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2017 Week 2 Wisconsin Badgers Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
spsellers	3
beerslingerjay	4	Took a little while to get going, but Wisconsin was able to put a stop to all Utah State's shenanigans pretty early in route to a relatively easy victory. Much like Wisconsin teams of yore, expect this team to methodically destroy teams while no one really lights up the box score.
TotalEconomist	4
CantHousewifeaHo	5
frumious88	5
GilBrandt	5	Dominant over a G5 team that I believe isn't a push over.
HonProfDrEsqCPA	5
xelphin	5	Got a small scare from Utah State, then turned on the burners and got it done.
Arsenal7X	6	It was very generous of them to give Utah State a 10 point head start but the Aggies would've needed six times that to overcome the 2nd/3rd/4th quarter Badger onslaught. It took a while to get going, but the Wisconsin offense looked good and the defense looked stout as usual. I jumped them over U Dub and USC for the week because of their ability to put away lesser competition. They probably won't stay here for long as I still think Washington and Southern Cal are marginally better teams. 59-point runs are fun, aren't they, Wisconsin?
BlueFalcon89	6
ChickenTaco	6
esoterik	6
Quentanamo_Bay	6
SCsprinter13	6
alextoyalex	7
BamaPride95	7
CambodianDrywall	7
CFSparta92	7
DafoeFoSho	7
Foxmcbowser42	7
HarbingerOfFun	7	Beat up cupcake 
JCiLee	7
Jpkun	7	Wisconsin, like many other teams this week, faced more of a challenge than expected early in the game. Wisconsin quickly blew open a lead in the second half and never looked back. If the offense is improved from last year, I think Wisconsin will be a scary foe to face. 
kdcoltred	7
Laschoni	7
monkeymatt1836	7
noodlethebear	7
overscore_	7
PureCFR	7
qacha	7
retnuh101	7
RobertNeyland	7
seaotter2	7
slntkilla	7
SmokingCricket	7
Stockz	7
strikersteve60	7
taloncarde	7
alsonamedbort87	8
aubieismyhomie	8
bakonydraco	8
BoboIsDead	8	(+2) Wisconsin is always a quiet threat in the B1G.  They have a dangerous team.
BorisNumber1	8
buckeyegold	8
BUSean	8
cmdrcaboose2	8
Daigotsu	8
dupreesdiamond	8
emueagles	8
Ghost_of_Dude	8
lebaronslebaron	8	took care of business
LEGEN--wait_for_it	8
Mario_Speedwagon	8
MrDoctorSmartyPants	8
Nathanael-Greene	8	Utah State took an early lead against the Badgers on Friday night, but that was all Wisconsin let them have in their 30+ point victory. Wisconsin moves up a rank in my poll, up to #8.
nemoran	8
pileatedloon	8	Big win
soonerfreak	8
THECrew42	8
TheOrangeKush81	8
Wescat	8
03040905	9
bluegrassborn	9
d_mcc_x	9
DarkLegend64	9
Extra_Excrement	9	Similarly to Ohio State, USC, and Washington, Wisconsin was having trouble early with an opponent that they're clearly better than. That didn't last long as the Badgers went on a 59-0 streak to end the game. Wisconsin is clearly the favorite for the B1G - West.
Fifth_Down	9
grjohnst	9
IAmAChemicalEngineer	9
icklebush	9
JeromesNiece	9	LW: 9; met expectations
kermic_the_frog	9
mjacksongt	9
myghtymouse	9
Pikachu1989	9
ReallyCreative	9
relax_on_the_mat	9
remwin	9
SCRx	9
ssnider23	9
Ticklebump	9	Looked smooth all game. 99 yard INT returns are dope.
tmart12	9
ToLongDR	9
UNC_Samurai	9
warm_warmer_disco	9
A-Stu-Ute	10
CertifiedSheep	10
cfbguy	10
Chris-P-Creme	10
cinciforthewin	10
DFWTooThrowed	10
DisraeliEers	10
Dropbackandpunt	10
g_mo821	10
Harry_B_C_Dresden	10
kamikazeguy	10
KingKliffsbury	10
Luriker	10
marcellnation	10
Mythic514	10
No_Way_Pablo	10
olmsted	10
orangeslash	10
owl_man	10
RegulatorRWF	10
SpeedxKills	10
SSJRoshi	10
swanky-k	10
tallg8tor	10
TDenverFan	10
Texasagsman	10
The_DHC	10
TheFlyingBoat	10
TheReformedBadger	10
TimeBroken	10
wesman212	10
WhiteBaseCoat	10	I have a feeling this could be a very Wisconsin team, even more than most Wisconsin teams are very Wisconsin teams. Their experience line up pretty well in that regard. They don't have a ton of talent - they're sitting a little ways outside of the top-25, overall - but they don't need a ton of talent, and in fact I think it's quite possible that talent is fundamentally detrimental to Wisconsin's success. No, seriously. Go through the 247 composite recruiting rankings, back through 1999 or whenever it was that the first rankings were posted on that website. Wisconsin posted one top-25 class in that ~20 year stretch. It was 2001. Wisconsin has missed a bowl once in the same period. It was 2001. Wisconsin has lost to Minnesota twice in that same period. One was 2001, and the other was 2003, when that top-25 class was maturing into the backbone of the team. In summary, Wisconsin panics when it has too much talent. Wisconsin has a very specific comfort zone, and it will not be leaving that comfort zone this year, and that probably means that it will win many games.
Wurst_Law	10
Andaldo	11
Bill3ffinMurray	11	Michigan leap-frogged Wisconsin in my rankings because of a more quality win, but Wisconsin looked scary after falling behind 10-0 to Utah State. The Badgers rallied for 59 unanswered points en route to a 59-10 victory. Like just about everyone else, the schedule will get tougher, but the Badgers look up to the challenge.  
BosskOnASegway	11	It seemed to be the story of the week, bad first half, good second half.  The Badgers got the job done, but like many schools will need to improve upon their consistency.
brobroma	11
bties	11
captain_sasquatch	11
Cobainism	11	The Badgers inexplicably trailed 10-0 to a subpar MWC team at one point, but the offense bursted out in the second half, led by star TE Troy Fumagalli. Joey Freshwater his Last Chance U buddies visit Madison next week
conchobor	11
corundum9	11	Just doing Wisconsin things. Schedule is Charmin-soft especially with how bad BYU has been playing. I wouldn't be surprised if Wisconsin has one loss heading into the Big Ten championship game before getting blasted in Indianapolis and again in their bowl game. Probably won't know how good this squad is until their games against Iowa and Michigan in mid-November.
DarthYoda2594	11
G-Aardvark	11
galacticdude7	11
GiovanniElliston	11
HelioOne	11
HUSKEROYAL	11
jmac_21	11	Wisconsin started a little slow like many teams did in their opener, but when they turned it on, they really turned it on. Looks like this could be a sneaky Badgers team.
Khavanon	11	(-1) 59-10 over Utah State. Shuffled down because of Michigan.
Knightro2011	11
orboth	11
PalmettoFace	11
scootmcgroot	11
scronko	11
stripes361	11	The two halves of Wisconsin's opener mirrored the two most common storylines for this weekend's games. In the first half they struggled mightily against an inferior opponent, while in the second they steamrolled a cupcake. Like many other teams, they did very little to change my opinion on them one way or the other. The Badgers bring elite D and an elite run game to the table. My big question mark remains whether QB Alex Hornibrook can play at a level to match the rest of the squad. TBD...
TaylorLeprechaun	11	+0: Good showing against Utah State, but not enough for them to jump anyone above them.
thatwasntveryraven	11
WarEagle9	11
BabyBladder	12
BrutonGaster77	12
CarbonCamaroZL1	12	Wisconsin didn't come out strong. Utah State put up 10 points in the 1st quarter and the Badgers tied them before halftime. Then came back out and made the necessary changes to make the game appear it was never close.
chceman	12
coreyfra	12
DanNeverDie	12
deadtofall12	12
doormatt26	12
DoveFood	12
funtubs	12
gohuskies	12
hokies220	12	Really slow start, but turned it on in the second half. 
Hummer77x	12
Lex_Ludorum	12
mellolizard	12
mickeyquicknumbers	12	no change
Our-Gardian-Angel	12
plannedsickdays	12
puffadda	12
Rainbow_Beefcake	12
ScarletFever333	12
snwidget	12
SurpriseSalami	12
TanzaniaMagic	12	After being tied at 10 with Utah State in the first half, Wisconsin scores 49 unanswered points in the second. That's impressive.
theeguy	12
toocleverbyhalf	12
typicaliconoclast	12
ucieaters33	12
uwbjb	12
WeenisWrinkle	12
Xtremeloco	12
3RDnKING	13
52hoova	13
BallSoHerd	13
BugsSuck	13
CockADoodleBOOM	13
dan4223	13
DavoinShower-handle	13
dicky_________seamus	13
djowen68	13
G-manP	13
goblue10	13
MrTheSpork	13
Polarbear1914	13
Techwid	13
TheTeamCubed	13
TheZachster	13
RiffRamBahZoo	14
AaronRodgers16	15
Acm0028	15
eclectic_tastes	15
gbuntin	15
justsaynotoreddit	15	(+1)
KobeOrNotKobe	15
laminak	15
nolez	15
Red261	15
vanburen1845	15
calidoc	16
chweris	16
jlh2b	16
MarlinsGuy	16
nickknx865	16
T-Thugs	16	59-10 beatdown of a Mountain West opponent. 
ThaCarter	16
TheBigMcD	17
FellKnight	18
SearonTrejorek	18	0.69280
BunnySelfDestruct	19	Eventually they pulled away from Utah State... eventually.
dabul-master	21
DonnieNarco	24
bread_buddy	25	Ole Miss isn't allowed to receive votes.

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