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College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 9

By Zach Bigalke

Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Corey Clement (6) rushes with the football during the fourth quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Corey Clement (6) rushes with the football during the fourth quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

After shanking the extra point after scoring a touchdown in overtime, Wisconsin’s defense came up big to stuff the Cornhuskers and secure a key tiebreaker in the Big Ten West. The Badgers managed to deal Nebraska their first defeat of the season despite having quarterbacks Alex Hornibrook and Bart Houston combine for just 112 passing yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. The defense picked off Tommy Armstrong Jr. twice, and held the dual-threat quarterback under 200 yards from scrimmage.

As a result, Wisconsin is set to jump back up into single digits in the AP Top 25. The Badgers’ only losses have come to Michigan and Ohio State, and they are now on track to have a shot at a rematch against one or the other. Paul Chryst’s team needs Nebraska to lose once again, but as long as they do Wisconsin will need only to keep winning to reach Indianapolis. Next week the Badgers head on the road to face Northwestern. They then play at home versus Illinois and at Purdue before closing out the regular season against Minnesota in the Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.

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