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Pullman, WA to continue in ‘Best College Town’ competition

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GRACE HARVEY, Evergreen news co-editor
September 15, 2025
BRANDON WILLMAN
Butch T. Cougar looks to get the crowd engaged as the Cougs take on Oregon State, Feb. 23, in Pullman, Wash.

Pullman, WA beat Tuscaloosa, AL to continue to round two of voting for the 2025 Barstool Sports annual “Best College Town” competition, according to Barstool Wazzu.

Continuing to round two, Pullman will face off against Bozeman, MT., according to an infographic.

Students and fans can vote via X poles, Instagram likes/reposts, etc. to keep Pullman in the running to round three.

Hosted by digital media company Barstool Sports and presented by Stella Blue Coffee, the competition is a bracket-style contest relying on fan votes, styled similarly to March Madness.

The first round of voting saw 64 initial college towns divided into four categories and matched up against another school in their category.

In round one, Pullman was seeded 12th and competed against Tuscaloosa, which was seeded fifth.

Voting for the competition began Sep. 8, and runs until the final college town is crowned on Oct. 24, according to Barstool promotional videos. 

The winning college town will receive a party thrown and funded by Barstool Sports, according to an Instagram post.

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About the Contributors
GRACE HARVEY
GRACE HARVEY, Evergreen news co-editor
Grace is a current senior studying political science and broadcast journalism, from Vancouver, WA. She enjoys the gym, being with my friends, and writing, the main reason I joined The Evergreen in 2023. Grace is in her second year as a news section editor.
BRANDON WILLMAN
BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor
Brandon Willman is a WSU and Daily Evergreen alumnus (class of ’24) who served in roles including staff writer, staff photographer, copy editor, multimedia editor and editor-in-chief during his time with the Evergreen. He started working as a sportswriter for the Daily Evergreen in Fall 2022 and worked as copy editor in spring 2023. Brandon was elected to be the Editor-in-chief starting in summer 2023 and served in the position from May 2023 to February 2024 before transitioning to the role of multimedia editor.