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

NCAA College football rankings: January 21, 2025

The end of the season Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below.  Ohio State finishes first after winning the national championship game. The Big Ten had a good year, with four teams ranked in the top 10. Wisconsin, who finished ranked 67th, was not one of those teams.

1 Ohio St
2 Notre Dame
3 Texas
4 Oregon
5 Penn St
6 Georgia
7 Indiana
8 Arizona St
9 Boise St
10 Mississippi
11 BYU
12 SMU
13 Michigan
14 Iowa St
15 Alabama
16 Illinois
17 Miami FL
18 LSU
19 Tennessee
20 South Carolina
21 Syracuse
22 Army
23 Clemson
24 Louisville
25 UNLV

Final season rankings of Big Ten teams

1 Ohio St
4 Oregon
5 Penn St
7 Indiana
13 Michigan
16 Illinois
26 USC
33 Minnesota
35 Iowa
45 Nebraska
55 Washington
56 Rutgers
66 UCLA
67 Wisconsin
78 Michigan St
93 Maryland
97 Northwestern
115 Purdue