How they voted: Badgers in the 2015 AP football poll (Week 13)

It should come as no surprise that Wisconsin -- which entered Saturday ranked No. 21 -- dropped out of the Associated Press top 25 poll after falling at home to Northwestern (and no matter how one might feel about some of the refereeing decisions, this game will go down in history as a loss).

But would it surprise you that the Badgers received votes after falling to the Wildcats? Eight AP voters had UW on their ballot, for a total of 21 votes.

Is Wisconsin really a top-25 worthy team? I've thought all year this was not the case. Yes, UW is 8-3, but who have the Badgers beaten? Wisconsin has yet to beat any team which currently has a winning record and there are only three ways for this to occur this season:

1. Illinois beats Northwestern and wins a bowl game.

2. Iowa beats Nebraska and wins a bowl game.

3. Wisconsin wins its bowl game (provided the team it plays is not 6-6).

Yes, the Badgers defense is quite legit. But this Wisconsin team . . . it is more paper tiger than anything, in this humble opinion.

Here's who voted for Wisconsin in the top 25 this week:

John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader: 21 (19 last week and interestingly, perhaps, 24 the week before)

Sam McKewon, Omaha World-Herald: 21 (17 last week)

Steve Batterson, Quad City Times: 22 (18)

Josh Kendall, The State: 24 (21)

Rustin Dodd, Kansas City Star: 24 (20)

Dave Reardon, Honolulu Star-Advertiser: 25 (21)

Ed Daigneault, Republican-American: 25 (19)

Tom D'Angelo, Palm Beach Post: 25 (18)

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