With JMU’s upset win over North Carolina last week, the Dukes are one of the few undefeated teams left in the Group of Five.
That victory helped them climb to No. 3 in the HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 media poll going into Week 5. 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 5
1. Boise State (13 first-place votes)
2. UNLV (five first-place votes)
3. JMU
4. Liberty
5. Memphis
6. Texas State
7. Tulane
8. Fresno State
9. Toledo
10. Navy
11. NIU
12. Army
13. USF
14. Western Kentucky
15. Bowling Green
16. San Jose State
17. Coastal Carolina
18. Louisiana
19. Sam Houston
20. North Texas
21. South Alabama
22. Buffalo
23. Georgia State
24. Georgia Southern
25. Miami (Ohio)
RV: UTSA, App State, Arkansas State, East Carolina, San Diego State, Colorado State, Nevada, Marshall, Jacksonville State, Eastern Michigan, Troy, Ohio, Air Force, UAB, ULM.
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
Luke Creasy, HD Media
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
Jeff Nations, Bowling Green Daily News
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
