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Huskies Ranked At No. 10 in Opening AP Poll

Washington starts the year as the second-highest team in the Pac-12.

Roman Tomashoff

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College football season is officially upon us. Even though there are two weeks left in fall camp and three weeks remaining until Washington opens up its season against Boise State, the first AP poll rings the metaphorical bell of the season.

The Huskies have built up considerable momentum in the national media after finishing the 2022 season as the No. 8 team in the country in the AP poll and are starting the year at No. 10, the second-highest-ranked team in the Pac-12. They're behind only reigning Heisman winner Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans, who came in at No. 6.

The Pac-12 put up a strong showing in the first poll of the year, placing five teams in the rankings. Alongside the top 10 teams, the AP voters ranked Utah at No. 14, Oregon at No. 15 and Oregon State at No. 18. The Pac-12 and Big Ten tied for the second-most teams ranked, both sitting just behind the SEC, which is starting the year with six teams in the top 25.

Led by Kalen DeBoer and Heisman candidate, quarterback Michael Penix Jr., some voters have very high expectations for the Huskies. Namely, Pac-12 reporter Jon Wilner, who has Washington ranked as the No. 4 team in the country on his ballot to open the season.

This is lining up to be a very exciting year for the Huskies and the national media seems to agree ... for the most part. The majority of the AP Poll voters have Washington ranked between No. 8 and No. 12, with one exception. Colten Bartholomew of the Wisconsin State Journal put the Huskies at No. 20 to start the year.

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ROMAN TOMASHOFF

I've followed the Huskies for my entire life, and to be in a position where I get to cover them full-time is nothing short of an honor. After graduating from Lasell University in 2019, I moved to Seattle to pursue my dream of working in sports media. While writing for the Husky Haul, I also covered local sports for the Everett Daily Herald before the COVID-19 pandemic. After being hired by Realdawg.com in February of 2021, I also transitioned into doing a lot of entertainment writing, as I work on a variety of magazines as a contributing writer for Centennial Media, and have also contributed to Emmy Magazine, as well as Walt Disney Television Studios. 

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