The Badgers have reinvented their roster and their coaching staff this offseason, and in the process have heightened expectations heading into 2023.
While Wisconsin has been left out of many early top 25 lists due to the way last season ended and their overall 7-6 record in 2023, the arrival of Luke Fickell has the Badgers trending up.
NCAA.com recently released their way-too-early top 25 rankings, and Wisconsin snuck in near the end.
Ohio State was unsurprisingly near the top of the list, with other Big Ten schools also landing in the rankings.
Here is where the Badgers landed in the first iteration of the NCAA.com preseason top 25: