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Week 15 BCS standings: Wisconsin falls to No. 21

As expected, the Badgers took a sizable tumble following Saturday's shocking loss to Penn State.

Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports

The damage was done Saturday evening once the final whistle blew at Camp Randall Stadium, but now we know its full extent. Wisconsin, after losing a Senior Day stunner to Penn State, fell seven spots to No. 21 in the Week 15 BCS standings released Sunday night.

The result is a far cry from last week's, which saw the Badgers climb to No. 15 after dispatching Minnesota on the road. That standing had Wisconsin on the brink of earning an at-large BCS bid, likely of the Orange Bowl variety -- assuming a win over Penn State would follow. Instead, the Badgers seem relegated to something along the lines of the Capital One Bowl, as SB Nation's Jason Kirk suggests in his latest bowl projections.

The question for Badgers fans -- and thus, the pervading story line moving forward -- is simple, and fairly anticlimactic: Is a 9-3 regular season good enough for the first year under Gary Andersen & co.? This writer says yes, largely because the Rose Bowl was widely considered possible, but more likely out of reach by most rational fans at the beginning of the season. We knew Ohio State would be the cream of the Big Ten crop, and thus, several breaks -- and, you know, some end-of-game refereeing nightmares not happening -- for Wisconsin to return to Pasadena for the fourth straight year.

But after, for a brief week, it seemed like the Badgers had yet another BCS bowl within grasp, this weekend's result is all the more painful. So, readers, put on your polling hats and vote below: All things considered, are you satisfied with a 9-3 regular season and Capital One Bowl-esque end to the year?

BCS Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings

RK TEAM AVG PVS RK PTS % RK PTS % AVG A&H RB CM KM JS PW %
1 Florida State .9948 2 1 2617 .9970 1 1546 .9974 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 .990
2 Ohio State .9503 3 2 2488 .9478 2 1462 .9432 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 .960
3 Auburn .9233 4 3 2422 .9227 3 1437 .9271 3 3 3 1 3 6 3 .920
4 Alabama .8539 1 4 2262 .8617 4 1333 .8600 4 5 4 8 4 7 4 .840
5 Missouri .8428 5 5 2231 .8499 5 1315 .8484 5 4 5 3 7 8 5 .830
6 Oklahoma State .7629 7 6 2083 .7935 6 1248 .8052 9 8 7 9 15 5 11 .690
7 Stanford .7069 8 7 1873 .7135 10 1034 .6671 7 7 6 6 8 10 9 .740
8 South Carolina .7037 10 8 1841 .7013 7 1100 .7097 8 10 10 7 10 4 7 .700
9 Baylor .6623 9 9 1778 .6773 7 1100 .7097 12 9 8 11 13 12 12 .600
10 Michigan State .6529 11 10 1758 .6697 9 1037 .6690 11 12 13 10 9 11 8 .620
11 Arizona State .5833 12 13 1277 .4865 13 765 .4935 6 6 11 5 6 9 6 .770
12 Oregon .5321 13 12 1398 .5326 12 843 .5439 13 11 14 12 12 15 14 .520
13 Clemson .5201 6 11 1444 .5501 11 853 .5503 14 16 12 15 14 16 13 .460
14 Northern Illinois .4812 14 15 1104 .4206 18 547 .3529 10 18 9 13 5 2 10 .670
15 LSU .4213 17 14 1258 .4792 14 720 .4645 17 20 18 19 16 18 17 .320
16 UCF .3858 19 18 967 .3684 17 572 .3690 16 15 15 16 19 14 16 .420
17 Oklahoma .3808 18 16 1041 .3966 15 660 .4258 17 14 16 17 25 20 19 .320
18 UCLA .3506 22 19 779 .2968 19 473 .3052 15 13 19 14 11 17 15 .450
19 Louisville .2630 20 17 1013 .3859 16 625 .4032 28 NR 17 NR NR NR NR .000
20 Duke .2252 24 20 620 .2362 20 402 .2594 21 24 20 18 NR 19 23 .180
21 Wisconsin .1988 15 21 485 .1848 21 266 .1716 20 21 22 21 18 13 20 .240
22 Georgia .1143 NR 25 148 .0564 NR 41 .0265 19 19 NR 20 17 21 18 .260
23 Fresno State .1006 16 22 428 .1630 22 215 .1387 28 NR NR NR NR NR NR .000
24 Texas A&M .0995 21 23 290 .1105 25 121 .0781 23 NR 24 25 22 22 21 .110
25 Texas .0666 NR 24 167 .0636 24 149 .0961 25 22 21 NR NR NR NR .040