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Wisconsin
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
26 / 26
Best finish
No. 1 (2006-2007)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2000-2001 – 2025-2026
Each point is Wisconsin's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when Wisconsin was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s6 ranked
2010s10 ranked
2000s10 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2023-2024Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2023-2024 Schedule
7–6Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs |  Buffalo |
W 38–17 |
| Wk 2 | at |  Washington State |
L 22–31 |
| Wk 3 | vs | Georgia Southern | W 35–14 |
| Wk 4 | at |  Purdue |
W 38–17 |
| Wk 6 | vs |  Rutgers |
W 24–13 |
| Wk 7 | vs |  Iowa |
L 6–15 |
| Wk 8 | at |  Illinois |
W 25–21 |
| Wk 9 | vs | 3 Ohio State |
L 10–24 |
| Wk 10 | at |  Indiana |
L 14–20 |
| Wk 11 | vs |  Northwestern |
L 10–24 |
| Wk 12 | vs |  Nebraska |
W 24–17 |
| Wk 13 | at |  Minnesota |
W 28–14 |
| Bowl | vs | 13 LSU · neutral |
L 31–35 |