There is no way to contextualize Wisconsin’s 20-14 loss at Indiana in a positive way. It was a terrible loss to a team barely in the nation’s top 100.
It isn’t that just Wisconsin shouldn’t be losing games to Indiana, zero Power Five programs should be losing games to Indiana.
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That said, losses rarely significantly change a team’s power rating in Las Vegas. ESPN SP+ goes by a similar thinking. The Badgers were No. 27 last week after the 24-10 loss to Ohio State. Now: Wisconsin falls one spot to No. 28 overall.
Meanwhile, Indiana is the metric’s No. 95 team.
UPDATED SP+ RANKINGS
* USURPER ALERT 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
* Top 4 is clear, but Noles most likely P5 to go 12-0
* Hell yeah, Arkansas State
* Yuck, Navy
* Resume SP+ top 5: Mich, Ohio St, FSU, UGA, Oregonhttps://t.co/OD8LsGb08m— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) November 5, 2023
Wisconsin is back in action against Northwestern next weekend. The Badgers desperately need a decisive victory.