That is certainly possible. We know Wisconsin enrolled some students in that GPA range, and indeed below. Some of those were likely recruited athletes and such, but I think it is a good bet they also made exceptions to their normal grade standards for other reasons as well. Observably it cannot be many, but likely some.
What we really don’t know is how many, if any, of those exceptions were Internationals applying to their College of Engineering.
In circumstances like this, I think it is OK to apply to some colleges like this (and apparently you already have, which again is fine). But I do think for planning purposes, it is good to be realistic about what might happen with such applications, and have a robust set of alternatives you would be happy to attend if these applications don’t work out as hoped.