ESPN FPI predicted weeks of disappointment were ahead for the 2021 Wisconsin Badgers after their Week 2 victory vs. Eastern Michigan.
The forecast at the time included losses to Michigan and Iowa and a final regular-season record of 9-3.
Well, the outlook has grown increasingly grim since Wisconsin’s bye week. The Badgers dropped the contest against Notre Dame in Chicago thanks to a fourth-quarter collapse, let Michigan win its first game at Camp Randall since 2001 and now sit in last place in the Big Ten West.
ESPN FPI projections are following that outlook, as they now see Wisconsin losing to some of its Big Ten West rivals.
The current FPI projection after Wisconsin’s loss to Michigan? A bowl-less season for the Badgers for the first time 2001: