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NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: December 6, 2021

The Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings at the end of the regular season and conference championships are below. The full rankings are on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 27 teams and the B1G teams are below. Wisconsin ends the regular season ranked 27th. 1 Georgia 2 Michigan 3 Alabama 4 Cincinnati 5 Oklahoma …

NFL rankings: November 30, 2021

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings. Arizona retains the top spot, and Green Bay moves up to 3rd. The NFC has the three top teams. Detroit is again in last place. 1 Arizona 2 Tampa Bay 3 Green Bay 4 New England 5 Dallas 6 Buffalo 7 Tennessee 8 Baltimore 9 Kansas City 10 LA …

NCAA FOOTBALL FORECASTS: November 30, 2021

Below are the teams forecasted to make the College Football Playoff based on a simulation of the remaining season and conference championship games. These are different than the rankings (see this week’s NCAA football rankings), since this list takes the remaining football season into account, including possible conference championship games. I report the teams forecasted to be …

NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: November 29, 2021

The full Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 teams and the B1G teams are below. Wisconsin falls to 26th after Minnesota recaptured Paul Bunyan’s Axe. 1 Georgia 2 Michigan 3 Alabama 4 Cincinnati 5 Oklahoma St 6 Notre Dame 7 Ohio St 8 Baylor 9 Oklahoma 10 …

NFL Rankings: November 16, 2021

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings after ten weeks. Arizona retained the top spot, and Detroit moves out of last place after tying with Pittsburgh. 1 Arizona 2 Tennessee 3 Dallas 4 Green Bay 5 LA Rams 6 Tampa Bay 7 Buffalo 8 New England 9 New Orleans 10 Kansas City 11 Baltimore 12 LA …

NCAA FOOTBALL FORECASTS: November 15, 2021

Below are the teams forecasted to make the College Football Playoff based on a simulation of the remaining season and conference championship games. These are different than the rankings (see this week’s NCAA football rankings), since this list takes the remaining football season into account, including possible conference championship games. I report the teams forecasted to be …

NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: November 15, 2021

The full Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 teams and the B1G teams are below. Wisconsin is now ranked 18th! 1 Georgia 2 Michigan 3 Oklahoma St 4 Alabama 5 Notre Dame 6 Ohio St 7 Cincinnati 8 Oklahoma 9 Michigan St 10 Wake Forest 11 Iowa …

NFL Rankings: November 2, 2021

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings after eight weeks. Arizona retained the top spot after losing to Green Bay, and Green Bay moves up to 3rd. 1 Arizona 2 LA Rams 3 Green Bay 4 Dallas 5 Tampa Bay 6 New Orleans 7 Tennessee 8 Buffalo 9 Cincinnati 10 Baltimore 11 Las Vegas 12 New …

NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: November 1, 2021

The full Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 teams and the B1G teams are below. Wisconsin rose to 21st! 1 Georgia 2 Michigan 3 Cincinnati 4 Oklahoma 5 Ohio St 6 Alabama 7 Michigan St 8 Oklahoma St 9 Notre Dame 10 Wake Forest 11 Baylor 12 …

NFL Rankings: October 26, 2021

Here are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings. Arizona retained the top spot, and Green Bay moves up to 5th. 1 Arizona 2 Tampa Bay 3 LA Rams 4 Dallas 5 Green Bay 6 Cincinnati 7 Tennessee 8 Baltimore 9 Buffalo 10 New Orleans 11 Las Vegas 12 LA Chargers 13 Cleveland 14 Minnesota 15 Indianapolis 16 …