Directory
The desks
Every University of Wisconsin campus with an athletic department, a WIAA Week 1 board of statewide programs, and the pro desks that still eat Sundays.
Pro
- GBGreen Bay PackersNFL · NFC North · Green BayThe smallest city in the league, the loudest Sunday in the state. Titletown still sets the winter calendar.
- MILMilwaukee BrewersMLB · NL Central · MilwaukeeCream City baseball. The stretch run is a civic event, and the sausage race still counts as analysis.
- BKSMilwaukee BucksNBA · NBA Central · MilwaukeeDeer District nights. The window is measured in banners, not vibes — and everyone in the state has an opinion.
- MARMarquette Golden EaglesD1 · Big East · MilwaukeeBig East basketball on Wisconsin soil. Al McGuire’s ghost still leans on the press table.
UW System
- WISWisconsin BadgersD1 · Big Ten · MadisonThe flagship. Football at Camp Randall, hoops and hockey at the Kohl, and the rest of the UW System still measures itself against this campus.
- UWMUW-Milwaukee PanthersD1 · Horizon League · MilwaukeeThe public university in the largest city. Horizon nights downtown, a real basketball tradition, and a campus that does not need a national TV package to count.
- GBYUW-Green Bay PhoenixD1 · Horizon League · Green BayTitletown’s college side. Horizon hoops at the Resch, and a program that has to live next to an NFL cathedral without becoming a souvenir.
- PRKUW-Parkside RangersD2 · Great Lakes Valley · KenoshaThe System’s only Division II shop. Kenosha, the GLVC, and a basketball program that does not get Madison’s budget or Milwaukee’s skyline.
- UWWUW-Whitewater WarhawksD3 · WIAC · WhitewaterThe WIAC’s national brand. Football at Perkins, baseball that wins championships, and a town that treats Saturday like a Big Ten date.
- UWLUW-La Crosse EaglesD3 · WIAC · La CrosseTrack royalty that also plays real football. The river city campus that keeps finishing in the WIAC’s top drawer.
- UWOUW-Oshkosh TitansD3 · WIAC · OshkoshTitan Stadium on the lake, a football program with a national résumé, and a campus that still fills a Saturday in October.
- UECUW-Eau Claire BlugoldsD3 · WIAC · Eau ClaireCarson Park in the fall, hockey in the winter, and a city that treats the Blugolds as civic furniture.
- PLTUW-Platteville PioneersD3 · WIAC · PlattevilleSouthwest Wisconsin’s Saturday. Pioneer Stadium, a basketball tradition, and a campus that still knows how to travel.
- STPUW-Stevens Point PointersD3 · WIAC · Stevens PointHockey country in the middle of the state. Goerke Field in the fall, and a Pointers identity that is older than most of the league.
- STOUW-Stout Blue DevilsD3 · WIAC · MenomonieMenomonie on a Saturday is a WIAC night. Polytech campus, real football, and a Blue Devil that is not a Duke knockoff.
- RFUW-River Falls FalconsD3 · WIAC · River FallsWestern edge of the System. Ramer Field, a hockey program that travels, and a town that sits close enough to the Twin Cities to steal a crowd.
- SUPUW-Superior YellowjacketsD3 · WIAC · SuperiorThe north campus. No football — hockey is the winter, Wessman is the building, and the lake does the rest of the branding.
Prep
- AHDArrowhead WarhawksD1 · Classic 8 · HartlandDefending WIAA Division 1 champion. Classic 8 nights in Hartland, and a program that finally got back on the Camp Randall turf last November.
- MUSMuskego WarriorsD1 · Classic 8 · MuskegoClassic 8 champions a year ago, state semifinalist, and the other half of Friday’s statewide argument. Waunakee is in town.
- WAUWaunakee WarriorsD1 · Badger Large · WaunakeeThe north-of-Madison factory. Lost a 19–17 state game to Arrowhead last year. Opens on the road at Muskego on Friday.
- NDANotre Dame Academy TritonsD2 · Fox River Classic · Green BayTitletown’s prep power. Thirteen wins a year ago, and a Friday night at Neenah that will tell you if the FRCC still travels.
- CMCCatholic Memorial CrusadersD2 · Classic 8 · WaukeshaWaukesha’s private-school Friday. Classic 8 membership, a statewide recruiting footprint, and an opener at Bradley Tech.
- FRAFranklin SabersD1 · Southeast · FranklinSoutheast Conference muscle. Eleven wins last year, and a Week 1 trip to Racine Case that is supposed to be a statement.
- WDPWest De Pere PhantomsD2 · Fox River Classic · De PereUndefended? No — undefeated. 14–0 and the Division 2 state champion. Opens Thursday at Sun Prairie East.
- MUKMukwonago IndiansD1 · Classic 8 · MukwonagoClassic 8, always in the argument. Thursday night at Appleton North is a long bus ride with a statewide ranking attached.
- DARDarlington RedbirdsD6 · SWAL · DarlingtonSmall-town 14–0. Division 6 champions. Saturday at St. Mary’s Springs is the kind of opener the rest of the state should watch.
- HOMHomestead HighlandersD1 · North Shore · MequonNorth Shore standard. Twelve wins, a Friday home date with Germantown, and a program that expects January basketball and November football.
- BPTBay Port PiratesD1 · Fox River Classic · Green BayLost the D1 final 18–15 to Arrowhead at Camp Randall. Opens Thursday at Middleton. The FRCC still thinks it can take the state.
- HAMHamilton ChargersD1 · Greater Metro · SussexSussex, Greater Metro, and a Thursday night at Kimberly that is a real Week 1. The Chargers do not sneak up on the FVA anymore.
- GRAGrafton Black HawksD3 · North Shore · Grafton14–0 and the Division 3 state champion. Friday at Mount Horeb-Barneveld is a long way from the North Shore. That is the point.
- KIMKimberly PapermakersD1 · Fox Valley Association · KimberlyThe FVA’s factory. Shared a conference title a year ago, and hosts Sussex Hamilton on Thursday in a game the valley will actually watch.
- NENNeenah RocketsD1 · Fox Valley Association · NeenahFVA Friday. Hosts Notre Dame Academy in a Week 1 that is already louder than most October dates.
- WINWinneconne WolvesD4 · EWC · Winneconne14–0, Division 4 champions. Wrightstown on Friday is the first tape on a title defense the Fox Valley already circled.