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Badgers ranked 9th in AP Top 25 poll

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The Wisconsin Badgers will open the 2017 college football season ranked 9th in the country in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll.  The Badgers rank number-10 in the Amway coaches poll, which was released earlier this month.

The last time Wisconsin opened the season as a consensus top-10 team was Bret Bielema’s second season as head coach in 2007.

A total of four Big Ten Teams are ranked in the top 25.  Ohio State is ranked number-2, behind top ranked Alabama.  Penn State is sixth, followed by Wisconsin at number-9 and Michigan at number-11.

The Badgers finished last season at number-9 in both polls last season after their Cotton Bowl victory over Western Michigan.

The Badgers will open the season Friday, Sept. 1 against Utah State at Camp Randall Stadium.  They won’t face Ohio State or Penn State and will host Michigan on Nov. 18 in Madison.

Badgers remain at No. 5 in AP Poll

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MotionW_2ColorThe Wisconsin Badgers stayed put at No. 5 in this weeks Associated Press Top 25 College Basketball poll.

The Badgers (25-2, 13-1 Big Ten) will face No. 14 Maryland (22-5, 10-4) on the road tomorrow night, then return home to host Michigan State in their home finale on Sunday on Senior Day at the Kohl Center.

Kentucky remains No. 1, followed by Virginia, Gonzaga and Duke.  After the Badgers at No. 5 are Villanova, Arizona, Kansas, Notre Dame and Northern Iowa.

The Badgers have spent all 16 weeks this season in the Top 10, including 13 of the 16 in the top 5.

Badgers climb to 4th in AP Top 25

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Following Saturday’s win over Marquette, the unbeaten (10-0) Wisconsin Badgers moved up four spots to No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll which was released today.

The Badgers trail new No. 1 Arizona, Syracuse and Ohio State.  Michigan State dropped from first to fifth in this week’s poll after falling to unranked North Carolina last week.

The No. 4 ranking is the Badgers’ highest since they were ranked No. 3 in March of 2007.

The Badgers also moved up three spots to No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.