The CFP Era · 2014–present

Wisconsin

Twelve seasons in three acts · Big Ten

99–53Record
65.1%Win %
0National titles
2017Peak season
80Avg. percentile
35NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

Within-season power percentile against the FBS cohort, season by season.

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Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

The four-team Playoff era. The bracket is small, the margin for error none.

67–22 · avg percentile 88
Transition2021–2023

The last seasons before expansion — NIL arrives, the portal opens, the four-team format ends.

23–16 · avg percentile 81
Expansion2024–present

The twelve-team Playoff. A wider field changes what a season has to prove.

9–15 · avg percentile 55

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Gary Andersen2014–2014
Paul Chryst2015–2017
Paul Chryst2020–2021
Jim Leonhard2022–2022
Luke Fickell2023–2025

Roster of the era

35 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

214
215
316
517
418
419
320
521
322
223
224

Entering Year 13

The 2026 season opens the next chapter of the expansion era under Luke Fickell. See the 2014–2025 program page →