Wisconsin, winners of six straight games, moved up to No. 8 in the country in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
The Badgers (14-2, 5-1 Big Ten) travel to Northwestern on Tuesday and host No. 14 Michigan State on Friday.
UW was one of five Big Ten teams ranked in the AP Poll, a list that also included Purdue (No. 4), Michigan State (No. 14), Illinois (No. 17) and Ohio State (No. 19).
Others receiving votes: Iowa 56, BYU 50, Davidson 34, Alabama 26, San Diego State 25, Miami (FL) 21, Oregon 15, West Virginia 14, Colorado State 13, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma 7, TCU 4, Indiana 2, North Carolina 2
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