Wisconsin Football: 3 reasons Badgers are in good College Football Playoff shape

Wisconsin football moved up a spot this week in the newest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings.

In the second version of the 2017 College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, the Wisconsin Badgers moved up from No. 9 to No. 8 following the team’s win over Indiana.

Coming in at 9-0, the Badgers were jumped by fellow undefeated team Miami, which was ranked behind Wisconsin last week. The Hurricanes had an impressive win over then-No. 13 Virginia Tech, causing the CFP committee to finally hang a quality win on Miami.

The Badgers sit in an interesting spot, ranked behind four different one-loss team. A lot of the reason for this is due to their strength of schedule, which is by far the lowest amongst those ahead of them. Wisconsin has yet to play a ranked team this year and have looked nonchalant at times, failing to blow out opponents when needed, such as Purdue and Illinois.

Despite the No. 8 mark, the Badgers are in a good shape to climb the rankings and make a case for their spot in the final four. ESPN’s Rece Davis hit the nail on the head prior to the release of this week’s rankings, stating that at some point you are going to have to respect the zero at the end of the Badgers’ record.

Wisconsin does not have a bad loss to Syracuse or Arizona State like other one-loss top ten teams and although the Badgers lack quality wins, they also do not have any bad losses on their resume as well.

As the season moves on, there is going to be a lot of movement within the top ten. With three regular season games remaining, here are three reasons as to why the Badgers have a great shot to crack the top four and make the College Football Playoff.