Washington is the proud owner of a 3-0 record, and enters Pac-12 play this week against Arizona with a top-10 ranking for the third consecutive week. That is a feat the program has not accomplished since the 2000 season that culminated in a Rose Bowl win over the Drew Brees-quarterbacked Purdue Boilermakers. The Huskies’ ascension this season has been nothing short of meteoric — after failing to earn a single vote in last season’s AP top 25 poll, Washington is now recognized as the ninth-best team in the country, ahead of such college football blue-bloods as Florida State, LSU, Texas and Oklahoma.
Week Four Debate: Do the Huskies Deserve their Ranking?
