Big Ten Power Football: Week 5 Power Rankings

3. Wisconsin

Week 5 result – 14-7 loss to Michigan

Don’t take Wisconsin’s 14-7 loss to Michigan as a negative. The only bad thing that came out of this game was a one in the loss column. Besides that, Wisconsin did nothing wrong.

The Badgers proved that they could hang, and hang tight, with a top four team in the country. Wisconsin’s loss is going to be difficult to overcome. Being that it’s early in the season, though, the Badgers may be able to squeeze their way into the college football playoffs. It all starts next week against Ohio State.

If Wisconsin is able to beat the Buckeyes in Week 6, they’ll certainly make a strong claim for the top 5. But if they fall to their second team in two weeks, they can basically call it quits this season.