Wisconsin extended its win streak to five with its 52-3 triumph over Rutgers last weekend. The result moved Wisconsin to 6-3 on the season and 4-2 in Big Ten play, though also importantly sent a message that the team is seeming to peak at the right time.
The Badgers were slotted at No. 21 in the first College Football Playoff Top 25 ranking last week, the second-highest of any 3-loss team behind only No. 17 Mississippi State.
Well, here are all of the teams ranked in front of Wisconsin that lost last weekend: No. 3 Michigan State, No. 9 Wake Forest, No. 12 Baylor, No. 13 Auburn, No. 17 Mississippi State, No. 18 Kentucky and No. 20 Minnesota.
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It was safe to assume that those results paired with Wisconsin’s dominant victory would lead to a rise for the Badgers in the second CFP Top 25.
That’s exactly what took place. Here is the complete College Football Playoff Top 25, as released earlier tonight: