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The Sun Belt (#FunBelt) dominated headlines Saturday with three of its teams beating power 5 opponents including Marshall and Appalachian State earning the conference's first two wins over top-10 teams. Elsewhere in the Group of 5, things weren't as fun, especially with multiple MAC and Mountain West teams losing to FCS opponents. Here is where... Continue Reading →
College football is back with a thrilling opening weekend, because of course it was. As conferences and rules change, the product on the field stays wild, unpredictable and often downright ridiculous. Here is where the top 15 teams in the Group of 5 stand after the opening week (plus a few games a week early).... Continue Reading →
The FBS is down to three undefeated teams this year, and two of them reside within the Group of 5. Those schools rank at No. 42 (Georgia), 101 (Cincinnati) and 128 (UTSA) in strength of schedule according to ESPN's Football Power Index. By strength of record, Georgia is No. 1, Cincy is 5, and UTSA... Continue Reading →
Louisiana became the first Group of 5 team in 2021 to clinch a spot in its conference championship game with its win over Georgia State this week. The Ragin' Cajuns joined Georgia as teams to secure a spot in a championship game early, with more to come in the next few weeks. Houston will have... Continue Reading →
I was filling out my rankings for the Student Media Poll this week and realized I have nine (9) Group of 5 teams in my current top 25. That's partly because I took every zero- or one-loss G5 team in my rankings and 7-2 Fresno State over any three-loss Power 5 team and several with... Continue Reading →
Dominant wins from Coastal Carolina Thursday and Cincinnati preceded a thrilling Saturday that saw a few updates to alter our rankings from what we had last week. BYU's chances of making a New Year's Six bowl game took a big hit with a loss to Boise State, which was in desperate need of momentum after... Continue Reading →
Just about every team is now into conference play, providing plenty of opportunities to see some of the best Group of 5 teams start playing each other and get more clarity in these rankings. In the meantime, Cincinnati not only secured its lead on the Group of 5 but paved its own path to a... Continue Reading →
Week four of college football kicked off with a thriller between Appalachian State and Marshall that may have very well been the Group of 5 Game of the Week, especially with Boise State-Utah State and Western Michigan-San José State turning into blowouts. That left UTSA and Memphis to fight with App State-Marshall for that title,... Continue Reading →
What a week of college football. Six Group of 5 teams beat Power 5 teams, even with UCF and Boise State both losing as favorites. Two of those wins were against top 25 teams, with Fresno State showing they belong and BYU making a bid to be the Pac-12 champion holding a 3-0 record against... Continue Reading →
Two (plus a few week 0 games) weeks into the 2021 college football season, and it's at least time for the first Group of 5 power ranking of the year. Cincinnati entered the season as a heavy favorite to take the Group of 5 spot in a New Year's Six bowl and with a slim... Continue Reading →
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