Washington is 5-0 and jumped five spots Sunday to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll, the program’s highest ranking since the end of the 2000 season.
Coming off their most impressive victory in more than 15 years Friday night against Stanford, the Huskies edged No. 6 Houston by one point in the media poll. UW has 1,234 points; Houston has 1,233, dropping one spot from fifth.
The Huskies were ranked No. 3 to close out the 2000 season, after defeating Purdue in the Rose Bowl.
Stanford fell eight spots to No.