It's been a long three years, but Wisconsin football finally has a number next to its name.

The Badgers crashed the AP Top 25 Poll after their massive Week 8 win , checking in at No. 25 in the country following their upset win over No. 16 USC. This is the first time since Week 2 of the 2023 season that Wisconsin has been ranked in the AP Top 25.

Wisconsin flirted with a top-25 ranking earlier in the year. After their upset win over then-No. 13 Penn State, the Badgers were the unofficial No. 26 team in the country as the team outside the rankings receiving the most votes.

They followed that up with a dominant win over Michigan State, but technically slipped in the ranking , as they remained unranked as the third team outside the AP poll receiving the most votes after Week 5.…