With a few top teams losing and Wisconsin beating a then-top 25 opponent in Minnesota, no surprise that the Badgers moved up to No. 11 in the latest Associated Press poll.
The Badgers gained 146 votes, and this is with one ballot missing as Steve Sipple of the Lincoln Journal Star didn't turn one in (perhaps that Bo Pelini firing news got him a bit sidetracked).
Anyway, unlike last week when some voters moved Wisconsin down despite beating Nebraska, everyone moved the Badgers up on their ballot with two exceptions.
Charles Davis kept UW at No. 9, which is a high ranking, so no real qualm here. Jon Wilner kept the Badgers at No. 14. Not sure I get that one as much. Fourteen is also the lowest Wisconsin was ranked this past week.
The biggest boost Wisconsin got this week was from Drew Sharp, who moved the Badgers from 18 to 12.
Here's a look at this week's ballot as well as the past few weeks for a comparison:
| Voter | Week 15 | Week 14 | Week 13 | Week 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Rabinowitz, Columbus Dispatch | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
| Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal | 8 | 12 | 13 | 22 |
| Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union | 8 | 11 | 11 | 18 |
| Josh Kendall, The State | 8 | 11 | 12 | n/a |
| Adam Jude, Seattle Times | 9 | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette | 9 | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| Charles Davis, FOX Sports | 9 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Doug Doughty, Roanoke Times | 9 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| Eric Avidon, MetroWest Daily News | 9 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| Grant Ramey, Maryville Daily Times | 9 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| Pete DiPrimio, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel | 9 | 12 | 12 | 23 |
| Rob Long, WJFK-FM Washington, D.C. | 9 | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station Eagle | 9 | 11 | 12 | 22 |
| Adam Zucker, CBS Sports Network | 10 | 12 | 12 | 21 |
| Brent Axe, Syracuse Post-Standard | 10 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
| Daniel Berk, Tucson Daily Star | 10 | 13 | 14 | 22 |
| Iliana Limon, Orlando Sentinel | 10 | 12 | 13 | 22 |
| Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 10 | 13 | 14 | 22 |
| Joey Knight, Tampa Bay Times | 10 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| John Silver, Manchester Journal Inquirer | 10 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Keith Sargeant, Asbury Park Press | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 |
| Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle | 10 | 13 | 13 | n/a |
| Logan Lowery, NE Miss. Daily Journal | 10 | 13 | 15 | 23 |
| Mike Sorensen, Deseret News | 10 | 14 | 15 | 22 |
| Nate Sandell, KSTP-AM Minneapolis | 10 | 14 | 14 | 21 |
| Ross Dellenger, The Advocate | 10 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 10 | 13 | 13 | 24 |
| Scott Hamilton, Winston-Salem Journal | 10 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| Scott Nulph, Laramie Boomerang | 10 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| Steve Batterson, Quad City Times | 10 | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| Tim Griffin, San Antonio News-Express | 10 | 14 | 15 | 22 |
| Adam Sparks, Murfreesboro Daily Journal | 11 | 15 | 16 | n/a |
| Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland Plain Dealer | 11 | 14 | 15 | 22 |
| Ed Johnson, Albuquerque Journal | 11 | 13 | 14 | 21 |
| Garland Gillen, WVUE-TV New Orleans | 11 | 12 | 13 | 22 |
| Jim Polzin, Wisconsin State Journal | 11 | 14 | 18 | n/a |
| John Shinn, Norman Transcript | 11 | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| Ken Medlin, WRAL-TV Raleigh | 11 | 14 | 15 | 24 |
| Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman | 11 | 16 | 18 | n/a |
| Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera | 11 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| Matt McCoy, WTVN-AM Columbus | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
| Mike Herndon, Alabama Media Group | 11 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| Nick Baumgardner, mlive.com | 11 | 13 | 13 | 22 |
| Chuck McGill, Charleston Daily | 12 | 13 | 15 | 22 |
| Donald Heath, Savannah News | 12 | 15 | 17 | 25 |
| Drew Sharp, Detroit Free Press | 12 | 18 | 21 | n/a |
| Ferd Lewis, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | 12 | 13 | 14 | 22 |
| Gary Horowitz, Statesman Journal | 12 | 15 | 16 | 23 |
| Jay Binkley, KCSP-AM Kansas City | 12 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| Larry Vaught, Dansville Advocate Messenger | 12 | 14 | 14 | 23 |
| Michael Lev, Orange County Register | 12 | 14 | 15 | 20 |
| Seth Emerson, Macon Telegraph | 12 | 15 | 14 | n/a |
| Tom Murphy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 12 | 15 | 16 | 22 |
| Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa News | 12 | 15 | 16 | 25 |
| Brett McMurphy, ESPN | 13 | 15 | 16 | n/a |
| Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman | 13 | 15 | 17 | 24 |
| Eric Hansen, South Bend Tribune | 13 | 17 | 19 | n/a |
| Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News | 14 | 14 | 18 | n/a |
| Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 |
| Steve Sipple, Lincoln Journal | n/a | 15 | 16 | 22 |
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