Sports Illustrated releases ‘way-too-early’ Top 25 for 2018

Sports Illustrated has released it’s “way-too-early” rankings for the 2018 season.

Obviously, the predictions immediately following the national championship game are heavily skewed by the recent weeks of bowl season. So, when the season kicks off in seven months, don’t be surprised if this poll looks drastically different.

But still, it’s a lot of fun to start looking ahead to the upcoming season.

Five B1G teams were listed in Sports Illustrated’s top 25 for next season, with four being ranked in the top 12. Basically, the publication expects the conference to be top-heavy again in 2018.

Here’s how the rankings look:

1. Georgia
2. Alabama
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Auburn
6. Wisconsin
7. Penn State
8. Oklahoma
9. Miami
10. Virginia Tech
11. USC
12. Michigan State
13. Notre Dame
14. LSU
15. UCF
16. Washington
17. Stanford
18. TCU
19. Florida State
20. Memphis
21. South Carolina
22. Texas
23. Michigan
24. Boise State
25. Texas A&M

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB