Wisconsin kept its Big Ten West and Big Ten title hopes alive by the skin of its teeth Saturday, as a last-minute touchdown to OT Nolan Rucci proved to be the difference in a 25-21 win over Illinois.
The Badgers are now 5-2 on the season and 3-1 in Big Ten play. Believe it or not, the team now sits in first place in the Big Ten West thanks to Iowa’s loss to Minnesota. If Wisconsin beats Ohio State next Saturday, the division is likely theirs.
Up after Ohio State is a semi-cakewalk to the finish line. As the Badgers hang tough in the top 30 of ESPN’s FPI metric, most of the rest of the Big Ten continues to slide.
According to FPI, here are the rest-of-season projections for the Wisconsin Badgers: