Wisconsin fell into the pack of average in the Big Ten West this weekend with a 24-10 loss to Ohio State. The Badgers are 5-3 on the season and 3-2 in Big Ten play, still with four winnable games remaining and the West still up for grabs.
The issue for Wisconsin is, what is the team’s most impressive win? Buffalo is 3-5 and terrible, Georgia Southern is 6-2 but ranked No. 80 in SP+, Purdue is 2-6, Rutgers is Rutgers and Illinois is 3-5.
Not to be Mr. Cold Water, but Wisconsin’s most impressive win is a home triumph against a top-50 Rutgers team. That isn’t the least bit impressive.
That is all said to point out: while the remaining schedule is easy, we don’t know if Wisconsin is any good.
Here is where I rank the Badgers among the rest of the Big Ten after Week 9: