Huskies ranked 14th in preseason AP top 25 poll

The Washington Huskies will begin the 2016 season ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press top 25 poll, their highest ranking since beginning the 2002 season at No. 9.

It’s UW’s first appearance in the AP top 25 since the first week of the 2014 season, when the Huskies debuted at No. 25 but fell out of the rankings after an unimpressive victory over Hawaii.

The Huskies are ranked No. 18 in the USA Today coaches poll.

Here is the full AP top 25, which includes four other Pac-12 teams.

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Oklahoma

4. Florida State

5. LSU

6. Ohio State

7. Michigan

8. Stanford

9. Tennessee

10. Notre Dame

11. Mississippi

12. Michigan State

13. TCU

14. Washington

15. Houston

16. UCLA

17. Iowa

18. Georgia

19. Louisville

20. USC

21. Oklahoma State

22. North Carolina

23. Baylor

24. Oregon

25. Florida

This story was originally published August 21, 2016 at 12:44 PM with the headline "Huskies ranked 14th in preseason AP top 25 poll."