I have to disagree on the A&M pick. That could get very ugly.

I think the TX A&M pick is good. I like it.

Regarding the polls and progressions, UW does well in the Coaches poll, which are historically more accurate. The Coaches know which teams they'd rather not play. The AP poll holds the Badgers down more, because sport writers want big scores - they sell papers better. Like the Purdue coach said, high scoring is more entertaining, but defense wins games - but sports writers dislike boring defensive games. Also, the Big Ten is in flyover country and not in a major city - not even the Illini are in Chicago, so the non-glitz factor and the low scores add much bias against all Big Ten teams, no matter how strong - then the AP is surprised when the Big Ten teams win so many Bowl Games against the media darlings.

But UW is held back the most by the BCS computer polls. These have numerous biases and prejudices, all against the Big Ten, and UW. Low scoring is another factor, and UW's record LAST SEASON and their low schedule strength.
The computer ranking formulas claim to calculate the strength of the schedule PLAYED SO FAR. UW has upcoming games against Minn, MI State, Iowa, which are all more powerful than our other contests like Arizona or whichever Big10 doormat we played. In the same period the BCS darlings will be playing the in-conference doormats of the PAC, WAC, SEC, and ACC, which are all ranked under our next 3 opponents. For "strength of schedule played to date", ours will go up while theirs should go down.

Sorry for long-winded, but expect UW to gain in the polls as they win the next 3.

Well USC, Cal, Texas, Oklahoma, and AZ State all scraped by while UW had their 3rd string practice against MN. But Tenn and Miami lost, so UW should move up 2 spots in all the computer polls, and the computer "average" as well. That alone is not enough to leap over Cal in the overall BCS ranking, (but in should leapfrog Texas over Utah in the BCS top 10), but it will close the deficit UW has (behind Cal).
But add in the solidifying of points in the Coaches and writers polls (from those 2 losses) and the contrasting caliber of play from UW and Cal, and UW might just jump over Cal. No other teams seem within range to leap over either of us.
Of course, detailed data is difficult to ascertain since some of the BCS computer data is not freely available to the public.

I'm not at all concerned about the computers anymore. I think that, at some point, the pollsters will realize that they have the power and they'll rank the unbeatens as they see fit. Since the polls are 2/3 of the BCS equation, that should be enough to determine who plays where.

I expect Wisconsin to be ranked ahead of Cal later today and therefore I'd also expect us to move up one spot in the BCS.

To be honest though, I've decided not to care about that anymore. If the Badgers go undefeated and play in the Rose Bowl, I'll be thrilled. The chance to win 4 Rose Bowls in 11 years would be incredible.

I'm not sure if you understand how the BCS formula works.
Almost all of the AP voters and most of the Coaches give the 3 top spots to USC, OK, Auburn, and the computers too. After that, it's spread out.
Wisconsin is already ranked 4th in the Coaches poll, and as far a the BCS is concerned are already tied for 4th in the AP poll. But the Badgers are ranked 11th in the BCS computer "average" poll while Cal is 5th. Two 4s and an 11 do not easily average out to a 4. In fact, 5th is pretty darn good, with 3 teams nipping at our heels. I'm not sure if you're expecting UW to move up to 3rd place ahead of either USC, Cal, or Auburn - I don't. Even if we stay at 4th it does not mean we can jump past Cal in the overall rank just because you will it to be - numbers don't work on "will". UW can hope for 8th or settle for 9th in the computer poll "average", but it's still difficult to average two 4s and an 8 to get 4.

Also, all 3 teams ahead of us are unbeaten as well.
I find the BCS ranking and Bowl Selection/assignment process to be lacking, but the huge effect that it has on the Big10 payday encourages due attention. UW is the only Big10 team within reach of the National Title Bowl. This would allow Michigan (or Iowa) to hit the Rose Bowl, plus all the other 6-win teams to partake in Bowls. All those paychecks get divvied up evenly (IIRC) among all Big10 schools - and THAT makes a difference. Barry as Coach may not give a big hoot between Rose or Orange, but Barry the AD probably does, or should. As well as Barry does, so do the Badgers. Take a look sometime at the purses of the BCS Bowl games (4 of 'em - and just for showing up), and also at all the rest.