The Bruins’ first appearance in the top 25 in a year comes after a nationally televised win led by quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson kept them unbeaten at 5-0.
The UCLA football team made its first appearance of the season in the AP top 25 college football poll, checking in at No. 18 when the latest rankings wereThe Bruins’ first appearance in the poll since they were No. 20 almost exactly one year ago followsWashington slipped to No. 21 in the new rankings. The Pac-12 has five schools in the top 25, including No. 6 USC, No. 11 Utah and No. 12 Oregon.
The win over the Huskies was the Bruins’ first nationally televised game of the season after their first four games — including their Pac-12 opener at Colorado — aired on the Pac-12 Network. Fifth-year senior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson led UCLA in its first signature win of the season, and the Bruins have the potential to earn two more this month against Utah and Oregon .UCLA is tied with Coastal Carolina for the second-longest active win streak in the nation. That’s the Bruins’ longest win streak since 2005.
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