Washington is the first school to claim the Allstate Big Ten Women’s Championship Series title.
The Big Ten announced Wednesday that the Huskies finished atop the inaugural year-long competition with 113.2 points, edging UCLA by just 1.2 points. Michigan came in third at 105.6, followed by USC at 104.4 and Ohio State at 100.8.
Washington built its winning total across a strong 2025-26 run in women’s sports. The Huskies won both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles in soccer, then repeated as conference champions in rowing after taking six of seven grand finals.
They also added major points with top-four finishes at the Big Ten championships in cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. That effort was highlighted by sisters Amanda and Hana Moll, who finished No. 1 and No. 2 in pole vault at the NCAA Championships this year.
“Winning is in the DNA of Washington. Having success across the board is something that's critically important to us,” said Washington Athletic Director Pat Chun.
“We take an extraordinary amount of pride in winning this Allstate Women's Championship award, and being the inaugural winners, especially because the Big Ten conference is so difficult across the board in all sports. This is a league that historically has prioritized women's sports and is at the current peak of women's college sports, and for us to be able to win this, it's really hard to articulate but we take an immense amount of pride in winning this.
All of our teams will celebrate this, the way our department is wired this is really a statement about everybody at UW.”
UCLA was right there until the end, powered by Big Ten basketball regular-season and tournament titles on the way to the NCAA championship, plus conference crowns in gymnastics. Michigan’s push came from regular-season and tournament championships in tennis and a strong showing at the swimming and diving championships.
The competition was introduced in October by the Big Ten Conference, Big Ten Network and Allstate as a new way to recognize excellence in women’s athletics across the league. It sits at the center of a multi-year partnership that made Allstate the Official Insurance Partner of the Big Ten Conference.
Allstate said the initiative fits into its broader support of college athletics and women’s sports. The company has been involved in the college game for more than 20 years through university and conference sponsorships, academic scholarships and community programs.
Since 2005, the Allstate Good Hands Nets program has generated millions of dollars in scholarships with every field goal and extra point scored. Since 2008, the Allstate Good Works Teams have recognized hundreds of student-athletes for community service, including work in youth empowerment and hunger relief.
Allstate has also been the title sponsor of the Allstate Sugar Bowl for more than 20 years.
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