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Wisconsin

2017 Season Performance

#4
Rank
12-1
Record
298.5
Points
0.842
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #61 Northwestern 33-24
Worst L N #4 Ohio State 21-27

Record Splits

Home 7-0
Away 5-0
Neutral 0-1
Conference 9-1
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 0-1

Rank Progression

#1
#11
#21
#31
#40
Pre
#16
W3
#10
W6
#11
W9
#7
W12
#3
W15
#4

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
W
NR vs #87 Utah State
59-10
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+4.2 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
2
09/09
W
#25 vs #124 Florida Atlantic
31-14
+14.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.1 11.1
Margin Scaling
+3.3 14.3
Total 14.3 pts
3
09/16
W
#30 @ #117 BYU
40-6
+15.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.6 10.9
Margin Scaling
+4.9 15.8
Total 15.8 pts
5
09/30
W
#23 vs #61 Northwestern
33-24
+40.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+20.1 29.1
Margin Scaling
+3.5 32.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 34.2
Recency Weighting
+6.2 40.3
Total 40.3 pts
6
10/08
W
#17 @ #40 Nebraska
38-17
+24.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.8 16.2
Margin Scaling
+4.2 20.5
Recency Weighting
+3.7 24.2
Total 24.2 pts
7
10/14
W
#11 vs #30 Purdue
17-9
+31.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+13.1 22.1
Margin Scaling
+3.4 25.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 27.1
Recency Weighting
+4.9 31.9
Total 31.9 pts
8
10/21
W
#9 vs #53 Maryland
38-13
+18.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 10.7
Margin Scaling
+5.3 16.0
Recency Weighting
+2.9 18.9
Total 18.9 pts
9
10/28
W
#6 @ #100 Illinois
24-10
+12.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.1 10.4
Margin Scaling
+2.6 12.9
Total 12.9 pts
10
11/04
W
#7 @ #79 Indiana
45-17
+27.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.2 17.7
Margin Scaling
+5.4 23.1
Recency Weighting
+4.2 27.2
Total 27.2 pts
11
11/11
W
#4 vs #14 Iowa
38-14
+38.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+15.9 24.9
Margin Scaling
+6.2 31.2
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 32.7
Recency Weighting
+5.9 38.6
Total 38.6 pts
12
11/18
W
#4 vs #11 Michigan
24-10
+38.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+18.2 27.2
Margin Scaling
+3.5 30.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 32.2
Recency Weighting
+5.8 38.0
Total 38.0 pts
13
11/25
W
#3 @ #67 Minnesota
31-0
+27.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.2 17.7
Margin Scaling
+5.9 23.6
Recency Weighting
+4.3 27.9
Total 27.9 pts
14
12/03
L
#3 N #4 Ohio State
21-27
-3.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -3.3
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.9
Total -3.9 pts
Total
12-1 Record
297.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
76-46
Record
62%
Win Rate
#28
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.870
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#4
2017
#4
2018
#20
2019
#4
2020
#34
2021
#6
2022
#46
2023
#27
2024
#70
2025
#63
2026
#27

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 4-1 (80%) #27 #11 58.1 0.694 -
2025 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #63 #30 37.1 0.950 -
2024 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #70 #26 29.7 0.900 -
2023 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #27 #13 98.2 0.822 -
2022 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #46 #38 63.0 0.837 -
2021 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #6 #5 203.6 0.920 -
2020 Big Ten 3-3 (50%) #34 #32 50.0 0.997 -
2019 Big Ten 10-3 (77%) #4 #2 254.3 0.870 -
2018 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #20 #13 124.2 0.850 -
2017 Big Ten 12-1 (92%) #4 #3 298.5 0.842 -
2016 Big Ten 10-3 (77%) #4 #1 257.9 0.890 -