235 Days. The College Football offseason lasts 235 days which is the longest offseason of any national sport beating out NCAA Basketball at 222 and the NFL at 215. We see many analysts speculate in the offseason as to who their picks are for conferences, CFP, and Heisman winner week in and week out and readers may disagree but love the debate. Justin Heisey took the time to gather together some of the top College Fantasy Experts in the business to offer up their college football predictions for the coming season;including their preseason selections for all FBS conferences, divisions, College Football Playoff four, National Championship games, and Heisman Winner for the 2018 season.
The Panel of Experts
- Justin Heisey, @JustinHeisey, Fantrax.com
- John Laub, @GridironSchol91, FootballDiehards
- Mike Bainbridge, @MBainbridgeCFF, Athlon
- Kyle Francis, @FranchiseKF, College Football Factory
- Nathan Marchese, @CFFantasyNate
2018 College Football Predictions
Group of Five Selections
| CONFERENCE | BAINBRIDGE | FRANCIS | HEISEY | LAUB | MARCHESE |
| AAC East | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF |
| AAC West | Houston | Houston | Houston | Navy | Houston |
| AAC | UCF | Houston | UCF | UCF | Houston |
| CUSA East | Marshall | Marshall | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic | Marshall |
| CUSA West | Louisiana Tech | North Texas | North Texas | North Texas | North Texas |
| CUSA | Marshall | Marshall | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic | Marshall |
| MAC East | Ohio | Buffalo | Ohio | Buffalo | Ohio |
| MAC West | Northern Illinois | Northern Illinois | Northern Illinois | Northern Illinois | Northern Illinois |
| MAC | Ohio | Buffalo | Northern Illinois | Buffalo | Ohio |
| MWC Mountain | Boise State | Boise State | Boise State | Boise State | Boise State |
| MWC West | San Diego State | Fresno State | Fresno State | San Diego State | Fresno State |
| MWC | Boise State | Boise State | Boise State | Boise State | Boise State |
| Sun Belt East | Troy | App State | App State | Troy | App State |
| Sun Belt West | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | Arkansas State |
| Sun Belt | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | Arkansas State |
Power Five Selections
| CONFERENCE | BAINBRIDGE | FRANCIS | HEISEY | LAUB | MARCHESE |
| ACC Atlantic | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson |
| ACC Coastal | Miami | Miami | Miami | Virginia Tech | Miami |
| ACC | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson |
| BIG12 Runner-Up | TCU | Texas | Oklahoma | West Virginia | TCU |
| BIG12 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | TCU | TCU | Oklahoma |
| Big Ten East | Michigan | Ohio State | Ohio State | Michigan State | Penn State |
| Big Ten West | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| Big Ten | Michigan | Ohio State | Ohio State | Wisconsin | Penn State |
| PAC12 North | Washington | Washington | Washington | Washington | Washington |
| PAC12 South | USC | Utah | USC | Utah | Utah |
| PAC12 | Washington | Washington | Washington | Washington | Washington |
| SEC East | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia |
| SEC West | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama |
| SEC | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Georgia | Alabama |
College Football Playoff Selections
| PICKS | BAINBRIDGE | FRANCIS | HEISEY | LAUB | MARCHESE |
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Clemson | Alabama |
| 2 | Clemson | Ohio State | Clemson | Georgia | UGA |
| 3 | Washington | Clemson | Washington | West Virginia | Clemson |
| 4 | Michigan | Washington | Ohio Stae | Washington | Penn State |
| CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Clemson | Georgia |
| 2 | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Georgia | Clemson |
| WINNER: | Alabama | Alabama | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson |
Heisman Winner
| BAINBRIDGE | FRANCIS | HEISEY | LAUB | MARCHESE |
| Jonathan Taylor | Dwayne Haskins | Bryce Love | Khalil Tate | Jonathan Taylor |
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Curious about what the experts think about your favorite players? Chech out the FootballDiehards.com 5th Annual Suma Cum Laude Mock Draft for the 2018 season.
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