Memphis was among four Group of Five teams to beat a Power Four program in Week 3, defeating Florida State 20-12.
That helped the Tigers reclaim the No. 1 spot in the HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 media poll going into Week 4. Here’s a look at the full poll, which features several members of nationally-focused media outlets as well as at least one team beat reporter for every G5 conference.
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HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 For Week 4
1. Memphis (12 first-place votes)
2. Boise State (three first-place votes)
3. UNLV (one first-place vote)
4. NIU (two first-place votes)
5. Toledo
6. Texas State
7. Liberty
8. Tulane
9. USF
10. Fresno State
11. Appalachian State
12. JMU
13. Coastal Carolina
14. Louisiana
15. Bowling Green
16. Army
17. San Jose State
18. Georgia Southern
19. Miami (Ohio)
20. Western Kentucky
21. Arkansas State
22. Sam Houston
23. East Carolina
24. Georgia State
25. Navy
RV: North Texas, UTSA, Ohio, Marshall, Colorado State, South Alabama, Nevada, ULM, Jacksonville State, Air Force, Western Michigan, San Diego State, Troy, Eastern Michigan, UAB, & Buffalo.
HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 Media Poll Voters
Josh Boutwell, Troy Messenger
Michael Calabrese, Action Network
Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun/JMU Sports News
Ron Counts, HERO Sports
The G5 Hive
Bryson Gordon, The News & Advance
Joe Londergan, Fan Nation/Sports Illustrated
Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News
Colton McWilliams, San Marcos Record
Robert Munoz, HERO Sports
Marc Narducci, HERO Sports
Colton Pool, HERO Sports
Kyle Rowland, Toledo Blade
Ty Scheiner, Mike Farrell Sports
Chris Vannini, The Athletic
Brett Vito, Denton Record-Chronicle