Badger Bracketology

Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

NFL rankings: January 19, 2026

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings after the Wildcard and Divisional playoff rounds. The teams heading to the NFC and AFC championship games are in boldface. As the rankings indicate, the top four teams remaining …

NFL rankings: January 12, 2026

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings after the Wildcard playoff games. The teams remaining in the playoffs after the Wildcard round are in boldface with their seeds in parentheses. 1 Seattle (1-NFC) 2 LA Rams …

NFL rankings: January 5, 2026

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings at the end of the regular season. The teams in the playoffs are in boldface with their seeds in parentheses. 1 Seattle (1-NFC) 2 LA Rams (5-NFC) 3 Jacksonville …

NFL rankings: December 30, 2025

Below are this week’s Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings. Seattle replaces the Los Angeles Rams as the top-ranked team, and Jacksonville is ranked third. 1 Seattle 2 LA Rams 3 Jacksonville 4 Denver 5 New England …