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Wisconsin

2026 Season Performance

#26
Rank
4-1
Record
55.7
Points
0.711
SOS

Current Form

W4 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #13 Penn State 24-20
Worst L N #5 Notre Dame 13-41

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 1-0
Neutral 0-1
Conference 2-0
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 1-0
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#51.4
avg opponent rank
#6
toughest left
87.31
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#6 UCLA
5-0
+17.36
8
10-24
vs
#12 USC
6-1
+11.32
9
10-31
@
#22 Iowa
5-1
+16.34
10
11-07
vs
#126 Rutgers
1-4
+6.45
11
11-14
@
#110 Maryland
2-4
+10.7
12
11-21
@
#40 Purdue
3-3
+15.19
13
11-28
vs
#44 Minnesota
4-2
+9.95

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#6
#35
#64
#93
#121
Pre
#86
W3
#71
W6
#26
W9
#27
W12
#26
W15
#27

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
L
NR N #5 Notre Dame
13-41
-7.4
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.7 -4.1
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -2.6
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Against the Spread (+20.75, -7.25)
-1.8 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
-1.0
2
09/12
W
#111 vs #131 Western Illinois
36-9
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
W
#93 vs #109 Eastern Michigan
54-10
+15.5
+15.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.4 8.6
Margin Scaling
+4.3 12.9
Against the Spread (-23.5, +20.5)
+3.0 15.9
Total 15.9 pts
+0.4
4
09/26
W
#71 @ #13 Penn State
24-20
+26.2
+27.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.5 19.0
Margin Scaling
+1.8 20.9
Recency Weighting
+3.8 24.6
Against the Spread (+9.75, +13.75)
+3.0 27.6
Total 27.6 pts
+1.5
5
10/03
W
#11 vs #56 Michigan State
31-3
+19.9
+21.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 10.3
Margin Scaling
+5.3 15.6
Recency Weighting
+2.8 18.5
Against the Spread (-8.75, +19.25)
+3.0 21.5
Total 21.5 pts
+1.5
Total
4-1 Record
54.2
56.6
+2.4

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 -