• NFL football rankings: October 20, 2026

    This week’s Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings are below. Minnesota is ranked first, the Green Bay Packers move up to 8th, and Tennessee remains ranked last. 1 Minnesota 2 San Francisco 3 Kansas…

  • NCAA College football rankings: October 19, 2026

    This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below. Notre Dame is the top ranked team, despite losing to BYU…

  • NFL football rankings: October 13, 2026

    This week’s Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings are below. San Francisco is ranked first, the Green Bay Packers move up to 14th, and Tennessee is ranked last. 1 San Francisco 2 Minnesota 3…

  • NCAA College football rankings: October 12, 2026

    This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below. Georgia is the new top-ranked team The Big Ten teams are ranked…

  • NFL football rankings: October 6, 2026

    Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings have returned for the 2026 season. Below are our first rankings of the season. The Kansas City Chiefs are ranked first, the Green Bay Packers are 23rd, and…

  • NCAA College football rankings: October 5, 2026

    This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below. Congratulations to Wisconsin who entered the top 25. The Big Ten teams…

  • NCAA College football rankings: September 27, 2026

    This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below.  The Big Ten teams are ranked as follows: 6 Ohio St…

  • Preseason NCAA College football rankings: August 24, 2026

    Badger Bracketology’s preseason rankings for the 2026 season are below. The full composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. We have the Big Ten teams ranked as follows.…

  • The women’s NCAA tournament teams

    The women’s NCAA Division I basketball tournament has been set. Below are the 68 teams in the tournament as ranked in Badger Bracketology’s Selection Sunday rankings across all 363 teams. For reference,…

  • The men’s NCAA tournament teams

    The men’s NCAA Division I basketball tournament has been set. Below are the 68 teams in the tournament as ranked in Badger Bracketology’s Selection Sunday rankings across all 365 teams. For reference,…

Welcome to Badger Bracketology

Badger Bracketology is a sports analytics team from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Engineering, led by Dr. Laura Albert. Since pioneering a methodology in 2014 for forecasting the four-team NCAA College Football Playoff using advanced analytics and discrete event simulation, Badger Bracketology has continually refined and enhanced their models. Badger Bracketology provides expert analysis and insights across a range of sports, including NCAA college football, NCAA basketball, NFL football, and more. Join us for cutting-edge sports analytics that blend rigorous academic research with a passion for sports.

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