The season began on August 30, 2018 and ended with 2018 Pac-12 Championship Game on November 30 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The 2018 season was the Pac-12's eighth for the twelve teams divided into two divisions of six each, named North and South.
[1] USC defeated Stanford again 31–28 in a rematch from Week Two in the 2017 season for the Pac-12 Football Championship Game.
The event commenced with a speech by Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, and all 12 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media.
Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
The Stanford–California football game was moved from November 17 to December 1 due to poor air quality from wildfires in the Bay Area.
It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, the North (Washington) and the South (Utah).
The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2018 College Football All-America Team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA): Academic All-America Team Member of the Year (CoSIDA): [20] First team Second team Honorable mentions: ARIZ: Cody Creason, Jake Glatting, Jamie Nunley; ASU: Eno Benjamin, Cody French, Jordan Hoyt, Malik Lawal, Josh Pokraka, John Riley, Brandon Ruiz, Michael Sleep-Dalton; CAL: Siulagisipai Fuimaono, Chase Garbers, Ryan Gibson, Chris Landgrebe, Malik McMorris, Chinedu Udeogu, Ricky Walker III; COLO: Lucas Cooper, Josh Goldin, Aaron Haigler, Tim Lynott, Nico Magri, Davis Price, Colby Pursell, Carson Wells; ORE: Brady Aiello, Kaulana Apelu, Jake Breeland, Brady Breeze, Braxton Burmeister, Jacob Capra, Drayton Carlberg, Jake Hanson, Hunter Kampmoyer, Shane Lemieux, Blake Maimone, Sampson Niu; OSU: B. J. Baylor, Conor Blount, Andre Bodden, Blake Brandel, Jordan Choukair, Isaiah Dunn, Keegan Firth, Champ Flemings, Andrzej Hughes-Murray, Isaiah Hodgins, Sumner Houston, Drew Kell, Connor Kelsey, Luke Leonnig, Jeffrey Manning Jr., Trent Moore, Mason Moran, Artavis Pierce, Daniel Rodriguez, Kolby Taylor, Moku Watson; STAN: Joey Alfieri, Malik Antoine, Jake Bailey, Treyjohn Butler, K. J. Costello, Obi Eboh, Tucker Fisk, Jordan Fox, Scooter Harrington, Henry Hattis, Nate Herbig, Stuart Head, Houston Heimuli, Alijah Holder, Trenton Irwin, Thunder Keck, Walker Little, Bryce Love, Alameen Murphy, Colby Parkinson, Andrew Pryts, Gabe Reid, Cameron Scarlett, Kaden Smith, Trevor Speights, Jovan Swann, Dayln Wade-Perry, Reagan Williams; UCLA: Michael Alves, Johnny Den Bleyker, Ethan Fernea, Stefan Flintoft, Dymond Lee, Christian Pabico, Adarius Pickett, Shea Pitts, Jay Shaw, Jayce Smalley, Caleb Wilson; USC: Jordan Austin, Reid Budrovich, Erik Krommenhoek, Wyatt Schmidt; UTAH: Jordan Agasiva, Marquise Blair, Nick Ford, Javelin Guidry, Tyler Huntley, Jake Jackson, Josh Nurse, Darrin Paulo, John Penisini, Hauati Pututau, Jason Shelley, Demari Simpkins, Mika Tafua, Mason Woodward; WASH: Andre Baccellia, Jake Browning, A.J.
Carty, Nick Harris, Peyton Henry, Jared Hilbers, Ty Jones, Jordan Miller, Cade Otton, Race Porter, Henry Roberts, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, Jusstis Warren, Joel Whitford; WSU: Brandon Arconado, Tristan Brock, Jack Crane, Cole Dubots, Travell Harris, Liam Ryan, Trey Tinsley.