Wisconsin’s 34-7 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday saw the team stand pat in both weekly polls, the AFCA Coaches Poll and the AP Poll.
The ranking makes sense, though. Eastern Michigan is a bottom-of-the-barrel MAC team and didn’t present much of a challenge.
One ranking where the Badgers did rise, notably, is ESPN’s SP+. They rose to No. 8, joining three other Big Ten teams within the ranking’s top 10.
Wisconsin up to No. 8 in latest SP+
Big Ten-loaded towards the top: pic.twitter.com/fu6kFox1dp
— Ben Kenney (@benzkenney) September 12, 2021
The ranking puts Badgers offense No. 40 nationally and defense No. 3, the offense’s number is likely to rise as the team figures out its red zone flaws.
Some other things to note from the latest SP+ ranking:
- Notre Dame, Wisconsin’s opponent on Sept. 25, is No. 18
- Michigan, Wisconsin’s opponent the next week, is No. 6
- Despite dominant wins, Iowa is No. 16 in the ranking
- Wisconsin’s schedule is a lot tougher according to this metric than it is according to national polls
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