College football is back upon us. For weeks we have been previewing the 2018 season and how we think it will all shape up. This preview process concluded with 16 of our most talented writers voting on their top 25 teams for the season, similar to how the AP Poll is conducted. This will continue to occur throughout the year, but here is the first Student Union Top 25 poll of 2018. 

  1. Alabama (10)
  2. Clemson (5)
  3. Georgia (1)
  4. Wisconsin
  5. Washington
  6. Ohio State
  7. Oklahoma
  8. Auburn
  9. Miami (FL)
  10. Michigan State
  11. Penn State
  12. Michigan
  13. Stanford
  14. West Virginia
  15. USC
  16. Notre Dame
  17. TCU
  18. Mississippi State
  19. Central Florida
  20. Virginia Tech
  21. Florida State
  22. Oregon
  23. Boise State
  24. LSU
  25. Texas

Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina (27), Florida Atlantic (16), Florida (15), Utah (9), Iowa (8), Oklahoma State (6), Boston College (5), San Diego State (4), UAB (3), Northwestern (3), Texas A&M (2), South Florida (2), Arizona (1), Memphis (1)