The Wisconsin Badgers slotted in at No. 12 in today’s release of the preseason AP Poll, sitting at No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 1 in the Big Ten West
Preseason @AP_Top25 poll
1-Bama
2-Oklahoma
3-Clemson
4-OhioSt
5-Georgia
6-TexasA&M
7-IowaSt
8-Cincinnati
9-NDame
10-UNC
11-Oregon
12-Wisconsin
13-Florida
14-Miami
15-USC
16-LSU
17-Indiana
18-Iowa
19-PennSt
20-Washington
21-Texas
22-CoastalCarolina
23-Louisiana
24-Utah
25-ArizSt— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 16, 2021
The ranking is three slots higher than their No. 15 spot in the AFCA Coaches Poll.
Since 2015 when Paul Chryst took over as head coach, their No. 12 slot in the preseason AP Poll is tied with 2020 for third-highest, falling behind 2017’s No. 9 preseason ranking and 2018’s No. 4 slot.
Official ranked games on Wisconsin’s schedule now are against No. 19 Penn State, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 18 Iowa.
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