UW Huskies ranked No. 17 in AP preseason Top 25 poll

The UW Huskies are ranked No. 17 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll, which was released on Monday.

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Washington is one of eight Big Ten teams in the poll. The others are No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Oregon, No. 6 Indiana, No. 14 USC, No. 16 Michigan, No. 18 Penn State and No. 22 Iowa.

Coming off a 9-4 campaign in 2025, the Huskies are looking to take another step forward in head coach Jedd Fisch’s third season at the helm.

UW returns a good crop of talent on both sides of the ball, highlighted by dual-threat junior quarterback Demond Williams Jr. The Huskies also added potential impact players through both the transfer portal and the high school recruiting ranks, including five-star freshman offensive tackle Kodi Greene.

Washington faces five of the Big Ten’s ranked teams. The Huskies travel to face USC on Oct. 3 and then return home to face Iowa on Oct. 9. They host Penn State on Nov. 7 and defending national champion Indiana on Nov. 21 before closing the regular season at archrival Oregon on Nov. 28.

UW kicks off the season against the cross-state rival WSU Cougars in the 118th Apple Cup on Sunday, Sept. 6, at Husky Stadium.

The Huskies’ full schedule is below, along with their opponents’ AP Top 25 preseason rankings. Home games are in bold.

• Sept. 6 – Washington State
• Sept. 12 – Utah State
• Sept. 19 – Eastern Washington
• Sept. 26 – Minnesota
• Oct. 3 – at No. 14 USC
• Oct. 9 – No. 22 Iowa
• Oct. 17 – at Purdue
• Oct. 31 – at Nebraska
• Nov. 7 – No. 18 Penn State
• Nov. 14 – at Michigan State
• Nov. 21 – No. 6 Indiana
• Nov. 28 – at No. 2 Oregon

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