The Group of Five has been absolutely unpredictable.
After all, not many would have guessed that two G5 teams would make the College Football Playoff field. But that is the reality, as Tulane and James Madison will be playing in the CFP next week.
And those two teams are at the top of our final HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 media poll for the 2025 season. Members of nationally-focused media outlets as well as at least one team beat reporter from every G5 conference is involved.
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Here’s how they collectively voted:
Group of Five College Football Rankings
- Tulane (nine first-place votes)
- James Madison (seven first-place votes)
- North Texas
- Navy
- South Florida
- Boise State
- Old Dominion
- UConn
- New Mexico
- UNLV
- East Carolina
- Memphis
- Western Michigan
- Kennesaw State
- San Diego State
- Toledo
- Hawaii
- Jacksonville State
- Ohio
- Fresno State
- Western Kentucky
- Troy
- Miami (Ohio)
- Army
- FIU
RV: UTSA, Southern Miss, Utah State, Louisiana Tech, Texas State, Central Michigan.
HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 Media Poll Voters
Josh Boutwell, Troy Messenger
Michael Calabrese, Action Network
Ron Counts, HERO Sports
The G5 Hive
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman
Catie Harper, Daily News-Record
The Herd Bros
Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News
Robert Munoz, HERO Sports
Jeff Nations, Bowling Green Daily News
Marc Narducci, HERO Sports
Colton Pool, HERO Sports
Cam Robertson, Athens Messenger
Ty Scheiner, Mike Farrell Sports
Brett Vito, Denton Record-Chronicle
Seth Woolcock, BettingPros/In-Between Media
