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College football rankings: Wisconsin ranked in AP Top 25, USA TODAY Coaches, Harris Polls

The Badgers were off this weekend, but were still able to rise one spot in the coaches poll.

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Update, 3:52 p.m.: And the Harris Poll, which also factors into the BCS rankings that will be released later tonight, is now embedded below. Wisconsin is ranked No. 24.

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Wisconsin enjoyed a well-timed bye this weekend, and a minor added bonus comes in the form of a one-spot climb in the AP Top 25 released Sunday. The Badgers are No. 23 in the media poll, which doesn't count for the BCS rankings. Just the Harris and the Coaches Polls do, and Wisconsin remained at No. 22 in the latter.

Ohio State remains the highest-ranked Big Ten team in the polls, followed by Michigan, Wisconsin and Michigan State. The coaches poll has Wisconsin behind Michigan and ahead of Michigan State, while the AP poll has the Badgers above both.

Wisconsin travels to Iowa this Saturday, with an 11 a.m. kick.

USA TODAY Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS FIRST PLACE VOTES PREVIOUS RANK CHANGE HI/LOW
1 Alabama
Crimson Tide
8-0 1542 56 1 1/1
2 Oregon
Ducks
8-0 1483 6 2 3/2
3 Florida State
Seminoles
7-0 1419 0 3 12/3
4 Ohio State
Buckeyes
8-0 1375 0 4 4/2
5 Baylor
Bears
7-0 1293 0 5 22/5
6 Miami
Hurricanes
7-0 1190 0 6 24/6
7 Stanford
Cardinal
7-1 1182 0 8 1 13/4
8 Clemson
Tigers
7-1 1064 0 10 2 10/4
9 Oklahoma
Sooners
7-1 933 0 12 3 18/9
10 Missouri
Tigers
7-1 834 0 7 3 14/7
11 Auburn
Tigers
7-1 804 0 17 6 17/11
12 Oklahoma State
Cowboys
6-1 803 0 13 1 20/11
13 LSU
Tigers
7-2 802 0 13 13/6
14 Texas A&M
Aggies
6-2 758 0 15 1 15/6
15 Texas Tech
Red Raiders
7-1 673 0 9 6 25/9
16 South Carolina
Gamecocks
6-2 627 0 20 4 20/6
17 Louisville
Cardinals
7-1 579 0 16 1 17/6
18 Fresno State
Bulldogs
7-0 542 0 18 25/18
19 UCLA
Bruins
5-2 432 0 11 8 21/10
20 Northern Illinois
Huskies
8-0 373 0 22 2 23/20
21 Michigan
Wolverines
6-1 309 0 23 2 24/12
22 Central Florida
Knights
6-1 300 0 25 3 25/22
23 Wisconsin
Badgers
5-2 253 0 24 1 24/18
24 Michigan State
Spartans
7-1 237 0 NR 24/24
25 Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
6-2 83 0 NR 25/11

AP Top 25

Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 Alabama (55) 8-0 1,495 1
2 Oregon (3) 8-0 1,432 2
3 Florida State (2) 7-0 1,390 3
4 Ohio State 8-0 1,317 4
5 Baylor 7-0 1,223 6
6 Stanford 7-1 1,189 8
7 Miami (FL) 7-0 1,149 7
8 Auburn 7-1 1,022 11
9 Clemson 7-1 1,007 9
10 Missouri 7-1 873 5
11 LSU 7-2 818 13
12 Texas A&M 6-2 811 14
13 Oklahoma 7-1 791 17
14 South Carolina 6-2 701 20
15 Texas Tech 7-1 579 10
16 Fresno State 7-0 510 15
17 UCLA 5-2 489 12
18 Oklahoma State 6-1 483 19
19 UCF 6-1 464 21
20 Louisville 7-1 417 18
21 Northern Illinois 8-0 290 23
22 Wisconsin 5-2 262 22
23 Michigan 6-1 199 24
24 Michigan State 7-1 166 NR
25 Arizona State 5-2 133 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 132, Georgia 24, Texas 22, Brigham Young 22, Mississippi 21, Virginia Tech 20, Oregon State 17, Florida 14, Washington 6, Minnesota 4, Ball State 4, Duke 2, Arizona 2

Harris Poll

Rank Team Record Points
1 Alabama (94) 8-0 2590
2 Oregon (10) 8-0 2492
3 Florida State 7-0 2386
4 Ohio State 8-0 2301
5 Baylor 7-0 2130
6 Stanford 8-0 2035
7 Miami (FL) 7-0 1977
8 Clemson 7-1 1767
9 Missouri 7-1 1510
10 Oklahoma 7-1 1475
11 Auburn 6-1 1453
12 LSU 7-2 1408
13 Texas A&M 6-2 1364
14 Texas Tech 7-1 1093
15 Oklahoma State 6-1 1081
16 Louisville 7-1 1056
17 South Carolina 6-2 1043
18 Fresno State 7-0 965
19 UCLA 5-2 683
20 Northern Illinois 8-0 650
21 Michigan 6-1 528
22 Central Florida 6-1 502
23 Michigan State 7-1 391
24 Wisconsin 5-2 350
25 Arizona State 5-2 135
Other teams receiving votes: Notre Dame 91; Virginia Tech 79; Oregon State 62; Georgia 50; Texas 40; Houston 38; BYU 19; Florida 13; Minnesota 9; Mississippi 9; Nebraska 8; Ball State 7; Duke 5; Arizona 3; Washington 2. Dropped out of Top 25: Virginia Tech, Nebraska