Music Awards… Allen played eight Major League seasons, exclusively as a relief pitcher. He spent seven years with Cleveland, who drafted him out of High Point in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB draft. He had a career 24-31 record with 153 saves and 3.14 ERA in 481 games.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Where is High Point? What to know of Wisconsin's first-round opponent
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It won't be an easy matchup for the Badgers, either. High Point finished the season with a 30-4 record and won 22 of its last 23 games en route to winning the Big South Conference Championship.
REQUIRED READING: High Point coach Flynn Clayman says Greg Gard ‘flies under the radar’
Wisconsin fans likely aren't too familiar with High Point, despite the Panthers reaching the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons. High Point's former coach, Alan Huss, left the school before the 2025-26 season to be the top assistant at Creighton while also being named Greg McDermott's successor.
High Point fell to No. 4 seed Purdue 75-63 in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, its first appearance. It'll be looking to force an upset this time around.
Here's everything to know of Wisconsin's first-round opponent, including where the school is even located, for starters:
Where is High Point located?
High Point University is located in High Point, North Carolina, which has a population of approximately 118,601, according to the U.S. Census in 2024.
High Point plays in the Big South, which is comprised of schools in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. It defeated No. 2 seed Winthrop in the championship game to earn its NCAA Tournament bid.
What to know of High Point basketball
High Point had its best regular season in school history in 2025-26, finishing 30-4 en route to its second Big South Conference Championship. While the Panthers dominated their schedule and won 22 of their final 23 games, it did so against quite weak competition.
High Point is ranked No. 75 in the NCAA's Net Rankings, with zero Quad 1 games and an 0-2 record in Quad 2 games. It played majority of its games against Quad 4 teams, going 22-0 against opponents ranked from No. 161 to 353 in NET.
KenPom is even harsher on High Point, ranking it No. 92 in its rankings, which factors in its No. 341-ranked strength of schedule of 365 teams in Division I.
High Point famous alumni
Click here for famous and notable alumni from all 68 schools in 2026 March Madness.
- Austin Dillon
- Tubby Smith
- Charles F. Price
- Donna Fargo
- Cody Allen
The 2018 Daytona 500 winner, Dillon has nearly 450 NASCAR races under his belt over 16 years. He has six NASCAR Cup Series wins and 85 top 10s. He also competed in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania… Smith attended High Point after having a basketball scholarship offer from Maryland rescinded. He was all-conference his senior year at High Point and got his coaching start at high schools. His first college head coaching job was at Tulsa, before moving on to Georgia and then Kentucky where coached from 1997-2007. He won the NCAA title in 1998 and led the Wildcats to five SEC titles. He also coached at Minnesota, Texas Tech and Memphis before finishing his career at his alma mater from 2018-22. His career record was 642-369 (.635)… A novelist and non-fiction writer, Price has published books on the Civil War, American Revolution and the Wild West… Fargo had a few top 10 hits on the country music charts in the 1970s, including , “The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA” and “Funny Face”. She won one Grammy and five Academy of Country Music Awards… Allen played eight Major League seasons, exclusively as a relief pitcher. He spent seven years with Cleveland, who drafted him out of High Point in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB draft. He had a career 24-31 record with 153 saves and 3.14 ERA in 481 games.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Where is High Point? What to know of Wisconsin's first-round opponent
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