Dave Heller
There was no doubt Wisconsin was going to fall in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after the result from the Big Ten championship game. And the Badgers did drop, although just six spots (perhaps many were expecting further), down to No. 17.
To no surprise, every AP voter moved the Badgers down on their ballot. But how far down Wisconsin slipped was definitely varied. There was a case of just one spot (Chuck McGill, 12 to 13) but plenty of double-digit drops (14 spots was the largest). Drew Sharp went back to having Wisconsin unranked after placing the Badgers at No. 12 last week, just the third time he had UW in his top 25 all season.
Here's the full list, with a comparison from last week:
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| Voter | Week 16 | Week 15 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Sparks, Murfreesboro Daily Journal | 12 | 11 |
| Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette | 12 | 9 |
| Josh Kendall, The State | 12 | 8 |
| Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station Eagle | 12 | 9 |
| Adam Jude, Seattle Times | 13 | 9 |
| Chuck McGill, Charleston Daily | 13 | 12 |
| Keith Sargeant, Asbury Park Press | 13 | 10 |
| Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle | 13 | 10 |
| Nate Sandell, KSTP-AM Minneapolis | 13 | 10 |
| Adam Zucker, CBS Sports Network | 14 | 10 |
| Brent Axe, Syracuse Post-Standard | 14 | 10 |
| Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal | 14 | 8 |
| Daniel Berk, Tucson Daily Star | 14 | 10 |
| Donald Heath, Savannah News | 14 | 12 |
| Doug Doughty, Roanoke Times | 14 | 9 |
| John Silver, Manchester Journal Inquirer | 14 | 10 |
| Rob Long, WJFK-FM Washington, D.C. | 14 | 9 |
| Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 14 | 10 |
| Charles Davis, FOX Sports | 15 | 9 |
| Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland Plain Dealer | 15 | 11 |
| Iliana Limon, Orlando Sentinel | 15 | 10 |
| Joey Knight, Tampa Bay Times | 15 | 10 |
| John Shinn, Norman Transcript | 15 | 11 |
| Mike Herndon, Alabama Media Group | 15 | 11 |
| Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News | 15 | 14 |
| Tim Griffin, San Antonio News-Express | 15 | 10 |
| Eric Avidon, MetroWest Daily News | 16 | 9 |
| Logan Lowery, NE Miss. Daily Journal | 16 | 10 |
| Scott Hamilton, Winston-Salem Journal | 16 | 10 |
| Seth Emerson, Macon Telegraph | 16 | 12 |
| Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union | 17 | 8 |
| Grant Ramey, Maryville Daily Times | 17 | 9 |
| Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 17 | 10 |
| Ken Medlin, WRAL-TV Raleigh | 17 | 11 |
| Bill Rabinowitz, Columbus Dispatch | 18 | 8 |
| Ferd Lewis, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | 18 | 12 |
| Michael Lev, Orange County Register | 18 | 12 |
| Steve Batterson, Quad City Times | 18 | 10 |
| Steve Sipple, Lincoln Journal | 18 | n/a |
| Tom Murphy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 18 | 12 |
| Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa News | 18 | 12 |
| Ed Johnson, Albuquerque Journal | 19 | 11 |
| Eric Hansen, South Bend Tribune | 19 | 13 |
| Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News | 19 | 14 |
| Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera | 19 | 11 |
| Ross Dellenger, The Advocate | 19 | 10 |
| Garland Gillen, WVUE-TV New Orleans | 20 | 11 |
| Gary Horowitz, Statesman Journal | 20 | 12 |
| Jim Polzin, Wisconsin State Journal | 20 | 11 |
| Matt McCoy, WTVN-AM Columbus | 20 | 11 |
| Nick Baumgardner, mlive.com | 20 | 11 |
| Jay Binkley, KCSP-AM Kansas City | 21 | 12 |
| Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman | 21 | 11 |
| Larry Vaught, Dansville Advocate Messenger | 21 | 12 |
| Pete DiPrimio, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel | 22 | 9 |
| Scott Nulph, Laramie Boomerang | 23 | 10 |
| Brett McMurphy, ESPN | 24 | 13 |
| Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman | 24 | 13 |
| Mike Sorensen, Deseret News | 24 | 10 |
| Drew Sharp, Detroit Free Press | n/a | 12 |
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