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Wisconsin

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Rank

33rd

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+9.9

90% range 2.0 to 17.8

Offense

27.3

66th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

17.4

16th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–2

7.5–4.5 projected over the regular season

Playoff

1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 6 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#5 Notre DameNeutral L 13–41
Rating change−0.8
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:15 PM ET vs Western Illinois W 36–9
Rating change−4.7
Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:30 PM ET vs Eastern Michigan W 54–10
Rating change+3.1
Wk 4Sep 26 · 5:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#17 Penn State W 24–20
Rating change+2.9
Wk 5Oct 3 · 12:30 PM ET vs Michigan State W 31–3
Rating change+0.7
Wk 7Oct 17 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#18 UCLA L 7–17
Rating change−0.1
Wk 8Oct 24 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#16 USC Win 38%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#15 Iowa Est. 25%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vs Rutgers Est. 79%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD at Maryland Est. 66%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD at Purdue Est. 65%
Wk 13Nov 27 · 7:30 PM ET vs Minnesota Est. 73%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
7.5–4.5
Conference record
5.5–3.5
Make the playoff
1%
First-round bye
<1%
Conference title game
3%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
<1%
Win it all
<1%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025Big Ten53 of 1364.422.518.04–8—
2024Big Ten47 of 1345.426.721.25–7—
2023Big Ten31 of 1338.627.418.97–6—
2022Big Ten20 of 13111.530.218.77–6—
2021Big Ten8 of 13017.032.115.19–4—
2020Big Ten13 of 12715.932.416.54–3—
2019Big Ten6 of 13023.938.915.010–4—
2018Big Ten17 of 13015.336.020.78–5—
2017Big Ten8 of 13021.436.515.113–1—
2016Big Ten14 of 12816.132.816.811–3—
2015Big Ten26 of 12811.328.917.610–3—

Profile

WIS offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com