Badgers ranked No. 3 in AP Poll
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Badgers (16-0, 3-0 Big Ten) were voted as the number three team in the country in this week's AP Poll, their highest ranking in the poll since the week of March 5, 2007.
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No. 3 Wisconsin has been ranked every week this season, a feat that - should it continue - would be accomplished for just the fourth time in the Bo Ryan-era.
The Badgers received 1,482 votes and jumped Ohio State (15-2, 2-2), who fell from No. 3 to No. 11 after losing back-to-back games for just the third time in the past five seasons. No. 4 Michigan State (15-1, 4-0) climbed one spot after defeating Ohio State and Minnesota (13-4, 2-2) this past week.
Despite losing a heart breaking games in Madison on January 5, the No. 14 Iowa Hawkeyes (12-3, 3-1) bounced back this week with victories over Northwestern (8-9, 1-3) and Ohio State this past week. The Hawkeyes moved up six spots from No. 20, tied for the third-largest jump in the polls this week. Illinois (13-4, 2-2) dropped from No. 23 to out of the polls after losing to Wisconsin and Northwestern this past week.
As a whole, the Big Ten conference is still tied with the Big 12 for most teams represented in the top-25 (4). The Pac-12, the ACC, and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) each have three teams, while the A-10 and SEC conferences have two.
No. 1 Arizona (17-0) and No. 2 Syracuse (16-0) held on to the top spots in the poll for the sixth consecutive week. No. 19 Cincinnati (15-2), No. 20 Creighton (14-2), No. 22 Pittsburgh (15-1), No. 24 Saint Louis (15-2), No. 25 Oklahoma (13-3) and No. 25 UCLA (13-3) were all newcomers to the poll.
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