2026 College Football Recruiting Rankings In The Group of Five

The Group of Five has plenty of impressive teams this year. And now thanks to an expanded field, at least one G5 team will have the opportunity to compete in the College Football Playoff.

Solidifying a reputation as one of the best G5 programs in the country often hinges on effective recruiting. So looking ahead, here’s some 2026 recruiting class rankings for teams in the Group of Five.

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247’s College Football Recruiting Rankings In The Group of Five

Rank	Team	Grade
1	USF	194.50
2	UNLV	185.99
3	Boise State	185.55
4	App State	183.67
5	Tulane	183.05
6	San Diego State	181.88
7	Colorado State	180.47
8	Memphis	176.71
9	South Alabama	174.85
10	Fresno State	174.32
11	Temple	167.53
12	Northern Illinois	161.45
13	Toledo	159.82
14	Miami (Ohio)	158.11
15	Georgia State	155.25
16	East Carolina	153.55
17	Liberty	145.38
18	James Madison	145.15
19	Buffalo	143.07
20	FIU	141.04
21	San Jose State	140.93
22	Western Kentucky	139.67
23	Texas State	138.57
24	Arkansas State	131.28
25	FAU	130.39
26	Louisiana	128.71
27	Tulsa	127.79
28	Hawaii	127.72
29	Nevada	125.93
30	Charlotte	124.04
31	North Texas	112.83
32	Eastern Michigan	112.78
33	Bowling Green	107.79
34	New Mexico	106.33
35	Jacksonville State	100.50
36	Air Force	98.38
37	Troy	97.12
38	Southern Miss	96.41
39	Utah State	86.75
40	Rice	86.00
41	UTEP	84.93
42	UTSA	82.77
43	Ohio	82.48
44	Marshall	81.84
45	UMass	79.09
46	Western Michigan	76.86
47	Delaware	70.98
48	Ball State	68.21
49	Louisiana Tech	67.75
50	Georgia Southern	66.74
51	Navy	65.10
52	Wyoming	62.67
53	Army	61.83
54	Coastal Carolina	56.36
55	Central Michigan	53.92
56	UAB	52.98
57	Kent State	47.52
58	Kennesaw State	46.54
59	Old Dominion	44.55
60	New Mexico State	33.13
61	Missouri State	27.92
62	Middle Tennessee	26.92
63	Akron	16.44

Rivals’ College Football Recruiting Rankings In The Group of Five

Rank	Team	Grade
1	Boise State	85.847
2	USF	85.735
3	App State	85.453
4	UNLV	85.251
5	Tulane	84.908
6	Colorado State	84.418
7	Temple	84.371
8	Memphis	84.225
9	San Diego State	83.869
10	South Alabama	83.712
11	James Madison	83.696
12	Liberty	83.573
13	East Carolina	83.570
14	Miami (Ohio)	83.431
15	Toledo	83.345
16	Fresno State	83.314
17	Western Kentucky	83.155
18	Northern Illinois	83.131
19	Buffalo	83.067
20	Texas State	82.976
21	Tulsa	82.888
22	Georgia State	82.851
23	Eastern Michigan	82.717
24	FIU	82.688
25	Jacksonville State	82.511
26	Bowling Green	82.439
27	UTEP	82.353
28	Arkansas State	82.336
29	UMass	82.208
30	Central Michigan	82.157
31	Kent State	82.039
32	New Mexico	82.036
33	Louisiana Tech	82.028
34	San Jose State	82.021
35	Nevada	81.996
36	Charlotte	81.948
37	Utah State	81.689
38	FAU	81.646
39	Old Dominion	81.488
40	Troy	81.443
41	Hawaii	81.432
42	Louisiana	81.292
43	Western Michigan	80.907
44	Marshall	80.688
45	North Texas	80.286
46	Navy	80.167
47	Army	80.098
48	Coastal Carolina	80.066
49	Rice	80.058
50	Southern Miss	79.698
51	Ohio	78.986
52	UTSA	78.957
53	Georgia Southern	78.902
54	Wyoming	77.957
55	Air Force	77.753
56	Ball State	77.553
57	Kennesaw State	75.358
58	UAB	74.295
59	Akron	73.855
60	Middle Tennessee	73.101
61	New Mexico State	71.411
62	Sam Houston	70.792
63	ULM	67.051

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