Fox Sports' Joel Klatt outlines Wisconsin football's historically tough 2025 schedule

If there weren't already enough stats and metrics to properly display the difficulty of Wisconsin's 2025 football schedule, Joel Klatt's post-spring top 25 paints a strong picture.According to Klatt, the Badgers' schedule includes games against the following projected ranked teams: No.

3 Ohio State (home), No.

4 Oregon (road), No.

9 Alabama (road), No.

10 Illinois (home), No.

12 Michigan (road), No.

21 Indiana (road) and No.

23 Iowa (home).In other words, the team faces four of the nation's top 10 and seven of the top 25.

That doesn't include a home matchup against Washington and a season-ending trip to Minnesota, both teams that project to be comfortably within the nation's top 40.The full scope of Wisconsin's gauntlet 2025 slate is best seen in our Big Ten schedule rankings from earlier this offseason.

According to ESPN SP+'s power ratings, the Badgers face, on average, the No.

27-best team in the country each week.

That calculation includes nonconference matchups against Miami (OH) and Middle Tennessee.

When only the conference schedule is considered, the Badgers face, on average, the No.

20-best team in the sport.NEW: College Football Post-Spring Top 25 per @joelklatthttps://t.co/45ihMeXrtLpic.twitter.com/C1MDgNDOcq On3 (@On3sports) May 5, 2025Klatt's early top 25 rankings present yet another perspective on what Wisconsin will line up against this fall.

Considering this full context, Luke Fickell's team finishing with a winning record and a trip back to the postseason would mark a major victory.The Badgers open their season at home against Miami (OH) on Aug.

28.

The gauntlet then begins after the team's Week 2 matchup against Middle Tennessee.Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinionThis article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: Wisconsin football 2025 schedule ranking with Joel Klatt early top 25.

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