Badger Bracketology

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

NFL rankings: January 14, 2025

Below are Badger Bracketology’s rankings after the first round of the playoffs. Detroit remains the top-ranked team, and Philadelphia moves into 2nd place after beating Green Bay. The teams remaining in the playoffs are in …

NFL Rankings: January 6, 2025

Below are Badger Bracketology’s rankings for the end of the regular season (January 6, 2025). Detroit finished the regular season as the top-ranked team after beating Minnesota. The 12 teams in the playoffs are noted …

NFL Rankings: December 31, 2024

Below are Badger Bracketology’s rankings for December 31, 2024. Kansas City takes the top spot after another win. The NFC North is the top-ranked conference, and the AFC West is the second best conference. The …

NFL Rankings: December 17, 2024

Below are Badger Bracketology’s analytics-based rankings for December 17, 2024. 1 Detroit 2 Philadelphia 3 Kansas City 4 Buffalo 5 Minnesota 6 Green Bay 7 Baltimore 8 Pittsburgh 9 Tampa Bay 10 Denver 11 Houston …