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Washington

Best finish

No. 2

Seasons ranked

26 / 27

Best finish

No. 2 (2023-2024)

Sports

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Polls

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Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport

Season-final ranking by sport · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027

FootballMen's BasketballWomen's Basketball

Each point is Washington's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

A year is lit when Washington was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.

2020s7 ranked

2026 Best · No. 17 FB 2025 Best · No. 20 FBWomen's 2024 Best · No. 22 FB 2023 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's 2022 Best · No. 8 FB 2021 Best · No. 20 FB 2020 Best · No. 22 FB

2010s10 ranked

2019 Best · No. 12 FBMen's 2018 Best · No. 6 FBMen's 2017 Best · No. 4 FBWomen's 2016 Best · No. 4 FBWomen's 2015 Best · No. 8 Women's 2014 Best · No. 13 FBMen'sWomen's 2013 Best · No. 15 FB 2012 Best · No. 23 FB 2011 Best · No. 22 FB 2010 Best · No. 11 Men's

2000s9 ranked

2009 Best · No. 10 FBMen's 2008 Best · No. 10 Men's

2007Unranked

2006 Best · No. 8 Men'sWomen's 2005 Best · No. 7 Men'sWomen's 2004 Best · No. 7 Men's 2003 Best · No. 17 FBWomen's 2002 Best · No. 9 FBWomen's 2001 Best · No. 8 FBWomen's 2000 Best · No. 3 FBWomen's

Recent Season

Media Top 25 · 2026-2027

Ranking by week

Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →