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After beating Auburn in the Outback Bowl, there was little doubt Wisconsin would move up in the final Associated Press top 25 poll of the season. And, indeed, the Badgers went from No. 17 to No. 13. No team which was ranked in the top 12 jumped over UW in the final poll, as well. So, I guess you could say it was a fair resting spot for the Badgers.
Naturally, Wisconsin received several big boosts from voters.
Gary Horowitz of the Statesman Journal and Pete DiPrimio of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel both moved Wisconsin up 10 spots. Horowitz from 20 to 10 and DiPrimio 22 to 12. Those were the biggest jumps.
And everyone moved Wisconsin up, right . . .?
Think again.
Five voters moved the Badgers down on their ballot after the Outback Bowl win.
The most egregious example is Kellis Robinett of the Wichita Eagle who slid the Badgers down five (!!!!! - that's one exclamation point for each) spots, from 13 to 18. Five. All I can say is wow.
But as mentioned, Robinett wasn't the only one to move Wisconsin down after, again, a win, and one over an SEC team in a good bowl game.
The others: Adam Jude, Seattle Times (13 to 14); Charles Davis, FOX Sports (15 to 17), Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland Plain Dealer (15 to 18) and John Shinn, Norman Transcript (15 to 19).
OK then.
Here's the list of all the ballots, including a comparison from Week 16 (after loss to Ohio State) and Week 15 (after beating Minnesota to claim Big Ten West title):
| Voter | Final | Week 16 | Week 15 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Axe, Syracuse Post-Standard | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| Chuck McGill, Charleston Daily | 9 | 13 | 12 |
| Josh Kendall, The State | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station Eagle | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Gary Horowitz, Statesman Journal | 10 | 20 | 12 |
| Keith Sargeant, Asbury Park Press | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Logan Lowery, NE Miss. Daily Journal | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal | 11 | 14 | 8 |
| Daniel Berk, Tucson Daily Star | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| Joey Knight, Tampa Bay Times | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| Adam Sparks, Murfreesboro Daily Journal | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Donald Heath, Savannah News | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Ed Johnson, Albuquerque Journal | 12 | 19 | 11 |
| Eric Hansen, South Bend Tribune | 12 | 19 | 13 |
| Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| John Silver, Manchester Journal Inquirer | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News | 12 | 19 | 14 |
| Nate Sandell, KSTP-AM Minneapolis | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Pete DiPrimio, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel | 12 | 22 | 9 |
| Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| Adam Zucker, CBS Sports Network | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Bill Rabinowitz, Columbus Dispatch | 13 | 18 | 8 |
| Doug Doughty, Roanoke Times | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| Iliana Limon, Orlando Sentinel | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| Mike Herndon, Alabama Media Group | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| Rob Long, WJFK-FM Washington, D.C. | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| Steve Batterson, Quad City Times | 13 | 18 | 10 |
| Adam Jude, Seattle Times | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| Eric Avidon, MetroWest Daily News | 14 | 16 | 9 |
| Garland Gillen, WVUE-TV New Orleans | 14 | 20 | 11 |
| Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 14 | 17 | 10 |
| Matt McCoy, WTVN-AM Columbus | 14 | 20 | 11 |
| Scott Hamilton, Winston-Salem Journal | 14 | 16 | 10 |
| Seth Emerson, Macon Telegraph | 14 | 16 | 12 |
| Tim Griffin, San Antonio News-Express | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| Ken Medlin, WRAL-TV Raleigh | 15 | 17 | 11 |
| Larry Vaught, Dansville Advocate Messenger | 15 | 21 | 12 |
| Mike Sorensen, Deseret News | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| Nick Baumgardner, mlive.com | 15 | 20 | 11 |
| Ross Dellenger, The Advocate | 15 | 19 | 10 |
| Scott Nulph, Laramie Boomerang | 15 | 23 | 10 |
| Tom Murphy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 15 | 18 | 12 |
| Ferd Lewis, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | 16 | 18 | 12 |
| Grant Ramey, Maryville Daily Times | 16 | 17 | 9 |
| Jim Polzin, Wisconsin State Journal | 16 | 20 | 11 |
| Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera | 16 | 19 | 11 |
| Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa News | 16 | 18 | 12 |
| Charles Davis, FOX Sports | 17 | 15 | 9 |
| Jay Binkley, KCSP-AM Kansas City | 17 | 21 | 12 |
| Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman | 17 | 21 | 11 |
| Michael Lev, Orange County Register | 17 | 18 | 12 |
| Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman | 18 | 24 | 13 |
| Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland Plain Dealer | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Brett McMurphy, ESPN | 19 | 24 | 13 |
| John Shinn, Norman Transcript | 19 | 15 | 11 |
| Drew Sharp, Detroit Free Press | 23 | n/a | 12 |
| Steve Sipple, Lincoln Journal | n/a | 18 | n/a |
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