The Wisconsin Badgers were picked to finish 12th in the Big Ten conference in the pre-season media poll for 2025, which is ironic considering they've been the 12th-best team in all of the power conferences since 2014. The Badgers have 95 wins since 2014, which is more than many teams you would assume were ahead of them, considering the last few seasons for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin finds itself ahead of Washington, USC, Texas, Texas A&M, Florida, Tennessee, and Missouri, just to name a few. Oh, and yes, well ahead of Minnesota, too, who have only 82 wins since 2014.