Washington
Polls ranked171of 906
Seasons ranked19of 51
Best rankingNo. 3
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak49polls
Season by season · 19 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | No. 16→No. 16 now | 1/1 | |||
| 2025-2026 | unranked→No. 25 | 12/20 | |||
| 2023-2024 | unranked→unranked | 1/21 | |||
| 2016-2017 | No. 17→No. 12 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2015-2016 | unranked→unranked | 2/19 | Final Four | ||
| 2002-2003 | unranked→unranked | 5/19 | |||
| 2001-2002 | No. 19→unranked | 2/18 | |||
| 2000-2001 | unranked→unranked | 2/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1997-1998 | unranked→unranked | 13/18 | |||
| 1995-1996 | No. 25→unranked | 1/18 | |||
| 1994-1995 | No. 17→No. 14 | 18/18 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1993-1994 | unranked→No. 18 | 11/17 | |||
| 1991-1992 | No. 22→unranked | 15/18 | |||
| 1990-1991 | No. 14→No. 12 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1989-1990 | No. 16→No. 3 | 17/17 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1988-1989 | No. 13→unranked | 2/17 | |||
| 1987-1988 | No. 15→No. 11 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1986-1987 | unranked→No. 20 | 6/16 | |||
| 1984-1985 | unranked→No. 11 | 10/17 |
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 3 | First: March 12, 1990 | All 11 |
| # Polls Ranked | 171 | First: January 6, 1985 (19) Most recent: October 20, 2026 (16) | All 171 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 5 | First: February 12, 1990 (5) Most recent: March 12, 1990 (3) | All 5 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 31 | First: January 8, 1990 (7) Most recent: February 13, 2017 (9) | All 31 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 99 | First: January 27, 1985 (14) Most recent: March 13, 2017 (12) | All 99 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 140 | First: January 6, 1985 (19) Most recent: October 20, 2026 (16) | All 140 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 49 | November 20, 1989 - February 23, 1992 | All 17 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 5 | February 12, 1990 - March 12, 1990 | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 10 | January 8, 1990 - March 12, 1990 | All 8 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 18 | November 27, 1989 - November 26, 1990 | All 13 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 34 | November 20, 1989 - March 11, 1991 | All 12 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 19 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 19 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 1 | First: 1989-1990 | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 6 | First: 1989-1990 Most recent: 2016-2017 | All 6 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 10 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2016-2017 | All 10 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 15 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 15 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 10 | First: 1987-1988 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 10 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 3 | First: 1987-1988 Most recent: 1990-1991 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 8 | First: 1987-1988 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 8 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 9 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 9 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 1 | First: 1989-1990 | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 1 | First: 1989-1990 | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 6 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2016-2017 | All 6 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 8 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2016-2017 | All 8 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 6 | 1986-1987 - 1991-1992 | All 8 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 1 | 1989-1990 - 1989-1990 | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 3 | 1989-1990 - 1991-1992 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 5 | 1987-1988 - 1991-1992 | All 5 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 6 | 1986-1987 - 1991-1992 | All 7 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 9 | 2 times First: Unranked (March 14, 2016) → No. 17 (November 1, 2016) Most recent: No. 25 (April 6, 2026) → No. 16 (October 20, 2026) | All 20 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 6 | 2 times First: No. 21 (December 1, 1991) → No. 15 (December 8, 1991) Most recent: No. 22 (January 4, 1994) → No. 16 (January 11, 1994) | All 25 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 13 | No. 16 (November 20, 1989) → No. 3 (March 12, 1990) | All 9 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 14 | No. 12 (March 13, 2017) → Unranked (November 2, 2017) | All 34 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 7 | No. 16 (February 16, 1992) → No. 23 (February 23, 1992) | All 29 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 8 | No. 13 (November 21, 1988) → Unranked (March 13, 1989) | All 4 |