Wisconsin is one game away from heading to Indianapolis to represent the Big Ten West in the Big Ten Championship. A win against Minnesota at Camp Randall or a win by Iowa against Nebraska this Friday is all the Badgers need to return to the Championship for the first time since 2014 where they lost 59-0 against Ohio State.
The 9-2 Badgers ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll and No. 5 in the Amway Coaches Poll. In the College Playoff, Wisconsin moved up to No. 6. Previously they were at No. 7. Big Ten teams in Ohio State and Michigan were also in the top ten, ranking No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. The top 25 are as follows:
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Clemson
5. Washington
6. Wisconsin
7. Penn State
8. Oklahoma
9. Colorado
10. Oklahoma State
11. Louisville
12. USC
13. Auburn
14. Florida State
15. Florida
16. Nebraska
17. Tennessee
18. West Virginia
19. Boise State
20. Houston
21. Western Michigan
22. Utah
23. Washington State
24. Stanford
25. Navy