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Wisconsin football No. 18 in the preseason AP Poll

The Wisconsin Badgers will begin the 2022 season ranked in the AP Poll for the sixth consecutive year.

Matt Belz

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A week after landing at No. 20 in the preseason Coaches Poll, the Wisconsin Badgers football team will again open the 2022 season ranked inside the top 25 of the AP Poll.

The Associated Press released their preseason rankings on Monday, and the Badgers will begin the year as the No. 18 ranked team in the country.

Wisconsin began the last two seasons ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll but finished outside the top 25 each season. Last year the Badgers were just outside the final rankings with the second-most votes in the "others receiving votes" category. 

The weekly poll is voted on by 62 sportswriters and broadcasters from across the country and is the longest-running poll in college football history, dating back to 1936. 

The Badgers are one of four Big Ten teams to make the preseason AP Poll, as Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State also landed inside the top 25. You can see where each Big Ten Conference team sits below:

  • No. 2 Ohio State
  • No. 8 Michigan
  • No. 15 Michigan State
  • No. 18 Wisconsin

Several other Big Ten teams were on the cusp of making the preseason rankings, as Iowa, Penn State, Minnesota, and Purdue each made the "others receiving votes" category. Nebraska also received one vote in the top 25. 

Here are how the rankings are split out by conference:

  1. SEC (six teams)
  2. ACC (five teams)
  3. Big Ten (four teams)
  4. Big 12 (three teams)
  5. Pac 12 (three teams)
  6. AAC (two teams)
  7. Independent (Notre Dame and BYU)

The Wisconsin Badgers went 9-4 last season and are looking to win the Big Ten West after missing out on that distinction the past two years. Based on the AP Poll, the Badgers will face two ranked teams during the regular season. 

You can see the entire preseason AP Poll below:

  1. Alabama
  2. Ohio State
  3. Georgia
  4. Clemson
  5. Notre Dame
  6. Texas A&M
  7. Utah
  8. Michigan
  9. Oklahoma
  10. Baylor
  11. Oregon
  12. Oklahoma State
  13. NC State
  14. USC
  15. Michigan State
  16. Miami
  17. Pittsburgh
  18. Wisconsin
  19. Arkansas
  20. Kentucky
  21. Ole Miss
  22. Wake Forest
  23. Cincinnati
  24. Houston
  25. BYU

Wisconsin is in the middle of fall camp, preparing for the team's home opener against Illinois State on September 3. So far three practices have been available in their entirety for media members. You can read the practice breakdowns below:

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MATT BELZ

Title: Publisher, Beat Writer for AllBadgers.com, a Sports Illustrated Channel Hello, my name is Matt Belz, and I am the site manager at All Badgers. I previously wrote for multiple years at Buckeyes 5th Quarter and have been the leading publisher here since March of 2022.  When I am not covering the Wisconsin Badgers football and men's basketball teams, I enjoy being outside and spending time with family and friends.  You can follow everything I write about on several different platforms. First and foremost on our site...AllBadgers.com You can follow me personally on Twitter at @savedbythebelz or check out our Facebook page at Wisconsin FanNation on Sports Illustrated.

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