Wisconsin Football: How the Badgers can make the Playoffs
In the third and most recent edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, the Wisconsin Badgers held on to the No. 7 spot, despite three teams in front of them losing.
Former No. 2 Clemson Tigers lost at home to an unranked Pittsburgh Panthers team, the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines lost a one-point thriller at Iowa, and the No. 4 Washington Huskies were dismantled at home by a very talented USC Trojans team.
Despite this, the Badgers’ two losses kept them from jumping any of the losing teams, as all of them were experiencing their first defeat of the year. Although the Badgers were unable to move up in the rankings, those losses in front of them did nothing but help the Badgers moving forward.
With that being said, there are two regular season games remaining for the Badgers, and we all know (and if you did not, now you do) that if Wisconsin wins out in their final two games, they will be going to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship with a trip to the Rose Bowl and possibly the College Football Playoffs (CFP) on the line.
CFP Rankings Top Ten:
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Michigan Wolverines
- Clemson Tigers
- Louisville Cardinals
- Washington Huskies
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Colorado Buffaloes
Wisconsin will visit West Lafayette this Saturday to take on Purdue before hosting their arch rival Minnesota Golden Gophers on Senior Night in Madison. All the Badgers can do at this point is keep winning, and hope for a little bit of help.
Here’s what Wisconsin fans need to hope, pray, and cheer for moving forward, starting with the teams currently ranked in front of them.