2014 preseason Underdogs Poll: Check out our ballots

College football has always tended to not give the smaller teams a fair shake when it comes to how good they really are. Even when there were great teams like Boise State, TCU, Utah, Northern Illinois and others when they were really good teams. So, it comes as no shock that in the preseason polls the little guy is not always represented in the opening season polls.

So, over at SB Nation that remedy has been solved, well sort of, with the weekly Underdogs Poll that consists of only teams that reside outside of the power conferences. The poll will be a weekly poll and consist of 18 voters from within SB Nation: Bull Run, Down The Drive, Hustle Belt, Miner Rush, Mountain West Connection, The UConn Blog, Underdog Dynasty, Vanquish The Foe, Voodoo Five.

Before we get to the first poll, here is who our writers chose as their top 15:

Jeremy:

1. Cincinnati
2. Central Florida
3. Boise State
4. BYU
5. Marshall
6. Utah State
7. Houston
8. San Diego State
9. Bowling Green
10. Louisiana-Lafayette
11. East Carolina
12. Navy
13. Fresno State
14. Northern Illinois
15. UTSA

Chris Hondros:

1. Central Florida
2. Boise State
3. Marshall
4. Cincinnati
5. Utah State
6. BYU
7. Houston
8. San Diego State
9. UL Lafayette
10. East Carolina
11. Georgia Southern
12. Navy
13. Northern Illinois
14. Fresno State
15. Bowling Green

Matt K.

1. Utah State
2. Marshall
3. Houston
4. Boise State
5. BYU
6. East Carolina
7. Bowling Green
8. Fresno State
9. Navy
10. Cincinnati
11. Northern Illinois
12. Louisiana
13. Central Florida
14. Colorado State
15. Toledo

Here is the complete first poll: