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Final regular-season rankings: Wisconsin No. 19 in USA TODAY Coaches, AP Top 25 Polls

The Badgers end the regular season ranked No. 19 in both polls. The BCS standings released later Sunday night should paint a similar picture, likely sending Wisconsin to the Capital One Bowl. Will South Carolina be the opponent?

By Mike Fiammetta
Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports

USA TODAY Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS FIRST PLACE VOTES PREVIOUS RANK CHANGE HI/LOW*
1 Florida State
Seminoles		 13-0 1550 62 1 1/12
2 Auburn
Tigers		 12-1 1486 0 3 1 2/NR
3 Alabama
Crimson Tide		 11-1 1414 0 4 1 1/4
4 Michigan State
Spartans		 12-1 1342 0 9 5 4/NR
5 Baylor
Bears		 11-1 1275 0 7 2 4/NR
6 Ohio State
Buckeyes		 12-1 1211 0 2 4 2/6
7 Stanford
Cardinal		 11-2 1188 0 10 3 4/13
8 South Carolina
Gamecocks		 10-2 1108 0 7 1 6/20
9 Missouri
Tigers		 11-2 1088 0 5 4 5/NR
10 Oklahoma
Sooners		 10-2 913 0 15 5 8/18
11 Clemson
Tigers		 10-2 899 0 11 4/11
12 Oregon
Ducks		 10-2 887 0 12 2/12
13 Oklahoma State
Cowboys		 10-2 845 0 6 7 6/20
14 LSU
Tigers		 9-3 719 0 14 6/19
15 Central Florida
Knights		 11-1 658 0 17 2 15/NR
16 Louisville
Cardinals		 11-1 611 0 16 6/17
17 Arizona State
Sun Devils		 10-3 602 0 13 4 13/NR
18 UCLA
Bruins		 9-3 520 0 19 1 10/22
19 Wisconsin
Badgers		 9-3 408 0 21 2 14/NR
20 Fresno State
Bulldogs		 11-1 344 0 22 2 13/NR
21 Duke
Blue Devils		 10-3 247 0 20 1 20/NR
21 Texas A&M
Aggies		 8-4 247 0 25 4 6/25
23 Northern Illinois
Huskies		 12-1 149 0 18 5 18/NR
24 Georgia
Bulldogs		 8-4 135 0 NR 5/NR
25 Miami
Hurricanes		 9-3 73 0 NR 6/NR

AP Top 25

Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 Florida State (56) 13-0 1,496 1
2 Auburn (4) 12-1 1,444 3
3 Alabama 11-1 1,376 4
4 Michigan State 12-1 1,278 10
5 Stanford 11-2 1,217 7
6 Baylor 11-1 1,185 9
7 Ohio State 12-1 1,130 2
8 South Carolina 10-2 1,099 8
9 Missouri 11-2 1,066 5
10 Oregon 10-2 880 12
11 Oklahoma 10-2 878 18
12 Clemson 10-2 848 13
13 Oklahoma State 10-2 797 6
14 LSU 9-3 726 14
15 UCF 11-1 629 15
16 Arizona State 10-3 614 11
17 UCLA 9-3 544 17
18 Louisville 11-1 525 19
19 Wisconsin 9-3 383 21
20 Texas A&M 8-4 282 22
21 Fresno State 11-1 227 24
22 Duke 10-3 201 20
23 Georgia 8-4 196 25
24 Northern Illinois 12-1 144 16
25 Notre Dame 8-4 76 NR
Others Receiving Votes: USC 74, Iowa 48, Miami (FL) 47, Vanderbilt 25, Texas 22, Cincinnati 11, Bowling Green 10, Washington 9, Rice 7, North Dakota State 4, Minnesota 2

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