Wisconsin fails to crack 'receiving votes' section of US LBM Coaches Poll after Rutgers win

Wisconsin took down Rutgers 42-7 on Saturday, winning its second consecutive game and improving to 4-2 on the season and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Although the team has now outscored their last two opponents by a combined score of 94-13, it remains on the outside looking in on the latest US LBM Coaches Poll.

The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college football regular season and the Badgers have still yet to crack the top 25.

After Week 7, Texas remained at No. 1, while Oregon moved up a spot to No. 2 following their win over Ohio State. Additionally, Penn State rose two spots to No. 3 after they defeated USC, Georgia stayed at No. 4 and Ohio State rounded out the top five, falling three spots.

Here’s a look at the full Week 7 US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Ranking Team Record Points

1 Texas Longhorns 6-0 1,373 (53)

2 Oregon Ducks 6-0 1,322 (2)

3 Penn State Nittany Lions 6-0 1,220

4 Georgia Bulldogs 5-1 1,189

5 Ohio State Buckeyes 5-1 1,141

6 Miami Hurricanes 6-0 1,105

7 Alabama Crimson Tide 5-1 1,010

8 LSU Tigers 5-1 914

9 Clemson Tigers 5-1 904

10 Tennessee Vols 5-1 891

11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5-1 838

12 Iowa State Cyclones 6-0 823

13 BYU Cougars 6-0 686

14 Texas A&M Aggies 5-1 636

15 Ole Miss Rebels 5-2 524

16 Missouri Tigers 5-1 521

17 Kansas State Wildcats 5-1 472

18 Indiana Hoosiers 6-0 462

19 Boise State Broncos 5-1 373

20 Pittsburgh Panthers 6-0 340

21 Illinois Fighting Illini 5-1 231

22 Michigan Wolverines 4-2 223

23 SMU Mustangs 5-1 183

24 Army Knights 6-0 104

25 Nebraska Cornhuskers 5-1 90

Schools Dropped Out

No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 17 Utah

Others Receiving Votes

Oklahoma 81; Arizona State 49; Navy 37; Utah 31; Vanderbilt 26; Syracuse 13; UNLV 12; Iowa 12; Texas Tech 9; Liberty 9; Washington State 8; Memphis 4; Louisville 4; James Madison 3; Tulane 2;

The road ahead looks to be rather treacherous for the Badgers as they’ll host No. 3 Penn State on Oct. 26 and then welcome No. 2 Oregon to Madison, Wisconsin on Nov. 16. Additionally, two other future Wisconsin opponents in Nebraska (No. 25) and Iowa (12 votes) were included in the latest US LBM Coaches poll.

The Badgers will return to the field Saturday on the road against Northwestern at noon ET, 11 a.m. CT.