2010s ranking

Top 25 games of the 2010s in the database

Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.

2016Week 7Home1OT
L 23-30 vs. Ohio State
No. 8 Wisconsin vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
74
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
2010ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
L 19-21 vs. TCU
No. 3 TCU vs. No. 4 Wisconsin · 2-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
73
Game score
Full Game · 2010 TCU vs. Wisconsin (Bowl Full Game)
2016Week 9Home1OT
W 23-17 vs. Nebraska
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. No. 7 Nebraska · 6-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
72
Game score
2017Week 14Neutral site
L 21-27 vs. Ohio State
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Ohio State · 6-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
65
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (Regular Season Full Game)
2016Week 5Away
L 7-14 vs. Michigan
No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin · 7-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
63
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Michigan vs. Wisconsin (Regular Season Full Game)
2019ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALNeutral site
L 27-28 vs. Oregon
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. No. 7 Oregon · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
63
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Wisconsin vs. Oregon (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2010Week 8Away
W 31-30 vs. Iowa
No. 13 Iowa vs. No. 10 Wisconsin · 1-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
63
Game score
2016Week 14Neutral site
L 31-38 vs. Penn State
No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 6 Wisconsin · 7-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
61
Game score
Highlight · 2016 Penn State vs. Wisconsin (Regular Season Full Game)
2011ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
L 38-45 vs. Oregon
No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 9 Wisconsin · 7-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
60
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Oregon vs. Wisconsin (Bowl Full Game)
2017PostseasonAway
W 34-24 vs. Miami
No. 11 Miami vs. No. 6 Wisconsin · 10-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
60
Game score
2016GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSICNeutral site
W 24-16 vs. Western Michigan
No. 8 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 Western Michigan · 8-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
59
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2011Week 14Neutral site
W 42-39 vs. Michigan State
No. 11 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
58
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Michigan State vs. Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
2019Week 15Neutral site
L 21-34 vs. Ohio State
No. 10 Wisconsin vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 13-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State (Big Ten Championship Game Full Game)
2011Week 8Away
L 31-37 vs. Michigan State
No. 15 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin · 6-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
2014OUTBACK BOWLNeutral site1OT
W 34-31 vs. Auburn
No. 17 Wisconsin vs. No. 19 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
57
Game score
2010Week 7Home
W 31-18 vs. Ohio State
No. 18 Wisconsin vs. No. 1 Ohio State · 13-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
55
Game score
2012ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIONeutral site
L 14-20 vs. Stanford
No. 8 Stanford vs. No. 13 Wisconsin · 6-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
55
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Stanford vs. Wisconsin (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2012Week 12Home1OT
L 14-21 vs. Ohio State
Unranked Wisconsin vs. No. 6 Ohio State · 7-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
52
Game score
2019Week 11Home
W 24-22 vs. Iowa
No. 16 Wisconsin vs. No. 18 Iowa · 2-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2017Week 12Home
W 24-10 vs. Michigan
No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 19 Michigan · 14-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
2019Week 8Away
L 23-24 vs. Illinois
Unranked Illinois vs. No. 6 Wisconsin · 1-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
49
Game score
2010Week 3Home
W 20-19 vs. Arizona State
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Arizona State · 1-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
2013Week 5Away
L 24-31 vs. Ohio State
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 23 Wisconsin · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
2018Week 3Home
L 21-24 vs. BYU
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. Unranked BYU · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
47
Game score
Highlight · 2018 Wisconsin vs. BYU (Regular Season Full Game)
2017Week 7Home
W 17-9 vs. Purdue
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Purdue · 8-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
46
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.

Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.

Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.

Wisconsin Top 25 Games of the 2010s

Top 25 games of the 2010s in the database

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