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2026 Preseason Washington Huskies Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
CommodoreN7	10
diehardcubforever	10
PeteyNice	10
kflinderman	11
NotSoSuperNerd	11	67.57
Charlemagne42	12	Sends Indiana into a late-season tailspin, and jumps briefly into playoff at-large range before Oregon pulls them down to earth. Started 7-0 though, so clearly something's working.
BosskOnASegway	13	1679.9 [-34.1] (#19 -> #13) ↑
Doogitywoogity	13	I’m probably a bit high on the huskies but I have a hard time putting others above them. I like what Fisch is building out here. A pretty manageable schedule up until the last two games against Indiana and Oregon. Not to say Iowa, USC, and Penn State will be easy, just manageable.
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	14
BlueSCar	14
Corgi_Koala	14
Dropbackandpunt	14
Justanother_0	14	I expect Washington to step firmly into the second tier of B1G teams, thanks to their QB deciding (read: being forced) to return, any team playing the Huskies will have to be on the lookout for this squad.
plannedsickdays	14
Sometimeswelose	14
SwissArmyScythe	14
bretticus733	15
ch1l1_ch33s3	15
donbagert	15
jjjoebox	15
monkeymatt1836	15
ThaCarter	15
A_Rolling_Baneling	16
BananaBouquet	16
Corporal_Hicks	16
CptCheese	16
dukemetoo	16
grey_pilgrim_	16
ikindalikelemons	16	Even I'm sick of hearing me talk about QBs, but Demond Williams is an elevator. I think Fisch is making the right moves progressing the program in the wake of DeBoer leaving too.
JBonkies	16
jonstark19	16
Laschoni	16
Lefunnymaymays4lief	16	Demond Williams saga could go one of two ways… eesh
Lex_Ludorum	16
Muffinnnnnnn	16
NyquillusDillwad20	16
Red261	16
redwave2505	16
tdoger	16
thescottula	16
TheUltimate721	16	Washington has to be careful, they face a dangerous conference schedule with USC, Indiana, Iowa and Oregon, but they've got to travel on the road to Sparty in November and Nebraska in a blackout, neither of which will be easy environments. Hell, they shouldn't overlook their conference opener with Minnesota either. Returning Demond Williams after the transfer scare should be a reason for optimism, but Denzel Boston is in Cleveland now. If things get ugly for the Huskies, they could wind up missing a bowl altogether.
VerySeriousBanana	16
Acm0028	17
Blazeth	17
CambodianDrywall	17
COLU_BUS	17
eclectic_tastes	17
elnino550	17
ewolfy13	17
Jay_Dubbbs	17
jrluhn	17
JustAManAndHisLaptop	17
Longvols	17
malowry0124	17
outthawazoo	17
Roscoe_Filburn	17
Staind075	17
tdeff19	17
12panther	18
budget_um	18
djowen68	18
Drexlore	18
dschinghiskhan	18
IceColdDrPepper_Here	18
lowes18	18	Washington is potentially one of the most volatile teams coming into 2026. Starting on the offensive line, the loss of Azzopardi is significant, however his replacement is incoming 5* Kodi Greene who looks ready to take the reigns as a freshman. If he hits in addition to all of the known commodities, Washington will have a good line to protect one of the best QBs in college football in Demond Williams. Washington's defense is built middle-out, there is good reason to be confident in their interior defensive line, safeties and linebackers, however their DE's and CB's are massive areas of concern that limit what this team could potentially be even if the offensive reaches its potential.
Luigiatl	18
MahjongDaily	18
ManiacalBlazer	18
noahthearc	18
OldCoaly	18
one98d	18
PalmettoFace	18
PattyKane16	18
penisthightrap_	18
placid_salad	18
Pure_Protein_Machine	18
SCsprinter13	18
SteemieRayVaughn	18
SufferingfOrLife	18	Reasons I like them: #15 in returning production; Demond Williams is back, talented linebacking core, offensive line continuity. Reasons I dislike them: Unproven running back room after losing Coleman; lost offensive coordinator, and secondary is inexperienced.
Tornadohunter24	18
True_Ad5324	18	Demond being back is huge
WarEagle9	18
Zef_Apollo	18
Zloggt	18	Maybe the success of that OTHER handegg team in Seattle will rub off on them too?
bannista7	19
brucewaynewins	19
Buckeyes2010	19
Cars-and-Coffee	19
ChaseTheFalcon	19
chillmagic420	19
Chipsahoy523	19
colton_97	19
daredassdude	19
JeromesNiece	19
joebob431	19
MemeofMemeJTG999999	19	End of Last Season: was unranked (9-4) | Next Week: vs Washington State (JTGOTW) | Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs BYU
PSUMediaPA	19
Rakarei	19
seaotter2	19
smartkeg	19
texas2089	19
titansfan174	19
ToeInDigDeep	19
udderlymoovelous	19	To be honest, #19-23 could be in any order. I think they're both around the same level currently.
UNC_Samurai	19
Bank_Gothic	20
CRedds19	20
grtgbln	20
halldaylong	20
HideNZeke	20
KansasEF5Tornado	20	elo: 1898
MainPeanut25	20	😈 Williams
Our-Gardian-Angel	20
PlactusTX	20
retnuh101	20
SpadeRyker	20
TolkienFan71	20
aggiebruin27	21
ALStark69	21	NR Biggest riser: USC (NR->14)
douchebagjack	21
Player_1_has_Joined	21
SIMBONEGTP	21
TimeBroken	21
twitter_paulbd	21
cyberchaox	22
Helifino	22
jalexjsmithj	22
jrich960608	22
Klaassy23	22
mcdsmaster8824	22
BallSoHerd	23
BendrickLamar19	23
Bereft13	23	Power: 22, SoR: 39; LW:
bwburke94	23	+9.92036462
CFBHurts	23
HelioOne	23
jbowen1	23
Jerrywelfare	23
shifty1032231	23
T-Thugs	23
_fastball	24
JustinMSU21	24
roguebandit1	24
SlaminSammons	24
TaylorLeprechaun	24
Darth_Ra	25
galacticdude7	25
Xy13	25	Toughest Games - @ USC, vs Penn St, vs Indi, @ ORE. Avoid - UM, OSU. --- Surprisingly Fisch didn't end up at Florida, though they almost lost their QB to LSU, prior to some litigation stopping it. The huskies must visit strong longtime PAC-12 opponents this year.

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
EL-YEO	10
538allspelledout	11
DwayneBaconStan	12
saquad69	12
journey1986	13
Rhizical	13
ChiTrojan2	14
Dan20698	14
mr_longfellow_deeds	14
RJTrey	14
Billiam501	15
BoilerUp28	15
myworld3	15
PsychologicalFox8660	15
SportsCat4	15
Yechibaby09	15
beckett929	16
dannykandy	16
JackWK_Gaming	16
NoOutdoorSoup	16
baileyx96	17
bruhstevenson	17
DesignerClub1887	17
Elegant_Tiger6870	17
fm22fnam	17
Front-Broccoli5957	17
FrontRunner51	17
Hetoxy	17
iron_horseshoe88	17
JJones927	17
NebraskaPlainsman	17
PM_ME_YOUROUY_EM_MP	17
Pure-Shirt-5831	17
Rare_Bit5844	17
Real-Plant-5722	17
Repulsive_Rub6443	17
ValarMorghulis_17	17
70277027	18
AllEliteSchmuck	18
AoA_nB1	18	Losing Denzel Boston and Jonah Coleman will put a lot on Demond’s shoulders, they only face one out of the top three in the big10 conference play
ceris13	18
DownshiftGD	18
epyoch	18
laxintx	18
Living_Human	18	18.74
loneSTAR_06	18
Midnight-Mustang	18
MisguidedPassion	18
Rishik01	18
samtaylor92	18
SignificanceFirm2398	18
throwaway_6786	18
TyRoland06	18
WBLwiffleball	18
buccaneerboy22	19
dee3Poh	19
Different-Salary2899	19
ElyxUW	19
gonshpreds1	19
josh55134	19
jtsmd2	19
Klightgrove	19
logace444444444	19
msonar623	19
noah_divine	19	i love Demond Williams, i love Jayden Limar, and i'm banking on Jedd Fisch getting the most out of everyone else here. how good is Washington gonna be? who knows.
OG_Felwinter	19
PrideSax711	19
Resolve-Opening	19
ianmcmoney	20
kevinsdomain	20
Kirkwood641	20
LightningDusty	20
Star_Wars_Sith	20
TheBeekman8	20
alttabbins	21
civfan5843	21
Crelc3	21
Flaky_Bit6733	21
jtchr33	21	I don't know what to do with these last 4 /5 teams. Kind of all clumped them together here and will revisit each week.
MWiatrak2077	21
DarthGlazer	22
manbeqrpig	22
Yamiosum	22
geordieColt88	23
Impossible-Still-349	23
Nervous_Metal_9445	23
quantum_jedi	23
KansasChaser2021	24
meristematic	24
National-Sundae9427	24
Ok_Significance_3803	24
SaguaroCactus19	24
Sflabuckeye13	24
666haha	25
bolts_win_again	25
LegionMammal978	25	[T1.] Group Score .500, Team Score 0.
NA_Faker	25
Salmon-Dude	25

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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